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
School vouchers easiest way to get handout in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/01/25	1 TX bill
Unfettered, bathroom bill back	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/01/25	2 TX bill(s)
How Houston could become global leader in brain health	Houston Chronicle	Dittmar, A.	05/01/25	2 TX bill(s)
The Texas gas rush can't meet energy demand without renewable energy	San Antonio Express News	Shelley, A.	05/01/25
Texas House Bill 4 proposes new standardized test. Lawmakers, superintendents are hopeful.	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	05/01/25	2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Texas Senate passes sweeping bill targeting out-of-state abortion pill providers	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	05/01/25	4 TX bill(s)
Texas House panel hears testimony on multiple immigration-related bills	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	05/01/25	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Will Texas scrap the STAAR? Lawmakers debate replacing the test with three shorter exams	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	05/01/25	1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers propose scrapping the STAAR test in favor of three much shorter exams	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	05/01/25	3 TX bill(s)
Greg Abbott calls for automatic denial of bonds during Houston visit pushing constitutional amendment	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	05/01/25	1 TX bill
'Cannabis civil war': Why Texas lawmakers want to boost medical marijuana and end hemp sales	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	05/01/25	3 doc(s)
American-Statesman Metro columnist Bridget Grumet wins Carmage Walls Commentary Prize	Austin American Statesman	Staff	05/01/25
Police say motive unknown in case of corpse abuse at Capital Mortuary Services in Austin	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	05/01/25
Bill banning kids from social media passes Texas House	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	05/01/25	1 TX bill
Bill clarifying when doctors can perform abortion unanimously passes Texas Senate	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	05/01/25	2 TX bill(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott announces ceremony to sign landmark private school voucher bill	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	05/01/25	1 TX bill
Shrimp labeling bill needed, but who would enforce it?	Galveston Daily News	Tillotson, D.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
‘Short-term stability’ expected as RGV officials mark Mexico’s water commitment	McAllen Monitor	Bailey, A.	04/30/25	7 doc(s)
Starbase incorporation vote nears; company cites growth for Starship development	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	04/30/25	2 doc(s)
3 years after Melissa Lucio’s stay of execution, her fate still lies with appellate court	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	04/30/25	1 doc(s)
Longview man convicted in Capitol riot reverses course, says he's again challenging Moran	Longview News-Journal	Staff	04/30/25
Texas poised to ask voters to approve $3 billion to study dementia	Galveston Daily News	Klibanoff, E.	04/30/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Senate OKs effort to clarify medical exceptions under state’s abortion ban	Galveston Daily News	Lathan, N.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas farmers could have greater access to low-interest loans under a bill the Senate is considering	Galveston Daily News	Huff, J.	04/30/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Measles case count ticks higher by 17 amid continued outbreak	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	04/30/25	3 doc(s)

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