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
Leave Texas’ free speech protections alone	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/23/25	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bill requiring consent before burying oil and gas waste on private land a no-brainer	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/23/25	1 TX bill
Senate panel OKs revised version of abortion ban clarification bill. Here's what changed.	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	04/23/25	4 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
Is a 'nuclear power renaissance' coming to Texas? House Bill 14 proposes to boost industry	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/23/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Director of the embattled Texas Lottery Commission resigns as agency's controversy swirls	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/23/25	2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
A $750M nuclear power fund advances in Texas House	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/23/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas Lottery executive director resigns in latest fallout after controversial jackpots	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	04/23/25	7 doc(s)
USAA reports blockbuster 2024, adds members, posts near-record profit	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	04/23/25	1 doc(s)
Forgiving a 'monster': El Paso Walmart victims' families, survivors address mass shooter	Austin American Statesman	Borunda, D.	04/23/25
Texas measles outbreak passes 600 cases, but few still contagious	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	04/23/25	3 doc(s)
Texas Lottery Commission director resigns amid controversy over jackpots	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/23/25	2 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
Historic public education funding for Texas? Inflation tempers school finance plan	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/23/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bill seen as ‘safeguard’ from toxic waste	Houston Chronicle	Pskowski, M.	04/23/25	2 TX bill(s)
Free speech could come with legal fees if proposed law progresses in Texas Legislature	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/23/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas Space Commission awards $26M in its third round of grants	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	04/23/25
Texas religious, government leaders remark on Pope Francis' death, legacy	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	04/22/25
With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security	Waco Tribune Herald	Serrano, A.	04/22/25	5 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
TxDOT urges caution in work zones as crashes rise, marking National Work Zone Awareness Week	Midland Reporter Telegram	Salinas, K.	04/22/25	2 doc(s)
Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000	New York Times	Mandavilli, A.	04/23/25

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