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
Sorry, kids — STAAR lives on. But there’s hope	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/03/25	2 TX bill(s)
I’m calling Austin’s bluff on the Ten Commandments	Dallas Morning News	Stevens, T.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
Legislature ends session in ‘unified and solid place’ after passing more than 1,200 bills	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	06/03/25
‘Major disappointment and confusion’ among Texas retailers after bill banning THC	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Adams, M.	06/03/25	2 TX bill(s)
Exclusive: HISD state takeover will continue for 2 more years, TEA commissioner Morath says	Houston Chronicle	Menchaca, M.	06/03/25	6 doc(s)
Why beer and liquor distributors are split on THC ban as Abbott weighs veto	San Antonio Express News	Yu, I.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear activist's case against Texas Ethics Commission	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	06/03/25	6 doc(s)
State: Williamson County now has 6 measles cases related to original Leander case	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	06/03/25	7 doc(s)
Texas oil company owners indicted in Mexican cartel oil smuggling conspiracy	Austin American Statesman	Park, B.	06/03/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
‘Texas-sized’ water package passes legislature making $20B investment closer to reality	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	06/03/25	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Campus protests would face limits under bill passed Sunday by the Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	06/03/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers pass bill making it easier to build small homes in big cities	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Moore-Carrillo, J.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
North Texas Republican announces his retirement from state Legislature	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/03/25
These new Texas bills target THC, taxes, schools. Will all of them become law?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/03/25
‘Frat House Bill’ passes legislature. Will it affect Fort Worth and Arlington?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Adams, M.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
Effort to scrap STAAR tests in Texas dies amid stalled legislative talks	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	06/03/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature	San Antonio Express News	Kamal, S.	06/03/25	2 TX bill(s)
Gov. Abbott taps Heath to serve as 20th student regent of Texas Tech University System	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	06/02/25
Texas Legislature gives new city of Starbase authority to shut down local beach for SpaceX launches	McAllen Monitor	Garcia, B.	06/02/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas Legislature approves $338 billion two-year spending plan with a focus on property tax relief	Longview News-Journal	Scherer, J.	06/02/25	3 TX bill(s)
Bill to scrap STAAR test dies in the Texas Legislature	McAllen Monitor	Dey, S.	06/02/25	1 TX bill
Bill requiring that Texas sheriffs work with federal immigration authorities heads to governor’s desk	McAllen Monitor	Serrano, A.	06/02/25	3 TX bill(s) 23 doc(s)
Bill that would ban cellphones in Texas public schools heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk	Longview News-Journal	Sorochinskaia, S.	06/02/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas Legislature roundup: Bills on library books, DEI ban, land sales to foreigners and more	Longview News-Journal	Te.	06/02/25	11 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
RELLIS director shares campus update with Texas A&M Board of Regents	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	06/01/25
Nueces County faces longer wait times for medical appointments than national averages	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Garrett, O.	06/01/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Paxton, Trump and the Vast Coal Conspiracy	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	06/03/25

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