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
After cruising to victory, Gina Ortiz Jones will lead city at critical juncture	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/09/25
Dallas serial killer’s terror leads to Texas protections for elderly	Dallas Morning News	Scudder, C.	06/09/25	1 TX bill
Bodycam footage belongs to the people. Whitmire and HPD, hand over ICE videos	Houston Chronicle	Lankenau, R.	06/09/25	1 doc(s)
Less than 1% of HISD students apply to Ivy League schools. Is the district helping them get there?	Houston Chronicle	Menchaca, M.	06/09/25
Parents rally to donate to Houston ISD schools after wraparound specialists slashed	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	06/09/25	2 doc(s)
‘Empathy and common sense’: Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones pledges to represent everyone	San Antonio Express News	Smith, M.	06/09/25
Texas tried to deregulate gun silencers. Now Congress will decide.	San Antonio Express News	Osborne, J.	06/09/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Aging with Aggies: Retirement village to neighbor Texas A&M campus	Houston Chronicle	Iszler, M.	06/09/25
Texas (mostly) got education policy right this year	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/08/25	6 TX bill(s)
Religion, schools, tech: Assessing what Legislature did for (or to) Texas kids	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/08/25
Don’t give Dan Patrick his THC ban. Here’s a better way for Texas on cannabis	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/08/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Rail safety needs heroes. You can be one of them. Here's how.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/08/25	1 doc(s)
Eliminating the Texas Dream Act is a self-defeating nightmare	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/08/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Thumbs: Trump-Musk breakup: Dumbest thing ever? Or a brilliant plot to distract us?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	06/07/25
If Texas lawmakers hadn’t broken women’s health, SB31 wouldn't be necessary	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/07/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
I remember when guns were tools, not status symbols	Dallas Morning News	Johnson, P.	06/08/25	14 doc(s)
Cancel culture has infected the Texas GOP	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, G.	06/08/25
Texas lawmakers need to get serious about our water woes	Dallas Morning News	Peace, A.	06/08/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas may ban student LGBT clubs. That's unconstitutional.	Houston Chronicle	Carpenter, D.	06/08/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas is about to ban talking on college campuses at night. Seriously.	Houston Chronicle	Vogus, C.	06/08/25	2 TX bill(s)
We're professors. We're parents. HISD students don't deserve AI slop.	Houston Chronicle	McDaniel, W.	06/08/25	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Legislation banning certain foreign property ownership in Texas overreaches	San Antonio Express News	Quesada, T.	06/08/25
340B is critical to support providers serving veterans, seniors and low-income families	San Antonio Express News	Henderson, J.	06/07/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
How Dustin Burrows overcame GOP criticism, led conservative policies	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	06/08/25
‘A long game’: High-speed rail could drive billions to Dallas. Will it happen?	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	06/08/25	2 doc(s)
Legacy-defining Legislative session has Texas Gov. Greg Abbott riding high; what’s next?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	06/08/25
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park opening date is a moving target. Here’s a preview	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Adams, M.	06/08/25	1 doc(s)
Key bills that passed and failed in the Texas Legislature	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	06/08/25	25 TX bill(s) 8 doc(s)
In Texas oil country, Trump enthusiasm wanes as prices plunge	Austin American Statesman	Osborne, J.	06/07/25
Houston officials pin $0 on housing repairs after Beryl, derecho on federal officials' advice	Houston Chronicle	Church, A.	06/07/25	1 doc(s)
Port San Antonio quest for military cyber campus gets $50M boost under bill	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	06/07/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas lawmakers OK tuition relief for students in high-demand fields	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	06/08/25	4 TX bill(s)
Texas Lottery critic Dawn Nettles gets her due — and possibly a documentary deal	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	06/08/25
How will Texas schools change after this legislative session?	Dallas Morning News	Richman, T.	06/08/25	7 TX bill(s)
CEOs collapse like cowards and drop Pride events, others sacrifice climate efforts	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/08/25	5 doc(s)
Lingering uncertainty: Will Texas try again to slow growth of wind and solar?	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	06/08/25	4 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
John Cornyn shrugs off polling numbers, says race against Ken Paxton still in early stages	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	06/07/25
Future of D-FW to Oklahoma train in limbo as funding falls through	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	06/07/25
Texas measles outbreak has not increased for the first time since January	Dallas Morning News	Ontiveros, M.	06/07/25	3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers push off big home insurance relief: 'Nothing was done'	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	06/07/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Legislators give Texas Space Commission $300M for grants and the power to close highways and beaches	Houston Chronicle	Leinfelder, A.	06/07/25	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
Texas THC law could gut scores of small businesses	San Antonio Express News	Luck, M.	06/07/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers say no to $60M for San Antonio state hospital renovation	San Antonio Express News	Park, B.	06/07/25
District Attorney Joe Gonzales will not seek reelection	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	06/07/25

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