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
Waiting for a driver’s license is misery. Why can’t Texas solve the problem?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/26/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Nonprofit is trailblazer for school rankings	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/26/19	1 TX bill
This holiday, let’s focus on hope for homeless	Austin American Statesman	Guarino, D.	11/26/19	4 doc(s)
A state-federal approach to tackling traffic	Austin American Statesman	Cornyn, J.	11/26/19	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Judge orders Texas officials to pay whistleblower $200K	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	11/26/19	4 doc(s)
Why a motel appraised at $2.6 million could cost Austin up to $8 million	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	11/26/19
Texas Republican Party’s 2020 election strategy document lands in Democrats’ hands	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	11/26/19
Fort Worth mayor urges Abbott to allow refugees in Texas under new Trump policy	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ranker, L.	11/26/19	9 doc(s)
Fort Worth teacher fired after tweets to Trump about ‘illegal students’ wins appeal	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/26/19	1 doc(s)
Hood County lawmaker wants colleague caught on video with cocaine to step down from leadership roles	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	11/26/19	1 doc(s)
Texas attorney general reaches settlement, drops out of multistate T-Mobile-Sprint antitrust suit	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	11/26/19	4 doc(s)
Legislative Budget Board should be kept nonpartisan	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	11/24/19	1 doc(s)
Victoria needs to act to break Suddenlink monopoly	Victoria Advocate	Editorial	11/24/19	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
WT nursing program’s move to downtown a win all around	Amarillo Globe-News	Editorial	11/22/19	1 doc(s)
Middleton's drug-testing bill well worth the effort	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	11/22/19	1 doc(s)
Whatever color Texas is, everybody’s running like it’s purple	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	11/25/19
Texas Tech has strong, vibrant legacy of rural engagement	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Heppert, J.	11/24/19
Higher education is growing burden for American families	Waco Tribune Herald	Reddick, R.	11/24/19	1 doc(s)
East Texans question need to ‘fall back’	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	11/24/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas House is looking for new leadership, maybe a change in direction	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	11/22/19	1 doc(s)
State hopes new system will shorten driver's license lines	Galveston Daily News	DeGrood, M.	11/25/19	1 TX bill
How to stay safe on Texas highways during busiest, most dangerous travel week of the year	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	11/24/19
Arrington announces bid for 3rd term representing U.S. House 19	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Young, A.	11/24/19
UTRGV Honors College dean: Valley can produce a Rhodes Scholar	Rio Grande Guardian	Taylor, S.	11/24/19
College Station City Council member Vessali announces run for District 17 congressional seat	Bryan Eagle	Staff	11/23/19
Why Texas Republicans are looking to political guru Karl Rove to keep state House majority	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Moritz, J.	11/23/19	2 doc(s)
Over $1M awarded to UTRGV special education program	Valley Morning Star	Wilson, M.	11/23/19
2 more Republicans, another Democrat announce campaigns for Flores' congressional seat	Waco Tribune Herald	Crum, B.	11/23/19
UTPB nuclear engineering track receives national grant	Midland Reporter Telegram	Lewis, J.	11/23/19
Texas lawmakers support suspension of Harbor Bridge project designer	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Ramirez, C.	11/22/19	2 doc(s)
Abbott endorses Ashby’s reelection campaign	Lufkin Daily News	Huff, J.	11/22/19
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			11/25/19

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