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
The real reason NYSE wants to stake a Texas claim in ‘Y’all Street’	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/45/25
'Shaping statewide policy': Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows appoints committees	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	02/45/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Worst-case projections show Texas power grid may come up short as soon as 2027	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	02/45/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas Senate approves proposals to cut property taxes with $140,000 homestead exemption	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	02/45/25	6 TX bill(s)
Can Texas chip away at its child care waitlist?	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	02/45/25	4 doc(s)
Lawmakers call for inquiry into $95M Texas Lottery jackpot as lawyer accuses state officials of fraud	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	02/45/25	2 doc(s)
'Texas-sized' relief: Senate passes $22.7 billion school property tax cut package	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	02/45/25	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Nonprofit: Pandemic-related learning disruptions still affecting Texas student outcomes	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	02/45/25	1 doc(s)
Sen. Ted Cruz urges Texas House speaker to hold firm on ‘school choice’ bill	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	02/45/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
North Texan files House bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	02/45/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
This bill filed in the Texas House could undo last year’s change to TAD reappraisal plan	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Copeland, C.	02/45/25	1 TX bill
Greg Abbott responds to pope on deportation criticism: ‘The Bible calls for strong borders’	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	02/45/25	4 doc(s)
Texas SB 4 immigration law: Federal judge sets trial date for El Paso County lawsuit	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	02/44/25	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas	New York Times	Belluck, P.	02/45/25
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds	New York Times	Belluck, P.	02/45/25

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