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
Looks like Abbott is finally getting his Texas school vouchers. Thank a billionaire.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/21/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Legislature continues to fall short in public education funding basics	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/21/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Automakers are betting on electric vehicles in Texas. Are drivers?	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	04/21/25	4 doc(s)
Bills would expand toll waivers for some drivers, but confusion remains	Dallas Morning News	Berard, Y.	04/21/25	3 TX bill(s)
Uncertainty ahead for Texas ports	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	04/20/25
Texas legislators say abortion clarification bill will help. Advocates, survivors disagree	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	04/21/25	2 TX bill(s)
Persistent or harassment? Frisco man fights laws against frequent messages to Texans	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/21/25
State workers make case for remote work in Texas House hearing	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	04/21/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Developers pausing renewable energy projects	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	04/21/25
House lawmakers should reject Senate Bill 819 targeting renewables	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	04/20/25	1 TX bill
Deport gang members and terrorists? Absolutely. But don't pick on Rice and UH students with traffic tickets.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	04/18/25
North Texas restaurants were crippled by COVID. Here’s how they came back	Dallas Morning News	Smith, R.	04/20/25
As vouchers come to Texas, public school students will be left behind	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	04/20/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Charter schools are getting shortchanged in Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Bhatia, Y.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Proposed distracted driving law SB47 deserves Texas Lege's attention	San Antonio Express News	Albino, K.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
I shared my story about transgender health care. Will Texas lawmakers listen?	Austin American Statesman	Sayde, R.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
A basic gun storage measure could save lives. Texas lawmakers should pass it	Austin American Statesman	Golden, N.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
Librarians aren't bouncers. Texas teens shouldn't be carded to read serious books	Austin American Statesman	Stevenson, S.	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Behavioral health center in West Texas needs support from Austin	Dallas Morning News	Pearsall, M.	04/18/25
Cecile Richards unsettled the Texas House four months after her death. Here's why.	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/20/25	1 TX bill
‘School choice’ vote shows Greg Abbott’s growing power in Texas Legislature	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/20/25	1 TX bill
Uncertified teachers are on the rise in Texas. Lawmakers look to clamp down	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	04/20/25	3 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Texas Senate passes $500M film incentive bill. How will that impact Fort Worth?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Garcia, B.	04/20/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Upgrades looming for power grid	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	04/20/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Will school choice become law in Texas? Here's why top Republicans are confident.	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	04/19/25	3 TX bill(s)
Texas’ voucherlike school tuition plan on fast track after Patrick backs latest proposal	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
School vouchers: How much could Texas families get from an Education Savings Account?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Jackson, T.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Why some Texas House Republicans felt forced to back Gov. Greg Abbott's school vouchers plan	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Ted Cruz is taking aim at daylight saving. But should the country have darker evenings or mornings?	San Antonio Express News	Osborne, J.	04/19/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
House OKs school vouchers, advances Abbott's signature legislation: 'Extraordinary victory'	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
Shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins may not have been preventable, Dallas ISD officials said	Dallas Morning News	James, J.	04/18/25	1 doc(s)
Texas House advances $1B school choice bill in historic vote	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas House OKs more money for public schools. Is it enough for Fort Worth-area districts?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas House approves school voucher bill. Here’s what that means and what’s next.	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas House approves $1B private school voucher plan, marking major victory for Gov. Greg Abbott	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	04/18/25	5 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
As Texas weighs banning consumable hemp containing THC, Austin shop sees 'stock buying'	Austin American Statesman	Hopper, R.	04/20/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
More oversight of state colleges, rollback of faculty influence clears Texas Senate	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	04/20/25	1 TX bill
Dallas is in a housing crisis. Here’s how City Council candidates want to address it	Dallas Morning News	Chhetri, D.	04/20/25	1 doc(s)
Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin behind proposed ban on Texas wind and solar projects, report says	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	04/20/25	2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Texas Senate passes film incentive bill	Houston Chronicle	Salhotra, P.	04/20/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 600 cases	San Antonio Express News	Hernandez, S.	04/20/25	3 doc(s)
How should Texas spend its $23.7B surplus? House members have ideas	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	04/19/25	3 TX bill(s)
Dallas-Houston bullet train gets tentative timeline, but leaders aren’t ‘ready to say go’	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	04/19/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Ted Cruz says he’ll push federal school choice legislation	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	04/19/25
AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas over gun policy at the Majestic Theater and Music Hall	Dallas Morning News	Chhetri, D.	04/19/25	1 TX bill 14 doc(s)
Will the Texas Senate join the House’s efforts to advance workforce education statewide?	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Texas House GOP derails resolution to honor the late Cecile Richards	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	04/19/25	1 TX bill
Houston-Dallas high-speed rail line moving ahead even after Trump pulls grants	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	04/19/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Despite opposition, Hill Country music venue moves closer to reality	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	04/19/25	1 doc(s)
Student housing plan stirs up a fight in a Hill Country city	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	04/19/25
Texas Senate OKs bill to review higher education curriculum, limit faculty senates	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Dallas, alleges guns banned at two arts venues	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	04/18/25	2 doc(s)
Matthew McConaughey-backed film incentive bill gets Texas Senate approval	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
Bill barring government use of funds to support abortion travel passes Texas Senate	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	04/18/25	1 TX bill
Texas students face tougher punishments under bill passed by House	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	04/18/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Xavier Davis sentenced to death in 2021 killings of Houston couple and their 6-year-old	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	04/18/25
Two more natural gas power plant projects denied loans from $5 billion Texas Energy Fund program	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	04/18/25	4 doc(s)
Austin developer central to Ken Paxton's impeachment case avoids prison time after bank fraud plea	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	04/18/25	7 doc(s)
Trump lends his sway to Greg Abbott's voucher push, eying a win-win in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	04/18/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
How Texas Officials Invited the Rigging of the State Lottery	New York Times	Goodman, J.	04/20/25
Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program	New York Times	Goldstein, D.	04/18/25
School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation.	New York Times		04/18/25
School Choice Wins Big in Texas	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	04/18/25

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