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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
In failing to scrap STAAR, Texas lawmakers show learning is not their priority San Antonio Express News  Editorial 06/11/25 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Texas just turned its back on Dreamers — and it’s going to cost us San Antonio Express News  Menendez, J. 06/11/25 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
STAAR scores are out. Here's how HISD high school students performed. Houston Chronicle  Goodwin, A. 06/11/25 2 doc(s)
San Antonio high schools fell behind in reading, math on STAAR end-of-course exams San Antonio Express News  Manno, M. 06/11/25 1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas, Austin high school students gained in math, declined in English on STAAR test Austin American Statesman  Heath, K. 06/11/25 1 doc(s)
Sly Stone, Texas native and funk and soul innovator, passes away at 82 Austin American Statesman  Gutierrez, A. 06/11/25  
STAAR results: Texas high schoolers make gains in algebra, fall in English Dallas Morning News  Richman, T. 06/11/25 2 doc(s)
Cornyn camp criticizes Paxton handling of harassment allegations against former deputies Dallas Morning News  Morton, J. 06/11/25  
Gains seen in Biology, Algebra I for FWISD’s 2025 high school STAAR results Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Ruiz, L. 06/11/25 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Austin Rep. James Talarico is weighing a run for U.S. Senate Houston Chronicle  McKinley, E. 06/11/25  
One-Way Legislature: Magazine says Texas GOP lawmakers have surrendered their independence Texarkana Gazette  Editorial 06/10/25 1 TX bill
Delivering water to South Texas McAllen Monitor  De La Cruz, M. 06/10/25 13 doc(s)
The one thing Texas won’t do to save its water supply Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Carver, J. 06/10/25 1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
Mission utilizes TPWD grants to expand, renovate parks McAllen Monitor  Bailey, A. 06/10/25  
Five things to know about our new voucher bill Waco Tribune Herald  Thornton, A. 06/10/25 1 TX bill
Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82 New York Times  Coscarelli, J. 06/11/25  
Sly Stone and the Sound of an America That Couldn’t Last New York Times  Morris, W. 06/11/25  

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