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
When did voting rights become a partisan issue?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	12/16/19	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Previewing second term, Turner vows to ‘expend political capital’ when needed	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	12/16/19	1 doc(s)
In 2020 Census, Big Efforts in Some States. In Others, Not So Much.	New York Times	Wines, M.	12/16/19
Make court fees affordable, not a debt trap	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	12/15/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Unlike Tarrant case, top Texas Republicans quick to condemn recent racism from leaders	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	12/15/19	2 doc(s)
Statesman endorsements expand-ing as election season begins	Austin American Statesman	Bridges, J.	12/15/19
Texas continues to fight reasonable expectations for foster care safety set by federal court	Dallas Morning News	Langsley, K.	12/15/19	4 doc(s)
Harris County is redefining Texas justice	San Antonio Express News	Travis, J.	12/15/19	3 doc(s)
The Odessa shooter shows why we need to fix both our gun access and mental health problems	Dallas Morning News	Snook, J.	12/14/19	2 doc(s)
Child abuse experts: New Texas safeguards would help stop unfair separations of children, parents	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	12/15/19	1 doc(s)
School work always on the mind of SAISD boss	San Antonio Express News	Malik, A.	12/15/19
This isn’t science fiction — hyperloop is an option for mass transit through Texas	Austin American Statesman	Huber, M.	12/14/19
Six Texas children, including at least one in Tarrant, have died from the flu	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	12/14/19	1 doc(s)
State could take over Houston’s Harvey housing program — unless city speeds up	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	12/14/19	2 doc(s)
Texas found a cancer cluster in Houston in August. Residents didn’t find out until December	Houston Chronicle	Douglas, E.	12/14/19	3 doc(s)
Elizabeth Warren opens Austin of-fice	Austin American Statesman	Colbler, N.	12/15/19
Vindicated! A school watchdog, ostracized by her community, wins. She was right all along	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	12/15/19	1 doc(s)
Could a bullet train from Dallas to Houston actually improve Texas’ environment?	Dallas Morning News	Jimenez, J.	12/15/19	1 doc(s)
Texan of the Year: Dallas lost three business icons in 2019	Dallas Morning News	Hall, C.	12/15/19
GUARDIANS	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	12/15/19
State plan for spending $4.3B in federal flood dollars shortchanges hard-hit Houston area	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	12/15/19	2 doc(s)
Whataburger debacle lands Gov. Greg Abbott in hot water for using controversial line from old Pace ad: ‘Get a rope’	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	12/15/19
San Antonio’s Pre-K 4 SA ranked high among programs nationwide	San Antonio Express News	Torralva, K.	12/15/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Major East Side mixed-use project inches forward	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	12/15/19
Our state ag commish goes nationwide	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	12/14/19	2 doc(s)
TDCJ supervisor and inmate’s mother arrested at Montgomery home with prison work crew, meth	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	12/14/19	1 doc(s)
Six Texas children have died from flu-related causes	Houston Chronicle	Morris, A.	12/14/19
Suspect in Nassau Bay Police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan's death held without bond, but not before controversy	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	12/14/19	1 doc(s)
Bexar County GOP chair backs off threat to disrupt March primary	San Antonio Express News	Selcraig, B.	12/14/19	1 doc(s)

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