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
Evictions are already easy in Texas, so why target tenants?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	04/30/25	2 TX bill(s)
Funding air conditioning in Texas prisons a moral, constitutional imperative	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/30/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
What a Cornyn-Paxton race means for the rule of law	Austin American Statesman	Powers, R.	04/30/25
Former Miss Venezuela: Why Texas must keep protecting citizens from meritless lawsuits	Dallas Morning News	Montiel, C.	04/30/25	3 TX bill(s)
Republicans propose massive overhaul of student loans, Pell Grants	Austin American Statesman	Schermele, Z.	04/30/25
Lottery Commission formally bans third-party courier companies from selling tickets online	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
State ethics panel to review allegations of ‘dark money’ in Prosper ISD trustee race	Dallas Morning News	Kersh, L.	04/30/25
‘An afterthought’: Trans man pushes for visibility amid Texas bathroom bill fight	Dallas Morning News	Nguyen, A.	04/30/25	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
How would Head Start’s elimination impact Texas children and families?	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	04/30/25	6 doc(s)
Texas House and Senate at odds over how to boost public school funding and teacher pay	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	04/30/25	3 TX bill(s)
Texas' first rooftop solar protection bill moves closer to becoming law	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	04/30/25	3 TX bill(s)
Texans will vote on establishing dementia research center. Here's how much it would cost.	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	04/30/25	2 TX bill(s)
Abilene cites cyberattack in catastrophe notice	Austin American Statesman	Choate, T.	04/30/25	1 doc(s)
After losing her family to drunk driving crash, Fort Worthian takes cause to Texas Capitol	Dallas Morning News	Montgomery, D.	04/30/25	1 TX bill
Simplifying Texas child vaccine exemptions sparks partisan tensions amid measles outbreak	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas water board will have to decide whether Marvin Nichols Reservoir creates conflict	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	04/30/25	1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers hear proposal to fine, jail noncitizen donors	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
North Texas lawmakers want more oversight, transparency surrounding jail deaths	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/30/25	3 TX bill(s)
Texas lawmakers are considering a funding bill putting Houston, Harris County officials at odds	Houston Chronicle	Lomax, J.	04/30/25	2 TX bill(s)
'We set the rules': Texas regulators defend $5B program for gas plants after withdrawals, denials	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	04/30/25	2 TX bill(s)
Plan for new Texas Cyber Command in San Antonio sails through state House	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers want to exempt police from deadly conduct charges	Texarkana Gazette	Dey, S.	04/29/25	2 TX bill(s)
What schools in LCISD received A's, F's from TEA's accountability report? Here's what to know	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	04/29/25	3 doc(s)
SpaceX legislation dies: Would have removed county’s authority on closures	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	04/29/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Can Texas lawmakers agree on how to spend billions to save the state's water supply?	Beaumont Enterprise	Carver, J.	04/29/25	2 TX bill(s)
East Texas public schools voice support and concerns over taxpayer-funded vouchers	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Aird, A.	04/29/25	1 TX bill
Penske Shakes Up Leadership of South by Southwest	New York Times	Sperling, N.	04/30/25

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