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
Legislature eyes 'cleanup' bill that would give MCC credit for transfers to Baylor	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	04/12/25	3 TX bill(s)
Cornyn vs. Paxton will be an epic political fight as big as Texas	Dallas Morning News	Villalba, J.	04/15/25
UT System: 176 visas revoked	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/15/25	1 doc(s)
NVIDIA eyes Arizona, Texas for $500 billion buildout of supercomputer infrastructure	Dallas Morning News	Sriram, A.	04/15/25
Cornyn asks DOJ to investigate planned EPIC City development	Dallas Morning News	Wooten, N.	04/15/25	6 doc(s)
Will tariffs really raise prices in Texas? How your daily life may soon cost you more	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Garcia, B.	04/15/25	6 doc(s)
Demand for Texas child care subsidies is skyrocketing, often leaving families waiting months for help	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	04/15/25	5 TX bill(s)
Proposed bill could do what AG Ken Paxton couldn’t: lift gun ban at State Fair of Texas	Dallas Morning News	Pacheco, M.	04/15/25	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Texas House OKs $100M in child care funding. How could it impact Tarrant County?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	04/15/25	6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Lawmakers push to revive fund inspired by Sylvester Turner to help low-income Texans with power bills	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	04/15/25	9 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Amid higher ed challenges in the Capitol, top lawmakers break ground on UH's public policy school	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	04/15/25	2 TX bill(s)
UTSA can continue tearing down Institute of Texan Cultures building, judge rules	San Antonio Express News	Smith, M.	04/15/25	5 doc(s)
U.S. House passes SAVE Act, led by Rep. Chip Roy, to require proof of citizenship to vote	San Antonio Express News	Wilson, K.	04/15/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
John Cornyn asks DOJ to investigate proposed Muslim-led community in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Osborne, J.	04/15/25	7 doc(s)
As technology improves, could local power generation ease dependence on the grid?	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	04/11/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Seeking more safety, security for women	McAllen Monitor	De La Cruz, M.	04/14/25
The state regulation preventing midwives from serving Texas women	Amarillo Globe-News	Esparza, S.	04/13/25	3 TX bill(s)
Watch Rep. Todd Hunter harm his public schools	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Krasner, H.	04/13/25	3 TX bill(s)
Price Daniel's impactful, complicated role in Texas history, Pt. 2	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Bridges, K.	04/13/25
Texas budget addresses state's pressing issues	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/12/25	1 TX bill
Legislative Issues and Priorities	Victoria Advocate	Zeller, B.	04/11/25	2 TX bill(s)
‘It’s overwhelming’: Flooding in Valley’s rural communities left residents in despair	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	04/12/25
Texas measles outbreak reaches 541; New Mexico death still undetermined	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	04/12/25	3 doc(s)
Longview man, Jan. 6 defendant ends campaign for Congress two days after announcing candidacy	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	04/12/25
West Texas, oil companies brace for downturn following Trump’s tariffs	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Ramos, C.	04/11/25	2 doc(s)
Nine UTRGV students’ visas revoked, university says	McAllen Monitor	Zapata, O.	04/11/25	1 doc(s)
Longview man pardoned in Jan. 6 Capitol riot to challenge Moran for congressional seat	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	04/11/25
Texas plans to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts. It may not be sustainable.	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Fechter, J.	04/14/25	1 TX bill
Possible sale of Lake O' the Pines water to Dallas area is dead, Dean says	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	04/14/25
Part 3: Health care in the Texas Triangles and heavy burdens in rural areas	Amarillo Globe-News	Wendler, W.	04/13/25
$337 billion, two-year budget gets Texas House approval	Bryan Eagle	Scherer, J.	04/12/25	1 TX bill
State funding a key hurdle in Galveston Juneteenth museum effort	Galveston Daily News	Frick, L.	04/12/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bill to create a Texas Homeland Security Division passes state Senate	Galveston Daily News	Garcia, U.	04/12/25	1 TX bill
Texas bills aim to clarify pore space ownership for carbon capture projects	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	04/12/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to challenge Senator John Cornyn in primary	El Paso Times	Powell, A.	04/11/25
Texas Senate to consider bill that could reshape how history and race are taught in state universities	Galveston Daily News	Priest, J.	04/11/25	1 TX bill
Sales tax receipts will be closely watched as Texas tracks economic jolt of tariffs	San Angelo Standard Times	Kamal, S.	04/11/25	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
In the Texas GOP Senate primary, Paxton and Cornyn trade early attacks	Midland Reporter Telegram	Lathan, N.	04/11/25
The $600 Billion Medicaid Maneuver on the Chopping Block	Wall Street Journal	Walker, J.	04/15/25

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