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
In Big School Districts, Poverty Matters	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/12/19
‘I’m a Texan. Not trash:’ Austin’s homeless navigate the battle between the city and Greg Abbott	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/12/19	3 doc(s)
Woman accused of prostituting her own young relatives underscores need to aggressively fight human trafficking	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/11/19
Maybe a $50,000-a-day fine will force Texas to protect vulnerable foster kids	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/10/19	3 doc(s)
Yes, I intend to downsize the Legislative Budget Board	Dallas Morning News	Patrick, D.	11/12/19	1 doc(s)
3.4 million reasons to be thankful in November	San Antonio Express News	James, C.	11/12/19
As cold front moves in, some head to state lot set for Austin homeless	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	11/12/19	3 doc(s)
Fracking may indeed be causing earthquakes in Texas, according to UT study	Dallas Morning News	Kuchment, A.	11/12/19	3 doc(s)
Tarrant County commissioners consider crackdown on game rooms	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	11/12/19	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas Republicans ready to tout Trump	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	11/12/19
With Democrats locked in primary, Trump campaign ramps up Texas outreach	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	11/12/19
Study finds Texas CASA kids less likely to find permanent homes	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	11/11/19	2 doc(s)
Judge grants motion to temporarily stop hospital from taking baby off life support	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	11/11/19
Deal with Dollar General revives concerns Texas Lottery is targeting low-income players	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	11/11/19	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
A family struggles with the possible deportation of its father even as Texas hungers for more workers like him	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	11/10/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Michael "Tuffy" Hamilton (1961 - 2019)	Beaumont Enterprise	Staff	11/12/19
Joe Biden gets backing of another North Texas politician, names state campaign director	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/12/19
Video shows incident that led to Harris County prosecutor’s firing for asking if Latino victim ‘illegal’	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	11/12/19
Lawsuit: Hurricane Harvey aid discriminates against black and Hispanic residents	Houston Chronicle	Smith, S.	11/12/19
Mom says CPS investigation 'put us through hell'	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	11/12/19	1 doc(s)
Tenant leases complicates Alamo makeover project in downtown San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	11/12/19	1 doc(s)
Outgoing GOP Rep. Will Hurd urges Texas suburban Republicans to craft message independent of Trump	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	11/11/19
‘Get a rope’: Sid Miller blasts Texas city for excluding Confederate group from parade	Dallas Morning News	Brumfield, L.	11/11/19
Unique San Antonio neighborhoods raise their profiles with help from state	San Antonio Express News	Martin, D.	11/11/19	2 doc(s)
ATX Helps deserves support for bold plan	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	11/10/19
Tarrant faces lots of work to get ready for massive 2020 voter turnout — and so do you	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	11/10/19
Judge Janis Graham Jack is the champion young Texans deserve	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/09/19	6 doc(s)
Expanding Medicaid would transform Texans’ lives	Austin American Statesman	Bucy, J.	11/10/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
After El Paso, some hard truths — and one ray of hope.	Houston Chronicle	Parker, R.	11/10/19	1 doc(s)
Any way you calculate it, Texas failing kids	San Antonio Express News	Spellings, M.	11/09/19	3 doc(s)
Hundreds rally at Texas Governor’s Mansion in support of death row inmate Rodney Reed	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	11/10/19	2 doc(s)
Long lines, downed machines, paper jams. Are Tarrant’s voting machines ready for 2020?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/10/19
Texas homeowners won’t be surprised by this ranking. Why are property taxes so high?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Weinberg, T.	11/10/19	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
‘Better than people think’: Despite TEA takeover plan, HISD scores well compared to peers	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	11/10/19
‘Please don’t take my children’	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	11/10/19
University of North Texas staff attorney resigns less than 24 hours after sparking controversy by using N-word as example during free-speech event	Dallas Morning News	Smith, C.	11/09/19
UNT legal counsel resigns after saying n-word at ‘When Hate Comes to Campus’ event	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Howland, J.	11/09/19
Texas ignores federal law regarding special education students over 18, lawsuit claims	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	11/09/19	4 doc(s)
Scathing state review calls for major changes at HISD to improve consistency, finances	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, J.	11/09/19	3 doc(s)
It’s BURN-it, durn it	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	11/10/19	1 doc(s)
Judge who signed execution order in Rodney Reed case stepping down	Austin American Statesman	Hall, K.	11/10/19	3 doc(s)
Hundreds rally at Governor’s Mansion to halt Rodney Reed execution	Austin American Statesman	Osbourne, H.	11/10/19	1 doc(s)
Visually impaired voters couldn’t cast ballots on new voting machines without help	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/10/19	1 doc(s)
How UH students are helping Third Ward entrepreneurs	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/10/19
Texas schools, Amazon team up to prepare students for cloud computing jobs	Houston Chronicle	Britto, B.	11/10/19
Gov. Abbott wants to identify mass shooters before they strike. Researchers are skeptical.	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	11/10/19	3 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott should grant death row inmate Rodney Reed a reprieve, before it’s too late	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	11/10/19	4 doc(s)
Gun safety groups beat the NRA in Virginia. Next stop: Texas	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/10/19	3 doc(s)
U.S. Education Department to review Texas State after failures in crime reporting	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	11/09/19	2 doc(s)
At least 3 arrested in Austin during homeless evictions, records show	Austin American Statesman	Bradshaw, K.	11/09/19	2 doc(s)
Cyrier asks Abbott to delay Rodney Reed’s execution	Austin American Statesman	Sevilla, A.	11/09/19	4 doc(s)
Austin council to consider $8 million motel purchase to house homeless	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	11/09/19	4 doc(s)
‘It’s necessary that we pray’: Catholic leaders ask Abbott to intervene in Reed’s execution	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	11/09/19	4 doc(s)
Bastrop, Hays, Caldwell counties among latest to sue opioid makers	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	11/09/19	3 doc(s)
Judge, plaintiffs’ lawyers upset over photo of ‘suicide watch’ room at Texas foster care facility	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/09/19	2 doc(s)
District Attorney fires prosecutor who allegedly asked if Mexican crime victim was ‘illegal’	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	11/09/19
University of North Texas attorney resigns after using racial slur in hate speech presentation	Houston Chronicle	Justin, R.	11/09/19
Another Reason Texas Rocks	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	11/12/19

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