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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
Where Texas lawmakers went wrong Dallas Morning News  Editorial 06/05/25 11 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to veto bill that would kill Texas hemp industry San Antonio Express News  Editorial 06/05/25 2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Austin city manager pulls controversial license plate reader program from council agenda Austin American Statesman  McCarthy, E. 06/05/25  
Texas ends in-state tuition for undocumented students after Abbott, AG agree to DOJ demand Dallas Morning News  Surjadi, M. 06/05/25 1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Tarrant County redistricting was ‘racially discriminatory,’ lawsuit says Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Copeland, C. 06/05/25 7 doc(s)
Judge strikes down Texas policy giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition Houston Chronicle  Goldenstein, T. 06/05/25 1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Jenifer's Law could become official after woman died in med spa Austin American Statesman  Moore, E. 06/05/25 1 TX bill
Space Commission awards nearly $21M to Buzz Aldrin nonprofit, 4 other groups Austin American Statesman  Lingle, B. 06/05/25  
Teacher pay raise bill signed into law Dallas Morning News  Jankowski, P. 06/05/25 1 TX bill
Gov. Greg Abbott has until June 22 to sign or veto bills. Here are 6 things to know Dallas Morning News  Harper, K. 06/05/25 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas to expand voting on weekends for next presidential election Houston Chronicle  Wallace, J. 06/05/25 1 TX bill
Granting wastewater permit for Guajolote Ranch would put Edwards Aquifer at risk San Antonio Express News  Lee, L. 06/05/25 1 doc(s)
Bills aimed at studying, restricting “forever chemicals” in Texas fail Amarillo Globe-News  Martinez, A. 06/04/25 3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Chancellor Sharp, student regent Sawyers share farewell with A&M regents Bryan Eagle  Whitaker, S. 06/04/25  
From vouchers to a cellphone ban, this year’s lawmaking session brought transformative changes to Texas schools Bryan Eagle  Dey, S. 06/04/25 10 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Galveston County state legislators reflect on wrapped legislative session Galveston Daily News  Frick, L. 06/04/25  
University of Texas Medical Branch cancer researchers granted nearly $5 million Galveston Daily News  Staff 06/04/25  
What Texas lawmakers did after the state’s largest wildfire Galveston Daily News  Carver, J. 06/04/25 2 TX bill(s)
In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensions Victoria Advocate  Klibanoff, E. 06/04/25 1 TX bill
Bill on upstream dairies runs out of time, Waco supporters hopeful for next session Waco Tribune Herald  De Los Santos, C. 06/04/25 1 TX bill
BlackRock Is Off Texas’ Blacklist. Where the ESG Battle Stands Now. Wall Street Journal  Pitcher, J. 06/05/25  

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