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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
Ending in-state tuition for undocumented students cuts against ‘Texas Miracle’ Dallas Morning News  Editorial 06/06/25 3 doc(s)
Kids have rights, too, and Texas banning school LGBTQ clubs violates them Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Editorial 06/06/25 1 TX bill
Texas’ SB13 tramples rights of parents, children not to limit books, but thought San Antonio Express News  Editorial 06/06/25 1 TX bill
Libraries and their books are not the enemy and shouldn’t be feared San Antonio Express News  Bigott, M. 06/06/25  
SpaceX’s town in Texas warns residents may lose property rights Dallas Morning News  Raji, T. 06/06/25 1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Whitmire supports Texas bill that would reverse some Houston pension reforms, alarming experts Houston Chronicle  Morris, M. 06/06/25 1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Greg Abbott signs bill giving $8.5B to public schools and teacher raises San Antonio Express News  McKinley, E. 06/06/25 4 TX bill(s)
SB 37 on faculty senates, curriculum review passed this session. Here’s 10+ higher ed bills you missed. Austin American Statesman  Kepner, L. 06/06/25  
Texas lawmakers to allow smaller homes on smaller lots Austin American Statesman  Fechter, J. 06/06/25 1 TX bill
Jolanda Jones jumps into race for Houston's 18th Congressional District Houston Chronicle  Goldenstein, T. 06/06/25  
Bexar County DA weighs hate crime charge in actor Jonathan Joss' death Houston Chronicle  Ybarra, G. 06/06/25  
HISD previews new district logo, 'refreshed visual identity' as part of rebrand planned for summer Houston Chronicle  Menchaca, M. 06/06/25  
'I will own that': SAPD chief walks back claim that Jonathan Joss' death wasn’t hate crime San Antonio Express News  Lopez, R. 06/06/25  
Texas allows state agency investment in BlackRock after firm steps away from climate initiatives San Antonio Express News  Runnels, A. 06/06/25 2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Concerns at med school: Are they growing pains, or reason to be worried? McAllen Monitor  Editorial 06/05/25  
UTMB researcher says NIH cuts have cost university millions, caused layoffs Galveston Daily News  Robinson, J. 06/05/25  
Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency McAllen Monitor  Vertuno, J. 06/05/25 2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
'The gold standard': During visit, Cornyn praises East Texas veterans' resource hub Longview News-Journal  Harrell, K. 06/05/25  
Gov. Greg Abbott signs $8.5 billion public education funding plan into law. Here’s how it works. Bryan Eagle  Edison, J. 06/05/25 3 TX bill(s)
Voters will have final say on billions of tax cuts for Texas homeowners, businesses Longview News-Journal  Fechter, J. 06/05/25  
There Are Limits to Republican Lawmakers’ Reach, Even in Texas New York Times  Goodman, J. 06/06/25  

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