The Legislative Reference Library produces a Daily Newspaper Clipping Service for members of the Legislative community. Each morning, Library staff members select and compile articles of interest to the legislature from over 30 national and regional newspapers.

Headline	Newspaper	Columnist	Date	Related Links
We recommend in the race for State Board of Education District 11	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	10/281/24
We recommend in the race for State Board of Education District 12	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	10/281/24
Here’s how Texans are fighting antisemitism	Dallas Morning News	Goldberg, K.	10/281/24	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Ken Paxton’s big ole fight over a very little Texas lizard	San Antonio Express News	Metzger, L.	10/281/24	6 doc(s)
North Texas Native Americans want their voices heard ahead of 2024 presidential election	Dallas Morning News	Barnett, S.	10/281/24	5 doc(s)
Suburbs give DART cost-cutting ultimatum	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	10/281/24	1 doc(s)
Dan Patrick calls for CenterPoint CEO to resign and for audit of company operations	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	10/281/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Dems think they can flip a San Antonio state House seat by campaigning against school vouchers	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	10/281/24
After 15 years, Texas drivers can order embossed license plates again	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	10/281/24	1 TX bill
Why October is Texas’ deadliest month for pedestrians	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	10/281/24
NASA awards grant aimed at growing diversity in engineering to University of Houston	Houston Chronicle	Warren, P.	10/281/24
Schools must limit kids’ use of phones. But parents need courage to go a step further	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	10/280/24	2 doc(s)
Against Ted Cruz, Colin Allred is the choice for Texas in U.S. Senate	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	10/280/24
We recommend in the race for Texas House District 66	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	10/279/24
What Texas needs to do for women in the workplace	Austin American Statesman	Fields, T.	10/280/24
Take it from conservative former lawmakers: Texas schools need more money	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, L.	10/280/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas law protects kids from Internet harm. Tech companies are trying to wriggle free.	Houston Chronicle	DeAyala, M.	10/280/24	2 TX bill(s)
Feds found shocking abuse in Texas’ juvenile detention. The director got a pay raise.	Houston Chronicle	Castillo, A.	10/280/24	1 doc(s)
Don’t pass over the local candidates at the bottom of the November ballot	San Antonio Express News	Lieberman, W.	10/279/24
Austin police officer Christopher Taylor found guilty of deadly conduct by jury	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	10/280/24
Child care, transportation, IDs: Some Texas voters face barriers that impede turnout	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	10/280/24	1 doc(s)
Why Grand Prairie guns keep turning up at crime scenes in Mexico	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	10/280/24	5 doc(s)
Most Fort Worth kids are behind in reading. Is that a civil rights issue?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	10/280/24	3 doc(s)
Texas just hit 18M voters. See how surging registrations could reshape the election	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	10/280/24
How rich investors stacked the odds for a $95M Texas Lotto win: A Houston Chronicle investigation	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	10/280/24	2 doc(s)
HISD's failing schools have made major academic gains. Local leaders say Miles shouldn't take credit.	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	10/280/24	1 doc(s)
‘No escaping it’: As S.A. school systems think hard about AI, teachers are plunging right in	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	10/280/24
Kratom advocate says illegal, synthetic products are being sold in North Texas	Dallas Morning News	Choi, H.	10/279/24	1 TX bill
Gov. Greg Abbott wants another $2.9 billion for border-security efforts	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	10/279/24	4 doc(s)
Where Texas student loan borrowers stand as federal grace periods end, according to the data	Houston Chronicle	Goodwin, A.	10/279/24	4 doc(s)
San Antonio firefighters union warns: ‘Watch your six’ for Tren de Aragua gang	Houston Chronicle	Preyor-Johnson, N.	10/279/24	3 doc(s)
In case of loss, Republicans prepare to blame noncitizens voting - which is incredibly rare	Austin American Statesman	Wire, S.	10/280/24	2 doc(s)
Some Republicans like Allred. Some Democrats back Cruz. Not a new theme in Texas politics	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	10/280/24
Some North Texas gun stores sold many guns later used in crimes. Should public be told?	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	10/280/24
Cutting costs? How to shop for the cheapest electricity in Texas in 15 minutes	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	10/280/24	1 doc(s)
Texas opens some driver’s license offices on Saturdays in October. Here’s where in D-FW	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	10/280/24
Early morning Blue Alert issued across Texas for attack roughly 280 miles from Dallas	Dallas Morning News	Jones, A.	10/280/24	1 TX bill
Texas launches business courts as statewide caseload grows	Dallas Morning News	Cordova, J.	10/280/24	1 TX bill
Getting rid of no-fault divorce in Texas won't save marriage	Houston Chronicle	Sewing, J.	10/280/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin police officer convicted of deadly conduct in 2019 on-duty shooting	Houston Chronicle	Satija, N.	10/280/24
Record voter registration is making Texas elections more competitive. Meet the groups behind the rise	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	10/280/24
Texas’ economic future at risk if China succeeds in dominating auto, energy and tech sectors	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	10/280/24	2 doc(s)
Mockingbirds, bluebonnets and longhorns: Here are some of the essential state symbols of Texas	Houston Chronicle	Smith, S.	10/280/24	11 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
How Texas Diminished a Once-Rigorous Air Pollution Monitoring Team	San Antonio Express News	Baddour, D.	10/280/24	4 doc(s)
What is a blue alert? Texas authorities launch search for Seth Altman in Hall County	Austin American Statesman	Malenfant, M.	10/279/24	1 TX bill
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues TikTok for violating the SCOPE Act. Here's what it means	Austin American Statesman	Malenfant, M.	10/279/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Judge denies an order sought by a Black student who was punished over his hair	Dallas Morning News	Lozano, J.	10/279/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico	Dallas Morning News	Sherman, M.	10/279/24	1 doc(s)
Texas judge halts $116 billion Medicaid proposal that could affect 1.8 million	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	10/279/24
Plan to connect the Texas grid with high-voltage line across the South gets a boost from Energy Department	Houston Chronicle	Rausch, B.	10/279/24	4 doc(s)
Inside 'Y’all Street': What to know about Texas’ new stock exchange	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	10/279/24	1 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues TikTok for allegedly violating state's new child-safety rules	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	10/279/24	4 doc(s)
Blue Alert sparks onslaught of social media complaints. What to know about the system.	Houston Chronicle	Orozco, Y.	10/279/24	1 TX bill
U.S. Marshals arrest more than 700 in San Antonio as part of nationwide initiative targeting crime	San Antonio Express News	Beltran, J.	10/279/24
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends resources to North Carolina to help with Hurricane Helene recovery	San Antonio Express News	Briggs, S.	10/279/24	1 TX bill
Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward	New York Times	Liptak, A.	10/280/24
How Two Billionaire Preachers Remade Texas Politics	New York Times	Kofman, A.	10/280/24

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