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
High-speed rail would help Dallas grow. Too bad it’s back in limbo.	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/10/25	1 doc(s)
Sodas, candy to be banned from Texas food stamp purchases	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Langford, T.	06/06/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
And So It Begins	McAllen Monitor	Perryman, M.	06/06/25
Dallas officials could pause programs linked with DEI to align with Trump’s executive orders	Dallas Morning News	Chhetri, D.	06/10/25	5 doc(s)
ERCOT predicts the risk of rolling blackouts in Texas this summer	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	06/10/25	3 doc(s)
Why this legislative session was the most important of Greg Abbott's political career	San Antonio Express News	Wermund, B.	06/10/25	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Austin ISD releases turnaround plans for three middle schools failing state standards	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	06/10/25	4 doc(s)
Texas teens worry as lawmakers ban LGBTQ clubs in public schools	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	06/10/25	1 TX bill
North Texas storms leave more than 47,000 without power as flooding fears linger	Dallas Morning News	Landers, J.	06/10/25
Texas natural gas production set record high earlier this year	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	06/10/25	1 doc(s)
College Station school board hears budget update following legislative session	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	06/07/25	1 TX bill
Several new laws enacted in latest legislative session will affect lives in our Valley	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	06/07/25
Opinion: Part 9 - safety and security in the Texas Triangles	Amarillo Globe-News	Wendland, W.	06/08/25	2 doc(s)
International students strengthen, NOT weaken, America and Texas	Longview News-Journal	Nagy, T.	06/08/25
Updating various bills at end of legislative session	Lufkin Daily News	Ashby, T.	06/07/25
T&T Roots owner/Texas Hemp Coalition executive board member speaks out against SB3	Lufkin Daily News	Havard, J.	06/07/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Abbott signs bail reform bills sponsored by Amarillo Rep. Smithee	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	06/08/25	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Empty shelves: SNAP cuts pose significant threat to struggling food banks	McAllen Monitor	Jimenez, F.	06/07/25	1 doc(s)
Texas A&M Transportation Institute celebrates 75th anniversary	Bryan Eagle	Southern, J.	06/06/25
Texas 4-H Roundup rounds up weeklong convention	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	06/06/25
Cameron County judge reacts to Starbase legislation, calls it unexpected	McAllen Monitor	Clark, S.	06/06/25	4 TX bill(s)
Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition	Waco Tribune Herald	Priest, J.	06/06/25	2 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott visits Midland to sign oilfield theft legislation into law	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	06/06/25	3 TX bill(s)
WT offers half-off tuition to Region 16 educators	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	06/09/25
Radiologist is new Texas Tech El Paso medical school leader; Richard Lange sheds one job	El Paso Times	Kolenc, V.	06/09/25
Texas legalizes shooting invasive sheep from a helicopter for sport	Laredo Morning Times	Huff, J.	06/09/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas won’t force private companies to use E-Verify to check workers’ immigration status, despite leaders’ tough talk	Bryan Eagle	Kriel, L.	06/08/25	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Some business owners in Galveston County see the end in THC ban	Galveston Daily News	Scott, S.	06/08/25	1 TX bill
Galveston Juneteenth museum effort continues after L.A. Morgan sale	Galveston Daily News	Frick, L.	06/08/25	1 TX bill
Texas Tech March 2025 fires, explosions ruled an accident by Texas State Fire Marshals	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	06/08/25
Texas House speaker, once tagged as 'liberal, kept skeptics at bay	Longview News-Journal	Guo, K.	06/08/25
Texas reined in recreational THC for more medical marijuana this legislative session	El Paso Times	Simpson, S.	06/07/25	6 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
High court won’t hear appeal from man who killed Border Patrol agent	McAllen Monitor	Reagan, M.	06/07/25
Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they’re celebrating its end.	Victoria Advocate	McGee, K.	06/07/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Railroad Commission gets $100M boost for plugging wells, tech upgrades	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	06/07/25	3 doc(s)
Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds	New York Times	Rabin, R.	06/10/25
BlackRock Is Accused of a Plot Against Coal. The Firm Says That’s ‘Absurd.’	New York Times	Zraick, K.	06/10/25
Group Backed by George Soros to Plow Millions Into Turning Texas Blue	Wall Street Journal	Thomas, K.	06/10/25

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