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
Partnerships good news for education on South Side	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/02/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
A miracle, a remembrance and a brighter future: Here is what we are thankful for this year	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/28/19
Charter schools come up short on special education	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/27/19
Local control, not government control, will fix Texas foster care	Dallas Morning News	Brown, A.	11/29/19
Texas should lead in promoting carbon capture regulation	Houston Chronicle	Neeley, J.	11/29/19
Texas had two Thanksgivings? Yes, we were stubborn turkeys	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	11/28/19	1 TX bill
Adler, Abbott incommunicado over homeless issue	Austin American Statesman	Jankowski, P.	12/02/19	1 doc(s)
School lunch debt on the rise, but so are fundraisers to pay it down	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Lozano, L.	12/02/19	1 TX bill
Texas law under fire after hospital moves to take Fort Worth baby off life support	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Johnson, K.	12/02/19	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Solar expected to disrupt Texas fossil-fuel apple cart	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	12/02/19
Insult comic’s video at center of Texas death row appeal	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	11/29/19
Abbott delivers Thanksgiving meals, makes stop at homeless site	Austin American Statesman	Mulder, B.	11/29/19	2 doc(s)
Evacuation order remains in place as crews fight to get upper hand on Port Neches plant inferno	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	11/29/19	1 doc(s)
Obstacles hinder effort to allow inmates to cast ballots at the Harris County Jail	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/29/19
Parts of Austin’s short-term rental rules unconstitutional, court finds	Austin American Statesman	Wilson, M.	11/28/19	3 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Patrick threatens medical board over surprise billing rule	Austin American Statesman	Chang, J.	11/28/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Fort Worth appeals ruling to rehire teacher who tweeted Trump about ‘illegal students’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Tinsley, A.	11/28/19	1 doc(s)
SE Texas town rocked by chemical plant explosion	Houston Chronicle	Crocker, R.	11/28/19
Voting centers prove popular as half of Harris County voters cast ballots outside home precincts	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	11/28/19	1 doc(s)
Democrats obtain copy of Texas GOP’s 2020 strategy	Austin American Statesman	Cobler, N.	11/27/19
Dallas Democrats on Republican target list for Texas House not fazed or surprised by plan	Dallas Morning News	Barragan, J.	11/27/19
Lydell Grant, convicted in 2010 Montrose slaying, freed from prison as case is reinvestigated	Houston Chronicle	Barned-Smith, S.	11/27/19
Texas Republican Party plans to build phony campaign websites loaded with negative information about Democrats	Houston Chronicle	Zelinski, A.	11/27/19
TxDOT to begin work on I-345 feasibility study, wants to hear from public	Dallas Morning News	Norimine, H.	12/02/19
Texas Senate to review chamber’s art, including Confederate paintings	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	12/02/19	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Fact check: Were federal benefits granted to Confederate veterans?	Houston Chronicle	Mekelburg, M.	12/02/19
Democrats outraged at mailer implying they endorsed Republican-backed City Council candidates	Houston Chronicle	Scherer, J.	12/02/19	1 doc(s)
How to keep your holiday gift packages safe from porch-prowling Grinches	Austin American Statesman	Staff	11/29/19	1 TX bill
Texas prisoner killed in use-of-force incident was punched repeatedly in back of head by guards	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	11/29/19	3 doc(s)
Texas prison investigators probe Polunsky Unit inmate’s death as suspected homicide	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	11/29/19
Power regulators weighing whether financial ties must be disclosed	Houston Chronicle	Sixel, L.	11/29/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Legal Aid for Low-Income Texans ‘Really Dire’	Houston Chronicle	Curriden, M.	11/29/19	1 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, first lady Cecilia Abbott pay $12K-$13K a year in federal taxes	Dallas Morning News	Garrett, R.	11/28/19
3 injured in massive chemical plant explosion in Southeast Texas	Dallas Morning News	A.P. Wire	11/28/19	1 doc(s)
