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
Dallas wants to move its elections to November, so what’s the holdup?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	05/16/25	1 TX bill
Scrutiny of Texas Muslims’ planned town over sharia concerns is political bullying	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	05/16/25	4 doc(s)
Keller ISD shows harm of officials working in secret. DAs must keep them honest	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	05/16/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Thank wind, solar power for keeping your AC humming	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	05/16/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas Senate running out of time to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	05/16/25	1 TX bill
The constitutional crisis of public defenders	Dallas Morning News	Arnold, L.	05/16/25	3 doc(s)
State or local control? Historic Texas school funding proposal offers differing approaches	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	05/16/25	1 TX bill
Three Collin County cities top list of nation’s fastest-growing communities	Dallas Morning News	Wooten, N.	05/16/25
Fort Worth’s population tops 1 million, surpasses this Texas city in US rankings	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mantas, H.	05/16/25	1 doc(s)
County officials unveil newly renamed Sheila Jackson Lee building in downtown Houston	Houston Chronicle	Lomax, J.	05/16/25
Texas lawmakers move to abolish child marriage: 'The practice should be ended completely'	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	05/16/25	1 TX bill
Here's why Texas professors, advocates are protesting SB 37 as it pends in House committee	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	05/16/25	1 TX bill
Travis County, AG Ken Paxton settle open government suit over security for DA Jose? Garza	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	05/16/25	3 doc(s)
New World Screwworm forces US to halt cattle imports from Mexico. Is Texas at risk?	Austin American Statesman	Bacon, J.	05/16/25
Austin ISD weighing school closures to tackle deficit: 'Will ensure every student learns'	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	05/16/25	1 doc(s)
The end of Texas’ STAAR test closer to reality after House vote	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	05/16/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Ban on speakers, masks at campus protests passes Texas Senate	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	05/16/25	1 TX bill
Bills aimed at bolstering Texas’ workforce education advance	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	05/16/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Mandated detransition health care coverage heading to Texas Gov. Abbott	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	05/16/25	2 TX bill(s)
As Texas population booms, classrooms are empty. What’s happening?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Adams, M.	05/16/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Will Texas lawmakers OK teacher raises? More school funding? Here’s latest bill	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	05/16/25	1 TX bill
UH students will have to pay more for college thanks to housing, parking and dining rate hikes	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	05/16/25
Greg Abbott signs law to shield companies from 'rogue' shareholder lawsuits	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	05/16/25	3 TX bill(s)
New Texas law aims to protect homeowners from rooftop solar scams	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	05/16/25	4 TX bill(s)
Fighting Furries: Abbott, lawmaker fail to ban nonexistent threat to public schools	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	05/15/25	1 TX bill
Bill that would make vaccine exemptions easier to obtain clears Texas House	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Langford, T.	05/15/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Clock is ticking for Texas lawmakers to settle differences on $8 billion public school funding package	Bryan Eagle	Scherer, J.	05/15/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the Legislature stands on abortion, water, property tax and more	Victoria Advocate	Scherer, J.	05/15/25	14 TX bill(s)

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