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
A major tool against homelessness is at risk	Dallas Morning News	Weiner, R.	06/16/25	3 doc(s)
‘No Kings’ protest draws up to 20,000 in Austin despite ‘credible threat’ to Texas lawmakers	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	06/16/25	1 doc(s)
Low risk to Gov. Greg Abbott’s political future as he weighs THC ban, experts say	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	06/16/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
UTMB lost $19 million in NIH research grants after Trump administration cuts	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	06/16/25	2 doc(s)
Houston's No Kings protesters gave Trump hell, not help	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	06/16/25
Statewide DOGE cuts finally eclipse the $412 million San Antonio has lost	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	06/16/25	2 doc(s)
Democrat Kristian Carranza to challenge state Rep. John Lujan again	Austin American Statesman	Yu, I.	06/16/25
With the grid under pressure, Texas moves to regulate big energy users	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	06/16/25	1 TX bill
George Soros turn Texas blue? Don’t bet on it	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/15/25
RFK Jr.’s mass firing of vaccine advisory panel misses the mark	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/15/25
On immigrant tuition law, Paxton and Abbott gladly help feds mess with Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/15/25	6 doc(s)
Judson ISD board makes tough but correct call for tax increase amid deficit	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/15/25
As ‘No Kings’ protests begin, division starts at the top	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/14/25
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/14/25
Changes to early voting in Texas worth trying to boost participation	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/14/25	1 TX bill
Stop saying 'I don’t do politics': Everyone’s rights are on the line	Austin American Statesman	Flores, A.	06/15/25
In Texas, too many children face poverty and progress isn’t guaranteed	Austin American Statesman	Rayo-Garza, C.	06/15/25	1 doc(s)
Gutting the Texas Dream Act was misguided	Dallas Morning News	Castro, J.	06/15/25	4 doc(s)
Veterans should be allowed to use private services when applying for disability benefits	Dallas Morning News	Zapanta, A.	06/15/25	5 doc(s)
New law will help Texas add much-needed housing	Dallas Morning News	Cothrum, D.	06/15/25	1 TX bill
Texas cellphone ban in schools is a good start. Let’s go further	Dallas Morning News	McCloskey, A.	06/15/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Five years after the summer of George Floyd, what have we learned?	Dallas Morning News	Johnson, P.	06/15/25
Democrats fantasize — again — about blue Texas. Will this Republican help them?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	06/15/25
He did things ‘the right way.’ Trump’s courthouse arrests may still have him deported.	Houston Chronicle	Lankenau, R.	06/15/25
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson panders to fears of noncitizen voters	San Antonio Express News	Quesada, T.	06/15/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
The National Guard protected me in Selma. That’s its best use	Dallas Morning News	Johnson, P.	06/14/25
About 10,000 people gather downtown for Dallas No Kings protest	Dallas Morning News	St.	06/15/25
No Kings protest in downtown Houston draws more than 15,000 people, Mayor Whitmire says	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	06/15/25
Exclusive: RFK Jr. ousts a respected Houston doctor from CDC vaccine advisory committee	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	06/15/25
Texas closed a tax loophole. Last-minute deals cost taxpayers $175M anyway	San Antonio Express News	Dexheimer, E.	06/15/25	4 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Despite late scare, Gina Ortiz Jones easily won mayor’s race because of party politics	San Antonio Express News	Smith, M.	06/15/25
Internal documents show Texas National Guard scrambling to find trained soldiers for protests	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	06/14/25	1 doc(s)
APD chief promises restraint from officers ahead of anti-Trump protest	Austin American Statesman	McCarthy, E.	06/14/25
‘We’re not retreating’: Facing Texas DEI ban, Dallas ISD leaders to change equity policy	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	06/14/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
‘No Kings’ protests set for Saturday in Dallas and across North Texas. Here’s where	Dallas Morning News	Staff	06/14/25
Oscar Rosales sentenced to death in 2022 shooting of Harris County deputy Charles Galloway	Houston Chronicle	Warren, P.	06/14/25
