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
Bill Moyers practiced the journalism of ideas	Dallas Morning News	McKenzie, W.	06/30/25
Texas water board rules Marvin Nichols Reservoir is a conflict as groups head to mediation	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	06/30/25	18 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott ignored dysfunction at the Texas Funeral Service Commission, lawyer says	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	06/30/25	1 TX bill
Starbase lockdown: SpaceX city blocks public roads, raising legal questions	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	06/30/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Universities may police themselves as Texas A&M forms new accreditor with systems from red states	Austin American Statesman	Ketterer, S.	06/30/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Will who knows Trump best become the key to Texas attorney general race?	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	06/30/25
Can Texas high schools offer Native studies? DEI, CRT concerns loom over debate	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	06/30/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Former Ken Paxton deputies accuse his top lieutenant of impeachment witness tampering	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	06/30/25	3 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court: United Methodist Church conference can sue SMU for breach of contract	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	06/30/25	1 doc(s)
Thumbs: Porn's still dark. Pride dims. But Buc-ee’s shines as Texas' 'late-capitalist behemoth' of choice.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/28/25	5 doc(s)
Veto of incentive for Air Force building cyber HQ in San Antonio is baffling	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/28/25	2 TX bill(s)
For Christians called to love their neighbor, repealing the Texas Dream Act is morally wrong	Austin American Statesman	Briner, S.	06/29/25	8 doc(s)
Losing spent nuclear fuel storage case may be win in long term for Texas	Austin American Statesman	Quesada, T.	06/29/25	24 doc(s)
The bullet train to nowhere	Dallas Morning News	Jaramillo, J.	06/29/25	3 doc(s)
New law mandates Ten Commandments displays in Texas schools: What to know	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	06/29/25	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
A year in jail for a THC snack? Texans are unhappy with Republicans	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	06/29/25
Trump wanted in-state tuition for undocumented students gone. Paxton delivered — and paid with Texas' future.	Houston Chronicle	Lankenau, R.	06/29/25	4 doc(s)
The legendary Bill Moyers defended democracy with eloquence and grace	San Antonio Express News	Clack, C.	06/29/25
More kids live in this Fort Worth ZIP code. So why are public schools shrinking?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	06/29/25	5 doc(s)
Chancellor John Sharp's legacy shows Texas' loss was A&M's gain	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	06/29/25
Texas’ biggest political donor is calling out elected officials after striking out in the Legislature	Houston Chronicle	Satija, N.	06/29/25	3 TX bill(s)
Why most Texas vouchers could go to homeschoolers, not private schools	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	06/29/25	1 TX bill
Peter Holt in his own words: Why the San Antonio Spurs need a new arena	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	06/29/25
Texas lottery is under new management. What does it mean for players?	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/28/25	2 TX bill(s)
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Bo French should resign as Tarrant GOP chair over ‘bigotry’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/28/25
Head of Houston LGBTQ advocacy center keeps up fight	Houston Chronicle	Ball, A.	06/28/25	2 TX bill(s)
THC dustup shows how Abbott-Patrick dynamic has shifted to governor's favor	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	06/29/25	1 TX bill
The power of the pen: Gov. Greg Abbott signed more than 1,100 new laws. He killed 26	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/29/25	5 TX bill(s)
Contempt hearing scheduled for ex-DA Kim Ogg over Jocelyn Nungaray case	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	06/29/25	2 doc(s)
John Whitmire unrolls plan to install generators after disastrous 2024 storm season left city in dark	Houston Chronicle	Church, A.	06/29/25
ICE crackdown rattles Houston’s construction industry as contractors warn of labor shortage	Houston Chronicle	Luck, M.	06/29/25	1 doc(s)
Austin school board approves turnaround plans for three middle schools	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	06/28/25	2 doc(s)
Texas announces Energy Fund loan to build new natural gas plant near Houston	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	06/28/25	5 doc(s)
Abbott, Paxton can withhold Uvalde, Jan. 6-related records, Texas Supreme Court rules	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	06/28/25	9 doc(s)
Democrats Allred, Castro, O’Rourke, Talarico meet to discuss 2026 options	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/28/25
Nate Schatzline exits race for Texas Senate after new candidate announces her run	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	06/28/25
Northwest ISD trustee is running for the Texas House: ‘Someone has got to do it’	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	06/28/25
Politicians scramble to save a Texas legacy industry on the cusp of disaster	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/28/25	1 TX bill
John Cornyn says there is no chance he'll drop out of U.S. Senate race	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/28/25
UT Health San Antonio awarded $3.4M for cancer research, HPV outreach	San Antonio Express News	Park, B.	06/28/25
The Supreme Court’s Good Sense on Parental Rights and Porn Sites	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	06/30/25
Bill Moyers, a Face of Public TV and Once a White House Voice, Dies at 91	New York Times	Scott, J.	06/28/25
Supreme Court Upholds Texas Law Limiting Access to Pornography	New York Times	Liptak, A.	06/28/25

The Legislative Reference Library is located on the second floor of the State Capitol building in Room 2N.3. For more information, please call the Library at 512 463-1252.