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
Is a Texas family earning $156,000 poor?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	03/64/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas Lt. Gov. holds off $5 million to Dallas after The News reveals police academy change	Dallas Morning News	Smith, K.	03/64/25
Mayor John Whitmire, Judge Lina Hidalgo urge measles vaccinations amid northwest Texas outbreak	Houston Chronicle	Church, A.	03/64/25	1 doc(s)
Health officials say number of measles cases climbs to 163 across Texas, including 1 Austin	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	03/64/25
EF1 tornado confirmed in Irving as storms knock out power to more than 300K across Texas	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	03/64/25
North Texas’ Marvin Nichols Reservoir plan may have an ‘interregional conflict’ problem	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	03/64/25	5 doc(s)
Texas measles outbreak grows to 159 cases	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	03/64/25	4 doc(s)
‘I was really afraid.’ Irving residents hope to fix homes damaged by EF-1 tornado	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ramos, H.	03/64/25	4 doc(s)
Texas economy caught in the crossfire of Trump's growing trade war	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	03/64/25	5 doc(s)
Electricity grid companies fight over potential profits from Texas Legislature’s proposals	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	03/64/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas Catholic group sues Trump administration for withholding refugee funds	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	03/64/25	6 doc(s)
Trump's tariffs could hit Texas power grid hard, drive up energy costs	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	03/64/25	4 doc(s)
THC advocates plead with lawmakers to drop proposed hemp ban during heated hearing	San Antonio Express News	Yu, I.	03/64/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Fix, don’t ditch public schools	McAllen Monitor	Hand, J.	03/63/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Xcel Energy considering power shutoffs in West Texas due to fire, wind conditions on Tuesday	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	03/63/25	4 doc(s)
Meet the Mayor Going Head-to-Head With Trump on Immigration	Wall Street Journal	Barrett, J.	03/64/25

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