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
Texas A&M should douse push to revive Bonfire tradition	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/15/24
Shifting Texas needs from ‘fixing the grid’ to investing in the future	Dallas Morning News	Bell, M.	04/15/24
U.S. and Japan signal support for Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail after leaders meet	Dallas Morning News	Shaikh, Z.	04/15/24	10 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Patrick asks senators to study the cost of eliminating property taxes	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	04/15/24	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
GOP closes community outreach centers in South Texas, hoping border policy will sway Hispanic voters	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	04/15/24
UT firings anger students, advocates as lawmakers call for increased enforcement of Texas DEI ban	San Antonio Express News	Severson, M.	04/15/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Most Texans age 18 not registered to vote despite state law requiring high schools to help	Austin American Statesman	Salhotra, P.	04/15/24	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
40% of low-to-moderate income households in Texas find their energy bills unaffordable, report finds	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	04/15/24	1 doc(s)
Lawmaker behind new Texas DEI ban expects universities to still 'strive for diverse outcomes'	San Antonio Express News	Severson, M.	04/15/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texans desperately need expiring federal internet subsidy	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/14/24	2 doc(s)
Reinstating Texas A&M University bonfire would disparage memory of those we lost	Austin American Statesman	Powell, D.	04/14/24
Dallas government doesn’t need partisans	Dallas Morning News	Villalba, J.	04/14/24	3 TX bill(s)
Texas Gov. Abbott for Trump VP? Buzz has quieted, but here’s why he’s a good choice	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, C.	04/14/24
On the Texas border, Gov. Greg Abbott spends $435K per migrant stopped	Houston Chronicle	Steffy, L.	04/14/24	1 doc(s)
Save the fish. Save the shrimp. Save Texas' coastal wetlands.	Houston Chronicle	Blackburn, J.	04/14/24
Here's why Brandon Herrera, 'The AK Guy,' doesn't belong in Congress	San Antonio Express News	Garcia, G.	04/14/24
Texas needs prosecutor transparency that’s practical, not political	San Antonio Express News	Levin, M.	04/14/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Is immigration the ‘No. 1’ issue in DFW? We asked North Texans what they care about	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/14/24
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott positions himself as Trump's biggest cheerleader. Is he vying for VP?	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	04/14/24
TxDOT to hold committee-led review of fatal Hays school bus, concrete pump truck crash	Austin American Statesman	Rogers, C.	04/13/24
18-wheeler crashes into Texas DPS in Brenham, officials believe crash was intentional	Austin American Statesman	Malenfant, M.	04/13/24
1 dead, 13 injured after truck intentionally crashes into Brenham DPS office, officials say	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	04/13/24
Controversy over ‘Joe’ to be reviewed by Alamo Museum Planning Committee	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	04/13/24
ACLU of Texas sues Travis County over failure to provide lawyers at bail hearings	Austin American Statesman	Lin, S.	04/14/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
UT Athletics pledged $10M to address homelessness. But the money may go elsewhere	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	04/14/24
Local Texas GOP groups lay groundwork to restrict IVF, but the state party isn’t so sure	Dallas Morning News	Wolf, M.	04/14/24	2 doc(s)
Texas leads the nation in highway rail crossing crashes	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	04/14/24	2 doc(s)
DEI, tenure, antisemitism: Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick’s priorities for higher education	Dallas Morning News	Rodrigues, M.	04/14/24	4 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Fort Worth, state leaders talk gaps in pre-K system, wages for early learning teachers	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	04/14/24
Texas had more white supremacist incidents last year than most of the US. Why?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Morgan, K.	04/14/24	1 doc(s)
Opill over-the-counter birth control could expand access for Texas teens, advocates say	Houston Chronicle	Severson, M.	04/14/24	3 doc(s)
I-45 project targets congested interchange at border with Harris and Montgomery counties	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	04/14/24	1 doc(s)
Health care in Texas squanders billions. Taxpayers deserve efficient government programs.	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/14/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Misleading state-funded ads are no remedy for the cruelty of Texas' abortion ban	Houston Chronicle	Sewing, J.	04/14/24	1 doc(s)
John Whitmire's first 100 days in office: Here's what Houston's new mayor has done so far	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	04/14/24
Border security, property taxes, school choice on tap for Senate's 2025 agenda	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	04/13/24	1 doc(s)
UT students send letter to Creighton, Hartzell asking for transparency but get no response	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/13/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
ERCOT warns rising temperatures may cause power emergency next week	Dallas Morning News	Mejia-Hilario, I.	04/13/24
East Houston grills TPC Group over safety of urban petrochemical plant during permit renewal hearing	Houston Chronicle	Ward, R.	04/13/24	3 doc(s)
ERCOT acts to avoid grid emergency as Texas forecast heats up	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	04/13/24
'It's time': East Texas farmers, ranchers are retiring, but few being replaced		Green, J.	04/13/24

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