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
The Legislature got a lot right this session. Here are the highlights	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/04/25	8 TX bill(s)
Selection of UT provost will be a test of SB 37 — and Abbott's loyalty to Trump	Austin American Statesman	Kuperman, A.	06/04/25	1 TX bill
A guaranteed income program was a lifeline for me. Now more Texans can benefit	Austin American Statesman	Hamilton, A.	06/04/25	1 TX bill
Adopted people need timely access to life-saving medical records. Lawmakers can help make that happen	Austin American Statesman	Sharp, W.	06/04/25	3 doc(s)
SNAP cuts hurt Texans, betray Christian values	Houston Chronicle	Sewing, J.	06/04/25	2 doc(s)
What if the city of San Antonio held an election and no one came?	San Antonio Express News	Taylor, J.	06/04/25	1 TX bill
The Texas Legislature wrapped up its 2025 legislative session Monday. Here's what happened	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	06/04/25	1 TX bill
Texas judges receive long-awaited pay raise in last-minute legislative deal	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	06/04/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Dallas PD told not to enforce controversial prostitution ordinance even after revisions	Dallas Morning News	Smith, K.	06/04/25	3 doc(s)
Tarrant County approves new commissioners precincts in 3-2 vote. Here’s the map	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Royster, R.	06/04/25
Texas Republicans risk blowback in rural areas that rely on Medicaid, SNAP	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	06/04/25	4 doc(s)
Texas on cusp of opening medical cannabis program to chronic pain sufferers	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/04/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Gov. Abbott makes it official: Texas Cyber Command coming to San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	06/04/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas Legislature OKs sweeping higher education reform bill. Here's how SB 37 will affect faculty senates, regents' authority.	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	06/04/25	2 TX bill(s)
UT interim president stuns faculty with sole provost finalist announcement	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	06/04/25	1 TX bill
Case against North Texas HOA charged with racial discrimination stalls under Trump	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	06/04/25	1 TX bill
State rep announces candidacy for Tarrant commissioner minutes after redistrict vote	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Royster, R.	06/04/25
Texas House unveils portrait of longtime Houston Rep. Senfronia Thompson	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	06/04/25
Abbott lauds 'strongest' changes to bail laws, advocates for approval of constitutional amendment	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	06/04/25	4 TX bill(s)
Prairie View A&M tightens automatic admissions policy amid record enrollment	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	06/04/25
Renewable energy survived attacks from Texas lawmakers. Its future now depends on Trump’s big bill.	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	06/04/25	5 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Dan Patrick goes over the top on THC and makes a major mistake in Texas Legislature’s final week	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/04/25	7 TX bill(s)
Texas is soaking the poor to benefit the rich	Galveston Daily News	Freeman, D.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
Personal and political agendas serve only to undermine our city's future	Galveston Daily News	Niebuhr, M.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
Beaumont industry leaders, educators raise alarm on THC ban	Beaumont Enterprise	Maqungo, M.	06/03/25	2 TX bill(s)
The 2025 regular Texas legislative session is over. Here’s what lawmakers did.	McAllen Monitor	Scherer, J.	06/03/25	15 TX bill(s)
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum	Beaumont Enterprise	Lieb, D.	06/03/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bryan ISD struggling to meet needs after Legislature passes school funding bill	Bryan Eagle	Southern, J.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fine	McAllen Monitor	McGee, K.	06/03/25	25 doc(s)
Texas A&M University-Victoria Presidential Advisory Search Committee Named	Victoria Advocate	Eaton, T.	06/03/25	1 TX bill
How RFK Jr., Democrats and Republicans found common ground over food labels in Texas	Victoria Advocate	Langford, T.	06/03/25	4 TX bill(s)
Bill that would have banned Texas minors from social media misses key deadline	Longview News-Journal	Simpson, S.	06/03/25	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)

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