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
Here’s why Dan Patrick is the most powerful man in Texas politics	Dallas Morning News	Villalba, J.	04/08/25
Funding public education is essential to make the American dream a reality	San Antonio Express News	Craft, J.	04/08/25
Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	04/08/25	1 doc(s)
Bill would ban most edible THC products	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	04/08/25	2 TX bill(s)
Here's how Texas Catholic schools could get a big boost under Greg Abbott’s $1B voucher plan	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	04/08/25
UT ends Flags courses requirements, including diversity; plans new model. Here's why.	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/08/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas libraries could lose $12.5M following Trump executive order	Dallas Morning News	Fornoff, M.	04/08/25	4 doc(s)
Texas Stock Exchange takes key step toward printing first trades	Dallas Morning News	Arnold, K.	04/08/25
Immigration enforcement at an Eagle Pass park scaled back, Gov. Abbott’s office says	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	04/08/25	2 doc(s)
Texas opens probe into breakfast cereal maker Kellogg over health claims	Dallas Morning News	Re.	04/08/25
Hayim Cohen, Houston man who abused adopted children, sentenced to 135 years in prison	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	04/08/25
Scanners: Texas bill to curb underage drinking makes good sense	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	04/05/25	1 TX bill
Measles cases multiplying, showing the importance for people to get vaccinated	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	04/04/25	1 doc(s)
Water and its essential role in the Texas Triangles	Amarillo Globe-News	Wendler, W.	04/06/25	2 doc(s)
Price Daniel's impactful, complicated role in Texas history, Pt. 1	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Bridges, K.	04/06/25	3 doc(s)
Hectic week in Austin features more bills	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	04/05/25	3 TX bill(s)
Baker’s dozen of Texas projects	McAllen Monitor	Perryman, M.	04/04/25
HB 1080 an affront to public's right to know	Lufkin Daily News	Lewter, A.	04/04/25	1 TX bill
Private school voucher bill clears first test in Texas House	El Paso Times	Edison, J.	04/07/25	5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after death of second child who was infected	McAllen Monitor	Seitz, A.	04/07/25	3 doc(s)
Texas bills requiring air-conditioned prisons languish despite temperatures being ruled unconstitutional	McAllen Monitor	Salhotra, P.	04/05/25	6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
The Dan Patrick Show: How to build an audience — and political power	McAllen Monitor	Scherer, J.	04/05/25	1 TX bill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gears up for potential Senate run after bribery probe dismissed	McAllen Monitor	Lathan, N.	04/05/25
Valley district attorneys respond to Ken Paxton’s ‘rogue DAs’ reporting requirements	McAllen Monitor	Alvarez, X.	04/05/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott touts his influence on Texas courts to conservative law group	Victoria Advocate	Klibanoff, E.	04/05/25
Texas governor blames county’s elections problems for delay in filling vacant congressional seat	Midland Reporter Telegram	Lozano, J.	04/05/25	1 doc(s)
Texas House passes bills related to the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, await Senate OK	Amarillo Globe-News	Rosiles, M.	04/04/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
From desalination to water treatment: Bill that prioritizes creating new water supplies get Texas Senate OK	Beaumont Enterprise	Carver, J.	04/04/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Trying to curb institutional homebuying	Beaumont Enterprise	Juell, A.	04/04/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Middleton's intoxication manslaughter bill receives hearing	Galveston Daily News	Frick, L.	04/04/25	2 TX bill(s)
More than 40 people arrested at Texas home amid Tren de Aragua investigation	Victoria Advocate	Serrano, A.	04/04/25
TxDOT launches campaign to combat distracted driving	Midland Reporter Telegram	Richter, B.	04/04/25
How a routine fender bender costs Texans big money	Longview News-Journal	Embertson, D.	04/04/25	2 TX bill(s)
The Texas school voucher boondoggle	Longview News-Journal	Foster, J.	04/04/25	2 TX bill(s)
You Have the Right to an Attorney. But in Texas, Don’t Count on It.	New York Times	McCullough, J.	04/08/25
Ex-Aides to Texas Attorney General Win $6.6 Million in Whistle-Blower Case	New York Times	Levien, S.	04/08/25
Kennedy Attends Funeral of Texas Girl Who Died of Measles	New York Times	Holt, L.	04/08/25

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