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
Patrick shows who’s the boss in Legislature	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/01/25	8 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Houston megadonor Dick Weekley is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins	Houston Chronicle	Satija, N.	06/01/25	3 TX bill(s)
How a Texas bill defining gender could revive the failed 'bathroom bill'	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	06/01/25	3 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
HISD progress still a matter of debate	Houston Chronicle	Menchaca, M.	06/01/25	7 doc(s)
Texas poised to join federal summer food aid program for children	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	06/01/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Mistaken ID: Did a gang database error help send the wrong man to a Salvadoran prison?	Austin American Statesman	Jervis, R.	06/01/25	2 doc(s)
We don't mean to trash-talk Texas, but it generates more waste than any other state	Austin American Statesman	Simmerman, A.	06/01/25
Dan Patrick's theatrics: How the lieutenant governor uses showmanship to drive his agenda	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/01/25	1 TX bill
Texas lawmakers set to slash $3B in border security spending amid drawdown	Austin American Statesman	Wermund, B.	06/01/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Beto O'Rourke takes on Republicans and Democrats at 'punk rock' town hall in Humble	Austin American Statesman	Babbar, T.	06/01/25
Gov. Greg Abbott faces an impossible choice on Texas' THC ban	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	06/01/25	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Firm wants to use fracking water on farms	Houston Chronicle	Ramos, C.	06/01/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
'Testing wastes resources': Texans weigh in on the STAAR | Q&A with Lisa Gray	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	06/01/25
Texas closes property tax loophole that took properties off local rolls	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	06/01/25	1 TX bill
Redrawing Tarrant political maps will hurt minority voters, no matter what GOP says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/01/25	5 doc(s)
Redrawing Tarrant County: Why Republicans and Democrats are on edge	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	06/01/25	1 doc(s)
Republicans driving redistricting prove that they don’t trust Tarrant voters	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Gayden, C.	06/01/25	1 doc(s)
UT System is balancing research, student success. New college rankings prove it	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Milliken, J.	06/01/25	2 doc(s)
Charters now straddle the blurred line between public and private education	San Antonio Express News	Vickrey, C.	06/01/25	2 doc(s)
Parents don’t need or want lawmakers to police books	San Antonio Express News	Podmore, L.	06/01/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Tax relief, teacher raises, border cash pack $338B spending plan headed to comptroller	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	06/01/25	1 TX bill
Casino gambling in Texas less likely after tough legislative session for proponents	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/01/25	4 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
I-35 lanes often closed longer than promised; contractors not always penalized	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	06/01/25	1 doc(s)
Vouchers cover tuition for some	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	06/01/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
New rules over state employees’ ability to work at home are on their way to becoming law	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	06/01/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Trump cuts at UH affect studies on residential segregation, a 1900s feminist society and LGBTQ health	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	06/01/25	5 doc(s)
A bill aims to solve the growing ‘orphan’ oil well problem. Here’s how.	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	06/01/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Greg Abbott declares victory in push to restrict bail, despite key setbacks	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	06/01/25	7 TX bill(s)
Abbott: Execute ‘illegal alien’ over fatal Jet Ski crash. Can that happen?	San Antonio Express News	Castillo, R.	06/01/25	4 doc(s)
New chairman offers priorities for PUC	San Antonio Express News	Martin, A.	06/01/25	3 doc(s)
Oil companies win protections from Texas Legislature ahead of selling fracking water	San Antonio Express News	Ramos, C.	06/01/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
House passes deadline to pass Senate bills	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	05/31/25	2 TX bill(s)
Bill that gives Texas increased oversight of largest energy users wins approval	Beaumont Enterprise	Ramos, C.	05/31/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Incoming A&M Chancellor Hegar listens and learns during first regents meeting	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	05/31/25
Texas just defined man and woman. Here’s why that matters.	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Klibanoff, E.	05/31/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Shrimp labeling transparency bill headed to Gov. Abbott's desk	Galveston Daily News	Frick, L.	05/31/25	1 TX bill
Waco's existing impact fees on developers likely to see little effect from new Texas laws	Waco Tribune Herald	De Los Santos, C.	05/31/25	3 TX bill(s)
Cornyn Calls Primary Fight Against Ken Paxton a ‘Test of Character’	New York Times	Goodman, J.	06/01/25

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