Houston ISD unanimously approves $2.1 billion budget with new board members	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	06/14/25	1 doc(s)
Death toll in San Antonio floods reaches 11. Search continues for missing.	San Antonio Express News	Lopez, R.	06/14/25
Alamo bills aim to position site for success after $550 million makeover	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/14/25	2 TX bill(s)
'Repugnant': Fort Cavazos to become Fort Hood again by order of Trump	San Antonio Express News	Christenson, S.	06/14/25	2 doc(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick uses statewide tour to make his case for Texas THC ban	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	06/15/25	2 TX bill(s)
Ping, ping ping. Here’s what it’s like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science	Austin American Statesman	Borenstein, S.	06/15/25	1 TX bill
Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans	Austin American Statesman	Haigh, S.	06/15/25	2 doc(s)
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care	Austin American Statesman	Sherman, M.	06/15/25	20 doc(s)
Texas leaders turn bravado into political strategy the Lone Star way	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/15/25
McKinney lawyer finds his true calling fighting rampant solar panel fraud	Dallas Morning News	Lieberman, B.	06/15/25
Behind a Texas bill, a push to make gold and silver ‘functional money’	Dallas Morning News	Bach, T.	06/15/25	1 TX bill
Texas Capitol reopens after arrest connected to threat against lawmakers ahead of protest	Dallas Morning News	He, C.	06/15/25
Could GOP Texas redistricting wipe out a Democrat in Fort Worth? Never say never	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	06/15/25
Appellate court grants stay, halting Tarrant County death penalty trial	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Clarridge, E.	06/15/25	2 doc(s)
Parents of Millsap ISD students file lawsuit over abuse of special-needs kids	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Gerstle, S.	06/15/25	2 doc(s)
Fort Worth ISD school closures among the highest in the state, TEA data shows	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	06/15/25	1 doc(s)
Pearland ISD approves compensation package for teachers, staff for 24-25	Houston Chronicle	Briggs, S.	06/15/25	1 TX bill
Renewable energy project cancellations spike in Texas amid tariffs, negotiations on Trump's big bill	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	06/15/25	2 doc(s)
Texas medical marijuana companies spent big on Republican lobbyists to push THC ban	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/15/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
'Tough choices': Hegseth won't commit to keeping Army commands in S.A.	Houston Chronicle	Christenson, S.	06/15/25
Fort Bend ISD’s proposed 2025-26 budget includes staff raises, wellness days and one-time thank you bonus	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	06/15/25
San Antonio flood death toll reaches 13; more victims identified	San Antonio Express News	Castillo, R.	06/15/25
Microplastics from Texas bays being washed out into the Gulf, study says	San Antonio Express News	Baddour, D.	06/15/25	1 doc(s)
Rainfall, flooding leave debris and damage along San Antonio River	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	06/15/25
Austin school board weighs improvement plans amid parent concern	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	06/14/25	5 doc(s)
Anti-Tesla activists test self-driving technology on child-sized dummy in Austin	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, K.	06/14/25
Why legal rulings on Trump's National Guard deployment won't impact Texas' troop dispatch	Austin American Statesman	McCarthy, E.	06/14/25	2 doc(s)
The ‘Big, beautiful bill’ poses steep cuts to EV incentives. North Texas may avoid them.	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	06/14/25	4 doc(s)
Community leaders urge peace, safety at Dallas’ ‘No Kings’ protest on Saturday	Dallas Morning News	Nguyen, A.	06/14/25	1 doc(s)
U.S. Senate moves to reimburse state border security expenses in its Big Beautiful Bill	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	06/14/25	3 doc(s)
Shares of Houston oil companies rise as oil prices skyrocket with Middle East conflict	Houston Chronicle	Nostrant, R.	06/14/25
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles receives 5-year contract extension from Board of Managers	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	06/14/25	2 doc(s)
Rainfall brings a little relief to drought-stricken lakes, aquifer	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	06/14/25
As it grows, can Hill Country city make better use of its riverfront?	San Antonio Express News	Delgado, R.	06/14/25	1 doc(s)
A Patriotic Celebration Lays Bare the Fragile Nature of American Unity	Wall Street Journal	Belkin, D.	06/16/25

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