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
The Texas Lottery is broken. Fix it, don’t ditch it	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/13/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas needs government efficiency. It doesn’t need DOGE	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/13/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas is booming: Here’s how to make sure students are ready	Dallas Morning News	Yancy, J.	05/13/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers should not roll back Michael Morton Act	San Antonio Express News	Reamey, G.	05/13/25	2 TX bill(s) 18 doc(s)
A fierce critic of the Texas lottery is now offering the embattled agency a lifeline	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	05/13/25	3 TX bill(s)
Why rural Texas schools could see the biggest bumps in new state funding	Austin American Statesman	McKinley, E.	05/13/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas bill could eliminate Dallas’ equity and inclusion office	Dallas Morning News	Chhetri, D.	05/13/25	2 TX bill(s)
Will Texas keep kicking students out of school for vaping?	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	05/13/25	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas A&M law professors criticize Tarrant DA’s stance on jail death law	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Copeland, C.	05/13/25	3 doc(s)
How Republican Medicaid cuts could impact Texas hospitals and patients	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	05/13/25
Texas House passes bill banning Chinese citizens from buying state land	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	05/13/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Here's which Houston-area private schools would be free with a $10K voucher	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	05/13/25	1 TX bill
Texas House passes $315 million bill focused on students' early literacy, math skills	Austin American Statesman	Heath, C.	05/13/25	1 TX bill
University of Texas names interim dean for College of Liberal Arts. Here's who will lead it	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	05/13/25
Senate bill would preserve Texas Lottery, place it under different state agency	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	05/13/25	3 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
Early battle lines drawn in Republican primary throwdown for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	05/13/25
Disagreements erupt over bill to form water district in growing Wise County	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	05/13/25	2 TX bill(s)
Here's what to know about the arrests in Ken Paxton's vote harvesting probe	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	05/13/25	1 doc(s)
While Gov. Abbott and his cronies lie, our public schools die	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Krasner, H.	05/11/25	1 TX bill
Hold Texas vape shops accountable for selling to kids	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Tello, S.	05/11/25	1 TX bill
Work to be done as legislative session draws to close	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	05/10/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas megadonor Alex Fairly joined forces with the GOP’s ultraconservative wing. He didn’t like what he saw.	San Angelo Standard Times	McGee, K.	05/12/25
Lawmakers want to expand Texas’ teacher pay raise program. Many educators will still be left out.	San Angelo Standard Times	Edison, J.	05/10/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers want to lower homeowners' insurance costs, but have few options	Beaumont Enterprise	Fechter, J.	05/10/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas House advances bill that would prohibit land sales to people and entities from certain countries	Bryan Eagle	Kamal, S.	05/10/25	1 TX bill
Bill aims to rename portion of highway after fallen San Benito officer	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	05/10/25	1 TX bill
GOP Senate Campaign Drama Heats Up, but Trump Is Staying Out of It	Wall Street Journal	Wise, L.	05/13/25

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