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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
Not political pawns Houston Chronicle  Editorial 11/01/19  
Props. 1- 10: The votes we recommend San Antonio Express News  Editorial 11/01/19 1 doc(s)
Sick leave ordinance still bad for business San Antonio Express News  Watson, G. 11/01/19 4 doc(s)
Twitter war over homelessness has a human cost Austin American Statesman  Wilson, M. 11/01/19 3 doc(s)
Democrats sue Texas over new voting law. ‘We should be making it easier to vote.’ Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Weinberg, T. 11/01/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
State investigators recommend stripping HISD board Houston Chronicle  Carpenter, J. 11/01/19 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas Democratic Party challenges mobile voting ban in lawsuit Austin American Statesman  Lindell, C. 11/01/19 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Friday is the last day of early voting before Nov. 5 election Austin American Statesman  Huber, M. 11/01/19 1 doc(s)
Google raises ‘confidentiality’ alarms about state antitrust probe, claiming key consultants have ties to its rivals Austin American Statesman  Romm, T. 11/01/19 1 doc(s)
Good news in the ‘people’s court.’ New state law doubles the amount you can collect in small claims Dallas Morning News  Lieber, D. 11/01/19 1 TX bill
Cat food and ghost pepper soup: University of Texas closing down Pi Kappa Phi over hazing allegations Dallas Morning News  Allen, R. 11/01/19  
Residents trickle in to vote early at new campus polling stations Houston Chronicle  Britto, B. 11/01/19  
Texas students’ reading scores still hurting San Antonio Express News  Webb, S. 11/01/19 1 doc(s)
A race for speaker of the Texas House? Not so fast Victoria Advocate  Ramsey, R. 10/31/19 1 doc(s)
Adios, Speaker Bonnen Longview News-Journal  McNeely, D. 10/31/19 3 doc(s)
Amarillo’s Hays to seek Congressional seat in 2020 Amarillo Globe-News  Clark, D. 10/31/19  
Here's why Texas Proposition 5 is a win for parks and people Corpus Christi Caller Times  Canales, B. 10/31/19 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Special election for El Paso City Council District 6 seat to be Dec. 14 El Paso Times  Montes, A. 10/31/19  
Political Buzz: Weber calls impeachment inquiry unfair Galveston Daily News  Ferguson, J. 10/31/19  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     10/31/19  

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