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
Time may be up for Texas to fix its dysfunctional foster care system	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/13/23	3 doc(s)
Even in Texas, the only good voucher bill is a dead one	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/13/23	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texans among most stressed by inflation	Dallas Morning News	Halkias, M.	11/13/23	1 doc(s)
Israel banks on trips by Govs. Abbott, Newsom and others to help counter political critics	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	11/13/23
10,000 pro-Palestinian protesters at Texas Capitol call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Paz, B.	11/13/23
Texans approved billions for water and broadband infrastructure. Now what?	San Antonio Express News	Carver, J.	11/13/23	4 TX bill(s)
Will Texas build the workforce it needs?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/12/23	3 doc(s)
How can Uvalde move forward without the answers it deserves?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/12/23
Texas is no country for old judges. Voters overrule the gerontocracy!	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/11/23	1 TX bill
Now is not time to abandon public education	Austin American Statesman	Giani, M.	11/12/23	1 doc(s)
GOP fears a third party could help end its sole grip on power in Texas	Austin American Statesman	Stogner, S.	11/12/23
Texas’ future is linked to Latino students	Dallas Morning News	McKenzie, W.	11/12/23	2 doc(s)
Home-schooling is now mainstream. True school choice must include support for it	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, C.	11/12/23
South Texas is the key to unlocking our transition to clean energy	San Antonio Express News	Webber, M.	11/12/23
Robin Hood in reverse: Abbott’s plan to subsidize the wealthy	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, J.	11/12/23
How to best help our veterans and their families	Dallas Morning News	Ross, J.	11/11/23
Texas Senate advances bill to expel people suspected of illegally entering US	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	11/11/23	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board gives first go-ahead to new University of Austin	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	11/11/23
Will Texas funnel more money to keep students safe?	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/11/23	3 TX bill(s)
Texas Republicans agree on plan to deport undocumented migrants, pump $1.5 billion into border wall	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	11/11/23	3 TX bill(s)
HISD managers approve bold STAAR score goals, narrower vision for district	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, S.	11/11/23	1 doc(s)
No amendment too mundane for the Texas Constitution	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	11/12/23	1 doc(s)
Inmate executed for 1990 slaying	Austin American Statesman	Graczyk, M.	11/12/23	1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thrust in middle of GOP infighting, hampering school choice agenda	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/12/23	3 TX bill(s)
Texas prisoners complain bitterly about delays getting their digitized mail	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	11/12/23	1 doc(s)
Tarrant County officials applaud voter-approved tax relief for child care centers	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	11/12/23	1 TX bill
4.6 million Texans face food insecurity amid inflation, second-highest rate in US	Houston Chronicle	Johnson, O.	11/12/23	1 doc(s)
Voter turnout in Harris County 'anemic' despite population growth across region	Houston Chronicle	Zdun, M.	11/12/23
Texas property tax cut is a reason to rejoice, but only until the next oil bust guts school funding	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/12/23	3 TX bill(s)
UT students 'walk out'	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	11/11/23
Schools choice measure advances to full House	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	11/11/23	5 TX bill(s)
Judge rebuffs Houston election challenge	Austin American Statesman	Lozano, J.	11/11/23	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Candidate filing for 2024 Texas primary election begins Saturday	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	11/11/23
Texas Senate passes school choice, immigration bill during late-night session	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	11/11/23	5 TX bill(s)
School choice, teacher pay bill advances in Texas House in historic party-line vote	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/11/23	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Harris County 2022 election results stand after judge dismisses GOP challenges	Houston Chronicle	Rice, J.	11/11/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Local election workers have been under siege since 2020. Now they face fentanyl-laced letters	San Antonio Express News	Cassidy, C.	11/11/23
Texas GOP senator says his party’s border bill violates Constitution, setting ‘terrible precedent’	San Antonio Express News	Scherer, J.	11/11/23	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas House education committee advances school voucher bill, teeing up first floor vote	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	11/11/23	1 TX bill
In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again	New York Times	Qin, A.	11/13/23
As Migrants Keep Coming, El Paso Spends Millions to Keep Them Off the Streets	Wall Street Journal	Caldwell, A.	11/13/23
Army Overturns Convictions of Black Soldiers Charged With Mutiny in 1917 Houston Riot	Wall Street Journal	Kesling, B.	11/13/23

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