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
STAAR scores show reading growth for Texas, Austin students	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	06/18/25	3 doc(s)
Paxton’s insistence on Robert Roberson’s execution is indefensible	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/18/25	5 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott shouldn’t veto THC ban	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/18/25	2 TX bill(s)
Don’t wait for an election year to listen to Black men	Austin American Statesman	Granderson, L.	06/18/25
'Troubling': Judge blocks Paxton's bid to access DA's criminal files	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/18/25	2 doc(s)
‘More work is needed’: Texas STAAR test shows reading gains, math below pre-pandemic level	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	06/18/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas requests execution date for Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case	Dallas Morning News	Landers, J.	06/18/25	2 doc(s)
Houston-area group homes for people with disabilities shutter as industry faces ‘crisis’	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	06/18/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
HISD STAAR scores for elementary, middle schools show growth, outpacing most statewide gains	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	06/18/25	3 doc(s)
STAAR results reveal gains, setbacks for San Antonio’s youngest students	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	06/18/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Three Austin cops injured, three people arrested in "No Kings" protest	Austin American Statesman	Osborn, C.	06/18/25
Beto O'Rourke is using his platform and town halls to recruit midterm candidates	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	06/18/25
The story behind the Handmaid’s Tale-themed ‘March of Dissent’ rally on Saturday	Dallas Morning News	Chakraborty, S.	06/18/25	2 TX bill(s)
AG Paxton investigates whether undocumented immigrants in Texas voted in 2024 election	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	06/18/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Abbott touts Fort Worth as economic ‘linchpin’ in signing blizzard of pro-business bills	Dallas Morning News	Bach, T.	06/18/25	4 TX bill(s)
New law makes Texas easier for corporations to fend off disputes	Dallas Morning News	Elliott, J.	06/18/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Spring STAAR test scores show gains for FWISD as possible state takeover looms	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	06/18/25	4 doc(s)
Texas Railroad Commission shuts down defiant Houston oil field operator after third earthquake	Houston Chronicle	Drane, A.	06/18/25
Two Texas Democrats on list of 45 lawmakers targeted by Minnesota gunman	Houston Chronicle	Hernandez, S.	06/18/25
Texas AG Ken Paxton requests new execution date for Robert Roberson	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/18/25	34 doc(s)
Family asks Abbott to reject specialty license plate honoring Central Catholic	San Antonio Express News	Ayala, E.	06/18/25	1 TX bill
Tax Relief: Abbott inks line, but watch out for a possible kicker down the road	Texarkana Gazette	Editorial	06/17/25	5 TX bill(s)
South Padre Island officials worried about FEMA’s potential disaster spending cuts	McAllen Monitor	Garcia, B.	06/17/25	1 doc(s)
TxDOT launches Drive Sober campaign after 1,000 killed in Texas DUI crashes	Midland Reporter Telegram	Salinas, K.	06/17/25

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