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
Texas heat isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s an economic drag, too	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/20/23	2 doc(s)
A thank-you note from Lancaster, Duncanville and Cedar Hill schools	Dallas Morning News	Hudson, G.	11/20/23
Mexican government, Dallas groups plan ‘know your rights’ training in wake of border bill	Dallas Morning News	Corchado, A.	11/20/23	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott endorses Trump at border amid uproar over plans for mass deportation of migrants	Dallas Morning News	Gillman, T.	11/20/23	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
'Walls work' — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Donald Trump for president	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	11/20/23
In Houston’s mayoral contests, the first-place finisher has won every runoff since 1977	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	11/20/23
Houston Republicans blast plan to cut taxpayer subsidy for paid neighborhood patrols	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	11/20/23	1 doc(s)
More Texans will be traveling this Thanksgiving; road congestion predicted to peak next Wednesday	Houston Chronicle	Brack, R.	11/20/23
Federal judge seems wary of Texas ban on TikTok at public universities	San Antonio Express News	Pandey, M.	11/20/23	3 doc(s)
Established science, not ideology, belongs in Texas classrooms	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/19/23
Texas A&M’s obscene $78 million coach buyout is sports obsession run amok	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	11/19/23
Aggies’ ‘Jimbotron’ of excess should prompt soul-searching in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/19/23
Texas' border security bill doubles down on costly failure	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/19/23	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Proposed rules for worker visas don’t go far enough	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/18/23	1 doc(s)
Swifties' business school takeover, Turner’s legacy book flameout	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/18/23
It’s time for Texas to go smoke-free	Dallas Morning News	Pruitt, S.	11/19/23	3 doc(s)
Adoption has been a blessing for my family and many other Texans	Dallas Morning News	Abbott, G.	11/19/23
‘Take Care of Maya’: $261 million verdict in case from Netflix doc exposes CPS issue	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Russell, N.	11/19/23
Katy student: How we're fighting my school district for LGBTQ rights	Houston Chronicle	Burton, J.	11/19/23	2 doc(s)
Taxpayers shouldn't pay to clean up industry's mess	Houston Chronicle	Honoré, R.	11/19/23	3 doc(s)
Joe Straus' enduring optimism	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	11/19/23
Fentanyl is claiming lives across North Texas, so why aren’t more people tested for it?	Dallas Morning News	Grigsby, S.	11/19/23
House strikes vouchers from Texas education bill. How Tarrant County lawmakers voted.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	11/19/23	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Oil and gas regulators weigh additional wastewater restrictions after earthquake rattles West Texas	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	11/19/23	2 doc(s)
Regents approve plan for new $425 million facility to house UT Red McCombs Business School	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	11/18/23
ERCOT cancels program to boost power reserves ahead of potentially precarious winter	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	11/18/23	3 doc(s)
School choice plan killed by Texas House, leaving teacher pay in limbo	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/18/23	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas House rejects school voucher proposal, dealing blow to Abbott, private school advocates	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	11/18/23	1 TX bill
HISD will have 4 newly elected trustees next year. Here's what you need to know about the roles.	Houston Chronicle	Menchaca, M.	11/18/23
Did the Texas House kill school choice? How Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll keep fighting.	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	11/19/23	1 TX bill
What pollutants are West Dallas residents being exposed to? The EPA aims to find out	Dallas Morning News	Pacheco, M.	11/19/23
Texas becomes ‘ground zero’ for kids losing their Medicaid health insurance	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	McCarthy, C.	11/19/23	1 doc(s)
Yes, Congress stinks. Two Texas Republicans are coming home. But more can go — for $1M	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	11/19/23
Spring Branch ISD board meeting shuts down after hundreds gather to protest closing charter schools	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	11/19/23
Texas A&M University names Gen. Mark Welsh sole finalist for president	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/19/23
State Board of Education embarrasses Texans, earns failing grade on evolution and climate change	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/19/23	3 doc(s)
Texas House rejects school choice proposal; Gov. Greg Abbott vows to keep fighting	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	11/18/23	1 TX bill
Clashes on climate change, evolution derail some textbooks from adoption for Texas schools	Dallas Morning News	Olivares, V.	11/18/23	3 doc(s)
Texas Board of Education rejects handful of textbooks over climate change, evolution wording	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/18/23	1 doc(s)
Texas breaks long string of monthly increases in employment with a 1,300-job decline in October	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	11/18/23
Texas Rejects Science Textbooks Over Climate Change, Evolution Lessons	Wall Street Journal	Randazzo, S.	11/18/23

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