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
Educational savings account bill has appeal	Houston Chronicle	Mankad, R.	04/22/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Austin Catholics mourn Pope Francis' death: 'I hope the next pope will be just as humble'	Austin American Statesman	Gomez, E.	04/22/25
Lamar CISD removes lesson on Virginia due to bare breast on state seal	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	04/22/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas bill would bar cities from narrowing streets for new bike and pedestrian zones	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	04/22/25	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
'I turned into the devil': Texas death row inmate Moises Mendoza to be executed Wednesday	Austin American Statesman	Simmerman, A.	04/22/25
Texas Senate resurrects 'bathroom bill' barring trans people from using certain facilities	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	04/22/25	2 TX bill(s)
North Texas’ 2026 Water Plan is drafted. Here’s how the public can provide feedback	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	04/22/25	1 doc(s)
Houston remembers pontiff as courageous	Houston Chronicle	Warren, P.	04/22/25
Texas leads nation in job creation as state workforce rises to record high, Abbott says	Houston Chronicle	Lomax, J.	04/22/25
Texas Sen. Mayes Middleton among growing list of Republicans looking to replace AG Ken Paxton	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/22/25
Bill requires oil drillers to tell landowners about pits of toxic waste, adds safeguards	San Antonio Express News	Pskowski, M.	04/22/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Thousands of migrants left without legal aid in Texas detention facilities	San Antonio Express News	Moore, E.	04/22/25
Addressing Valley flooding	McAllen Monitor	Fuentes, D.	04/21/25	3 TX bill(s)
Let’s make our neighborhood streets safer	Amarillo Globe-News	Pittman, C.	04/20/25	3 TX bill(s)
Don't let Austin cut South Texas kids off from health care	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Damon, E.	04/20/25	2 TX bill(s)
Don’t outsource pediatric care	McAllen Monitor	Wolthoff, M.	04/19/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Five things happening around your state	Lufkin Daily News	Nichols, R.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Benefits of passing House Bill 2	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
The hidden health care lifeline Texans can’t afford to lose	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Eubank, J.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
Texas childcare crisis needs innovative solutions	Longview News-Journal	Hall, K.	04/18/25
The state of health care in Angelina County	Lufkin Daily News	Roberts, S.	04/18/25	2 doc(s)
Lubbock health officials announce new MMR vaccine recommendations amid Texas measles outbreak	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	04/21/25	5 doc(s)
East Texas lawmaker declared Lake O’ the Pines saved, but water deal not ‘off forever’	Longview News-Journal	Shaw, S.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Dean does about-face with vote for school vouchers bill but says amendments he helped add 'protect our schools'	Longview News-Journal	Staff	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s)
UTRGV international students file lawsuit over visa revocation	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	04/17/25	1 doc(s)
Texas bill increasing public school funding and teacher pay gets initial House approval	Longview News-Journal	Edison, J.	04/17/25	1 TX bill
Texas hemp farmers fear full THC ban would nip industry in the bud	Amarillo Globe-News	Simpson, S.	04/21/25	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program	Amarillo Globe-News	Scherer, J.	04/20/25	2 TX bill(s)
Elected officials, Texas A&M take deep dive into the battle to ‘keep water local’	Bryan Eagle	Lawson, E.	04/19/25	2 doc(s)
‘Constituent concerns’ reignite lawmaker’s attempt to reduce STC term lengths, taxing	McAllen Monitor	D'Gyves, E.	04/19/25	4 TX bill(s)
Texas measles outbreak reaches 597 cases, third case in Midland County reported	Midland Reporter Telegram	Richter, B.	04/19/25	5 doc(s)
Texas House OKs bill that gives schools more latitude to discipline students	Abilene Reporter-News	Dey, S.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
B-CS public school superintendents wary of Texas voucher bill	Bryan Eagle	Southern, J.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
East Texas representatives discuss approval of private school voucher program	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	04/18/25	1 TX bill
Louderback praises passage of school voucher bill	Victoria Advocate	Akers, S.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
El Pasoan John Bash, former US Attorney, announces bid for Texas Attorney General	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	04/17/25
Trump officials cut planning grant for Texas high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston	San Angelo Standard Times	Fechter, J.	04/17/25	15 doc(s)
A huge leap	Victoria Advocate	Akers, S.	04/17/25	3 TX bill(s)
State leader urges energy producers to control their own destiny	Wichita Falls Record News	Walker, L.	04/17/25
El Paso Gunman in Walmart Shooting Sentenced Again to Life in Prison	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	04/22/25
The Oil Patch’s ‘Manhattan Project’: How to Fix Its Gargantuan Water Problem	Wall Street Journal	Morenne, B.	04/22/25

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