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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
Another option on commandments bill Houston Chronicle  Mankad, R. 05/06/25 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Red tape in energy generation is bad for Texas Dallas Morning News  Hamer, G. 05/06/25 3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas can provide stipends to help build teacher workforce by passing SB2253 San Antonio Express News  Hernández, G. 05/06/25 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Judge: Lottery commission cannot take action against courier company that brought lawsuit Austin American Statesman  Moritz, J. 05/06/25 2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Texas bill would monitor wastewater for the abortion medication mifepristone Dallas Morning News  Brindley, E. 05/06/25 1 TX bill
Texas could recoup up to $800M for border effort under latest House spending bill Houston Chronicle  Wallace, J. 05/06/25 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas State lays out ambitious growth plan for San Marcos campus San Antonio Express News  Webner, R. 05/06/25 1 doc(s)
Travis County sues former real estate developer Nate Paul for $2M in unpaid property taxes Austin American Statesman  Plohetski, T. 05/06/25 2 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton appeals $6.7M whistleblower judgment Dallas Morning News  McCaskill, N. 05/06/25 9 doc(s)
Brief bipartisan abortion consensus in Texas Senate frays over bill to ban pills Dallas Morning News  McCaskill, N. 05/06/25 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Education Agency notifies Fort Worth ISD of potential state takeover Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Allen, S. 05/06/25 3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers want more rules for home insurers. Critics warn they won't guarantee lower prices Houston Chronicle  Kimble, M. 05/06/25 3 TX bill(s)
How proposed Medicaid cuts would endanger health care in Texas Abilene Reporter-News  Holland, B. 05/04/25 1 doc(s)
Why a vape directory is crucial for safety of Texas shoppers Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Bolton, C. 05/04/25 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Clearing up misinformation on various bills Lufkin Daily News  Ashby, T. 05/03/25 3 TX bill(s)
Texas’ literacy liability McAllen Monitor  Perryman, M. 05/02/25 1 doc(s)
Lone Star State needs more power — coal could help Longview News-Journal  Christian, W. 05/02/25  
Starbase, Texas is now a thing after SpaceX employees and residents vote to incorporate McAllen Monitor  Reagan, M. 05/05/25 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers advancing bill to ban kids from social media Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Simpson, S. 05/04/25 5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Here’s how Hidalgo County school districts did in newly released TEA ratings McAllen Monitor  Zapata, O. 05/03/25 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bill to give Starbase control over Boca Chica closures revived McAllen Monitor  Clark, S. 05/03/25 2 TX bill(s)
'Lives will be saved': Camp County, city of Avinger pass ordinances outlawing abortion Longview News-Journal  Green, J. 05/03/25 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
“It’s what’s best for a very select few”: Some Texans are skeptical about vouchers as they near the finish line Lufkin Daily News  Huff, J. 05/02/25 3 TX bill(s)
Texas will share equipment database with local fire depts. to help beat wildfires Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Carver, J. 05/05/25 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Friends, colleagues celebrate fiesta for John Sharp, A&M's outgoing chancellor Bryan Eagle  Whitaker, S. 05/03/25  
How Greg Abbott took a flailing school voucher movement and turned it into a winning issue Bryan Eagle  Scherer, J. 05/03/25 2 TX bill(s)
Rep. Harrison amps up feud with A&M President Welsh over DEI Bryan Eagle  Whitaker, S. 05/03/25 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Wide-ranging crackdown on abortion pills passes Texas Senate Corpus Christi Caller Times  Klibanoff, E. 05/03/25 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
TCEQ says it's always prepared for environmental events Midland Reporter Telegram  McEwen, M. 05/03/25  
TCEQ targets methane emissions from marginal wells Midland Reporter Telegram  McEwen, M. 05/03/25  
Texas, New Mexico measles cases continue to rise Midland Reporter Telegram  Hawes, T. 05/03/25 1 doc(s)
Bill to rename portion of Texas 6 after Sgt. Mark Butler moves through Legislature Bryan Eagle  Whitaker, S. 05/02/25 1 TX bill
Ethical Pet Sales Bill progresses in Texas Legislature Tyler Morning Telegraph  Scott, J. 05/02/25 2 TX bill(s)

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