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
Houston ISD’s good news is a map for Texas schools	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/23/25	4 doc(s)
HISD teacher pay rose 11% post-state takeover, mostly at schools with strict reforms, data shows	Austin American Statesman	Mizan, N.	06/23/25
Abbott signs abortion-law clarification, 10 Commandments bills	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/23/25	12 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Houston Community College approves $2.8 million name change	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	06/23/25	1 doc(s)
More Texans, first-gen students are applying to college. Here’s why.	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	06/23/25	3 TX bill(s)
Gov. Abbott signs Ten Commandments bill mandating displays in Texas classrooms	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	06/23/25	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Here's what Texas politicians are saying about Trump's decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities	Houston Chronicle	Wilburn, C.	06/23/25
How Texas’ largest school district turned things around	Dallas Morning News	Schutze, J.	06/22/25
'THC saved my life and my marriage': What Texans want Gov. Abbott to know about a ban	Houston Chronicle	Gray, L.	06/21/25	1 TX bill
Days before rollout, lawmakers ask Tesla to delay Austin robotaxi launch	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, K.	06/22/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Could FEMA’s chaos trigger another Hurricane Katrina? ‘Ain’t happenin’ in Texas,’ says top official	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	06/22/25
New law will require Texas sheriffs to aid ICE in Trump’s deportation effort	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/21/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Debate about redrawing maps is all about the politics of self-preservation	Austin American Statesman	Brodesky, J.	06/22/25
From Hall of Fame to hiding: The rise and fall of Texas Lottery boss Gary Grief	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	06/22/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Sen. Kelly Hancock of Fort Worth resigns to join Texas comptroller office	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davidson, L.	06/22/25
Harris County outsourcing roughly 1,300 inmates out of the state. Here's the data	Houston Chronicle	Wilburn, C.	06/22/25	1 doc(s)
Texas colleges determining next steps as migrant students fear repeal of in-state tuition	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	06/22/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Houston could see a surge of gas power plants to meet AI energy demands. Here's where.	Houston Chronicle	Ward, R.	06/22/25	2 doc(s)
Texas health care system is among worst in the US. Here's why only Mississippi is worse	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/22/25	6 doc(s)
Former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi dies at 63	San Antonio Express News	Guo, K.	06/22/25
Texas district urges Gov. Abbott to help abolish STAAR testing in special session	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	06/21/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Longhorn legend Ricky Williams urges Greg Abbott to veto THC ban	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/21/25	1 TX bill
Alamo Colleges ramping up budget, programs to match San Antonio's growth	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/21/25	2 doc(s)
Texas is illegally keeping people with disabilities in nursing homes, federal judge rules			06/22/25
Intoxicating Hemp Is Everywhere. Texas Just Might Ban It.	New York Times	Goodman, J.	06/21/25

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