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
Derailing DART: Sad reckoning that will hurt region has come	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	02/58/25	1 TX bill
Fixing Texas child care is an economic imperative	Dallas Morning News	Burkett, J.	02/58/25	3 doc(s)
Texas Lottery thwarted second bulk buy effort for $83M jackpot: 'Blockbuster' revelation	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	02/58/25	2 TX bill(s) 11 doc(s)
Texas Senate approves across-the-board pay raises for teachers	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	02/58/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates as Texas House majority endorses ‘school choice’ bill	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	02/58/25	2 TX bill(s)
West Texas child reported as first measles death in state's largest outbreak in 30 years	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	02/58/25	8 doc(s)
With Trump in office, Gov. Greg Abbott has no plan to ramp down Texas border operation	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	02/58/25	6 doc(s)
Potential measles exposure in Central Texas now includes Buc-ee's in New Braunfels	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, R.	02/58/25	7 doc(s)
Texas child is first reported US measles death in a decade as outbreak hits more than 130	Austin American Statesman	McKay, R.	02/58/25	2 doc(s)
Texas chief justice seeks action on family separations, bail reform, raises for judges	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	02/58/25
Here’s what to know about how lawmakers want to make Texans healthier	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	02/58/25	4 TX bill(s)
West Texas doctors urging vaccination after measles death: ‘This is a big deal’	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	02/58/25	8 doc(s)
AG Ken Paxton to investigate 2 ‘suspicious’ Texas Lottery payouts	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	02/58/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Child dies in west Texas measles outbreak, officials say. What to know about vaccinations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Jackson, T.	02/58/25	1 doc(s)
ERCOT approves plan to send CenterPoint's controversial generators to San Antonio	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	02/58/25	7 doc(s)
Trump signed an executive order hoping to cut the cost of IVF. Texas doctors can't agree if it will.	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	02/58/25	3 doc(s)
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade	San Antonio Express News	Seitz, A.	02/58/25	3 doc(s)
Ag chief Sid Miller warns Texans 'stay vigilant' after border IED kills 2	San Antonio Express News	Beltran, J.	02/58/25
ERCOT approves $100M plan to shut CPS plants, use mobile generators instead	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	02/58/25	16 doc(s)
Vaccinations are proven to cut childhood illnesses; getting them still advisable	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	02/57/25	7 doc(s)
Abbott activates state wildfire resources ahead of increased fire potential in West Texas	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	02/57/25
Measles outbreak in Texas surpasses 100 cases, health officials urging MMR vaccine	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	02/57/25	1 doc(s)
Rep. Tom Craddick files bill aiming to research, prevent dementia	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	02/57/25	1 TX bill
Texas measles outbreak spreads with new cases in Ector and Martin counties	Midland Reporter Telegram	Richter, B.	02/57/25	2 doc(s)
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas Outbreak	New York Times	Levenson, M.	02/58/25
First Measles Death Reported in Texas Outbreak	Wall Street Journal	Calfas, J.	02/58/25

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