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
Mayor Eric Johnson: ‘Obsessed’ with lowering taxes	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/12/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
House committee to evaluate quarry oversight after Statesman, KVUE investigation	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	12/12/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Immigrant detentions in North Texas region lead nation for third year	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	12/12/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Twice as many Texas Republican women running for Congress in 2020	San Antonio Express News	Zelinski, A.	12/12/19	2 doc(s)
Higher ed board paves way for Texas’ second veterinary school	Austin American Statesman	Korte, L.	12/12/19	1 doc(s)
Uninsured rate for Texas’ youngest children jumps, report says	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	12/12/19	2 doc(s)
Criminal appeals court rejects Rodney Reed’s bid for new judge	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	12/12/19	2 doc(s)
Dallas County judge removed from 7-year-old transgender child custody case after Facebook post	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	12/12/19	1 doc(s)
Dallas-based Panda Biotech breaks into hemp business, plans a giant industrial facility	Dallas Morning News	Repko, M.	12/12/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas inmate who killed prison supervisor executed amid claims of false testimony	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	12/12/19
Prosecutors: Recent arrest shows teeth in new credit card skimming law	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	12/12/19	1 TX bill
Feds sue Harris County over documents related to recent chemical fires	Houston Chronicle		12/12/19	2 doc(s)
Texas Medical Board makes right call proposed rule	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Editorial	12/11/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
In a leaked memo, a peek at Texas GOP’s concerns	Victoria Advocate	Ramsey, R.	12/11/19	1 TX bill
Windstorm insurance rates won't increase in 2020 for South Texas residents	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Cargo, K.	12/11/19	2 TX bill(s)
Kolkhorst to seek reelection	Victoria Advocate	Staff	12/11/19	5 TX bill(s)
UT System moves forward with merger of UT Tyler, Health Science Center	Longview News-Journal	McCoy, C.	12/11/19
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			12/11/19

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