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
Lawsuits, legislation targeting Dallas gun ban will make us less safe	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/24/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Houston finally on track for relief at rail crossings	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/24/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
These Texas bills can help build more homes	Dallas Morning News	Brundage, A.	04/24/25	9 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott signs 'DOGE Bill' into law: 'Texas is getting too burdensome'	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/24/25	1 TX bill
Austin funeral home owner charged with abusing corpses, fabricating death certificates	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	04/24/25
Truth or abuse? LGBTQ advocates, Texas lawmakers debate bill protecting misgendering kids	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/24/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas bill could jeopardize Trinity Railway Express, the rail linking Dallas-Fort Worth	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/24/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
HISD faces backlash over STAAR exams presented to students who opted-out of the test	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	04/24/25	2 doc(s)
He came to Texas Southern for a doctorate. Now he's taking the university to court.	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	04/24/25
San Antonio businesses lose $375M in contracts from Musk’s DOGE cuts	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	04/24/25
Uvalde OKs $2 million settlement for families of school shooting victims	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	04/24/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate hears bill to ban undocumented students from in-state tuition rates, aid	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/24/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Measles outbreak in Texas surpasses 600 confirmed cases, officials say	Austin American Statesman	Nguyen, T.	04/24/25	3 doc(s)
Impeachment overhaul passes Texas Senate	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/24/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abortion clarification bill heads to full Texas Senate, with some amendments	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	04/24/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks records from Plano ISD as part of EPIC City investigation	Dallas Morning News	Wooten, N.	04/24/25	6 doc(s)
Collin County man executed for death of young mother: ‘Justice was finally carried out’	Dallas Morning News	Landers, J.	04/24/25
Texas measles outbreak could reach 1,000 cases for first time in decades, experts say	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	04/24/25	3 doc(s)
Texas House advances proposal to fuel state’s ‘nuclear power renaissance’	San Antonio Express News	Moritz, J.	04/24/25	1 TX bill
We support allowing families to choose schools	Galveston Daily News	Sargent, B.	04/23/25
Texas A&M Board of Regents name Robert L. Albritton new chairman, vote for land purchase	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	04/23/25
Early Texas hospital data shows millions spent in care for non-U.S. citizens	El Paso Times	Langford, T.	04/23/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas measles outbreak reaches 624 cases	Midland Reporter Telegram	Richter, B.	04/23/25	3 doc(s)
Texas Lottery Director Resigns Amid Scrutiny of Rigged 2023 Draw	New York Times	Goodman, J.	04/24/25
At Elon Musk’s Behest, Voters Cast Ballots for a New Town: Starbase, Texas	New York Times	Goodman, J.	04/24/25	1 doc(s)

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