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
Ten Commandments bill makes hypocritical mockery of parental rights	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/14/25	1 TX bill
Hey Texas lawmakers: Here are bills Jesus would want passed	Houston Chronicle	Seay, C.	05/14/25	2 doc(s)
Texas bill requiring insurance companies to cover gender detransitioning heads to governor	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	05/14/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas public schools, Dems worry time running out as finance bill ‘languishing’ in Senate	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	05/14/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Push for parental leave wanes as Texas Republicans eyes other ways to help families	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	05/14/25	3 TX bill(s)
Texas House panel approves bail restrictions sought by Gov. Greg Abbott	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	05/14/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Could Texas become a conservative Hollywood? Top lawmakers want to invest $2.5B in film incentives.	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	05/14/25	1 TX bill
Alamo management shakeup looms at critical juncture for historic site	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	05/14/25	1 TX bill 11 doc(s)
Texas electric grid in a risky position heading into unusual spring heat wave	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	05/14/25
Texas Senate weighs bill limiting universities as public spaces for speech, demonstrations	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	05/14/25	3 TX bill(s)
U.S. News & World Report ranked the best states in America. Here's where Texas landed	Austin American Statesman	Simmerman, A.	05/14/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Legislature fights to protect bats from being entombed and killed slowly	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	05/14/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Trials using psychedelic drug to treat trauma, addiction endorsed by Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	05/14/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas House OKs bill to expand medical marijuana provisions	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	05/14/25	1 TX bill
Texas measles outbreak reaches D-FW, with linked cases in Collin and Rockwall counties	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	05/14/25	6 doc(s)
Hopes high for Texas bill seeking highway signs for Dallas Koreatown, Richardson Chinatown	Dallas Morning News	Choi, H.	05/14/25	1 TX bill
Is there a revolt in the Texas Legislature against outrageously high insurance premiums? Sort of	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	05/14/25	3 TX bill(s)
Paxton: General Mills in violation of Texas law over artificial dyes, false advertising	Dallas Morning News	Kyle, M.	05/14/25	2 doc(s)
Texas law discriminates based on passport, hurting civil rights, business and investment	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	05/14/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas border businesses score another win against the federal government	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	05/14/25	4 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts	Bryan Eagle	Klibanoff, E.	05/13/25	2 TX bill(s)
Chasing Tax Cuts, Trump and Republicans Want to Make States Pay	New York Times	Romm, T.	05/14/25

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