An explosion, then panic: Latest Texas chemical plant blast highlights life in a company town	Houston Chronicle	Garcia, J.	11/28/19	1 doc(s)
Pflugerville teacher says new district policy on public comments stifles free speech	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, A.	11/27/19	1 TX bill
Texas Democrats hit state with another lawsuit over new ban on temporary voting sites	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	11/27/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Fort Worth ISD to appeal ruling that teacher fired over anti-immigrant tweets to Trump be reinstated	Dallas Morning News	Steele, T.	11/27/19	2 doc(s)
Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates Missouri City’s Veterans Memorial	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	11/27/19
Babin files for re-election in District 36 congressional race	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, D.	11/27/19
San Antonio must make up for 1977 mistake by properly funding public transit	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	11/27/19	1 TX bill
When a developer uses a cow or two to dodge property taxes, guess who pays: Homeowners	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	12/01/19
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/30/19
How the death penalty fails Texas	Dallas Morning News	Barnes, R.	12/01/19	3 doc(s)
Moving from the suburbs to urban Dallas opened a new kind of hope in me	Dallas Morning News	Wehmeyer, P.	12/01/19
Will voters leaving California for Texas make this state unlivable, too?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	12/01/19
Why Texas must ban non-consensual pelvic exams	Houston Chronicle	Biltz, C.	12/01/19	2 doc(s)
With Port Neches burning, do we really think gutting the EPA is wise?	Houston Chronicle	McGarity, T.	11/30/19
Colton Lester served 2 years in prison under an invalid law. Now, he’s seeking restitution	Austin American Statesman	Lindell, C.	12/01/19	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
UT students want faculty with sexual misconduct histories fired. What’s the university’s response?	Dallas Morning News	Mendez, M.	12/01/19	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Immigrants patch together medical care with charity clinics, health fairs and medicine rationing	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	12/01/19	1 doc(s)
Austin area meets federal ozone standards	Austin American Statesman	Roldan, R.	11/30/19	1 doc(s)
Some Democrats swear off oil and gas money, risking ‘third rail’ of Texas politics	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/30/19
Texas is among the states with the widest pay gaps for Latina workers	Austin American Statesman	Mekelburg, M.	12/01/19	5 doc(s)
How Texas’ Bill of Rights Monument has gone wrong	Austin American Statesman	Herman, K.	12/01/19	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
For Turner, Harvey still hangs over ballot box two years later	Houston Chronicle	Morris, M.	12/01/19	3 doc(s)
As Texas elections get tighter, more third-party candidates are making inroads	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	12/01/19	1 TX bill
Program helps drivers with communication issues	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	11/30/19	1 TX bill
The inauguration of Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick cost millions. But much of it went to fundraising and staff	Austin American Statesman	Root, J.	11/30/19
Schwab is the latest company leaving California for Texas and it won’t be the last, expert says	Dallas Morning News	DiFurio, D.	11/30/19
Adelfa Callejo statue could make Dallas history, but city council delays honor to activist	Dallas Morning News	Solis, D.	11/30/19
Planned Saturday runoff in top Houston city races revives debate about reengaging voters	Houston Chronicle	Downen, R.	11/30/19	1 doc(s)
Asbestos seen as new threat from TPC fire	Houston Chronicle	Dick, J.	11/30/19	1 doc(s)
A year after Santa Fe shooting, free gun locks promised by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are becoming available	San Antonio Express News	Morris, A.	11/29/19	2 doc(s)
Cities starting preparations for 2020 Census		Ferguson, J.	11/27/19
Teacher Fired After Asking Trump to ‘Remove’ Immigrants Wins Her Appeal	New York Times	Zaveri, M.	11/29/19
Texas Is Taking Over Houston’s Schools, Prompting Charges of Racism	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	11/28/19
Explosions Shake a Texas Town, and Its View on Thanksgiving	New York Times	Rojas, R.	11/28/19
Thousands Evacuated in Texas After Explosion at Port Neches Chemical Plant	New York Times	Fernandez, M.	11/27/19

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