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
Whitmire got number of murderers on bond wrong. Amend the Constitution for true reform.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/28/25	1 TX bill
Bill calls for pseudo study to paint incomplete image of undocumented immigrants	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/28/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin-area experts, lawmakers weigh in on impact of looming semiconductor tariffs	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, J.	04/28/25	2 doc(s)
Batteries hold promise of clean, reliable Texas energy, if problems can be overcome	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/28/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas hospitals spent $121 million in a month caring for immigrants without legal status, memo says	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	04/28/25	3 doc(s)
Texans could soon need to show their passport or birth certificate to register to vote	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/28/25	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Landon Payton's cause of death is still pending. But his memory could help pass 10 school safety bills	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	04/28/25	6 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
$100K abortion pill ‘bounty’ bill divides Texans, lawmakers	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/28/25	1 TX bill
More land bought for new Hill Country state park	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	04/28/25
Thumbs: Elon Musk loses Washington but hey, he'll have his own Texas city	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/26/25
Hemp ban bills unnecessarily onerous, exceed stated goal of closing loophole	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/26/25	3 TX bill(s)
Bill to cap supposed 'nuclear' verdicts would hurt everyday Texans instead	Austin American Statesman	Dishon, C.	04/27/25	1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers want even faster evictions. It will cause hunger and sickness.	Houston Chronicle	Everett, J.	04/27/25	2 TX bill(s)
John Barnes nearly died responding to the Santa Fe school shooting. Why is he begging for disability benefits?	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	04/27/25
Lowering age to purchase a gun in Texas is a lethal mistake	Dallas Morning News	Williams, B.	04/26/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas gun legislation a small inconvenience for huge reward: Fewer dead children	San Antonio Express News	Luedecke, R.	04/26/25	3 TX bill(s)
A year ago, 136 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at UT. How campus has changed.	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/27/25	11 doc(s)
As climate change pushes dry weather east, striking changes are coming to D-FW and Texas	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/27/25	2 doc(s)
Life in prison for credit card skimming? How one Texas county took tough-on-crime laws to the next level	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	04/27/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Will a boom in data centers drain Hill Country's water supplies?	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	04/27/25	1 doc(s)
Texas 'school choice' clears final hurdle. Voucher program heads to Gov. Abbott's desk.	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	04/26/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas hospitals spent $121M on undocumented migrants in one month, state says	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	04/26/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas' insurance crisis is hitting an unexpected target: Public schools	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	04/26/25	3 TX bill(s)
After outcry, Texas lawmakers tweak bill clarifying abortion ban exception	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/26/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
ERCOT gets OK to use high-voltage lines, creating Texas power superhighway	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	04/26/25	4 doc(s)
Scandals are no strangers to Texas Lottery Commission directors. Here's some history.	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/27/25	8 doc(s)
The quest for Texas roofers licensing is like a movie with a cast of strange characters	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	04/27/25	1 TX bill
Dallas sues national companies for damages from ‘forever chemicals’ in water	Dallas Morning News	Pacheco, M.	04/27/25	6 doc(s)
Lawsuit aims to stop Texas Lottery from banning courier ticket purchases	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/27/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Senate advances bill restricting what bathrooms trans people can use	Dallas Morning News	Nguyen, A.	04/27/25	3 TX bill(s)
Could tariffs be a surprise manufacturing boon for Texas?	Dallas Morning News	Womack, B.	04/27/25
Know your rights: Here's how to file a records request in Texas.	Houston Chronicle	Briggs, S.	04/27/25	2 doc(s)
Pro-Palestinian protesters return to UT South Mall on anniversary of arrests	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/26/25
State now has ‘Texas-style’ DOGE office with first bill signed by Greg Abbott this session	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	04/26/25
Dallas’ $1.65 billion plan to rebuild Interstate 345 is still unfunded	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	04/26/25	2 doc(s)
Why is Beto O’Rourke back on the rally circuit?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/26/25
Texas Senate passes bill requiring coverage of adverse effects from gender-affirming care	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/26/25	3 TX bill(s)
Texas measles outbreak nears 650 cases, but fewer than 10 actively infectious	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	04/26/25	1 doc(s)
‘It’s a Texas school funding crisis’: Northwest ISD gives update to staff cuts	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Royster, R.	04/26/25	1 TX bill
Bill banning Harris County's universal basic income program passes Texas Senate	Houston Chronicle	Lomax, J.	04/26/25	2 TX bill(s) 9 doc(s)
Court strikes down San Marcos ordinance that decriminalized marijuana	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	04/26/25	3 doc(s)

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