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
Texas House speaker race is a GOP purity disaster	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	01/14/25
Why hasn’t Texas spent funds for backup power?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/14/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Lege can improve solar, child care, affordable housing and voting	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/14/25	4 TX bill(s)
Supreme Court must uphold Texas law protecting children	Dallas Morning News	Shaheen, M.	01/14/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Legislature must act on water for Texas’ future	Houston Chronicle	Kean, S.	01/14/25	3 doc(s)
Hunger is a policy choice. What policies will the Texas Lege choose?	San Antonio Express News	Cooper, E.	01/14/25	1 doc(s)
Texas' finances are $24B in the black, but growth rate slows, Comptroller Glenn Hegar says	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	01/14/25	1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers will have $194.6 billion available for the next budget, comptroller says	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	01/14/25
The Texas Legislature is back in session this week. Here’s what to watch	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/14/25	1 TX bill
Austin-area Democrats say they'll fight for working families in Texas session. Here's how.	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	01/14/25
Will flags be at half-staff for Trump's inauguration? Abbott orders Texas to raise flags	Austin American Statesman	Addison, B.	01/14/25	2 doc(s)
Central Texas firefighters dispatched to Los Angeles to help battle ongoing blazes	Austin American Statesman	Moreno-Paz, B.	01/14/25
Greg Abbott starts 2025 with almost $70 million in campaign cash	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	01/14/25
Abbott orders flags, at half-staff for Jimmy Carter, to full staff for Trump inauguration	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	01/14/25	2 doc(s)
Lawyers for Texas say effort to close Catholic charity does not limit religious liberty	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	01/14/25	4 doc(s)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders flags at full-staff for Trump inauguration, flouting Biden	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/14/25	1 doc(s)
'Going to be chaos': Bexar County Democrats discuss legislative priorities heading into 2025 session	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	01/14/25	2 TX bill(s)
State crackdown on hemp goes against national trends, could cost Valley opportunities	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	01/10/25	1 TX bill
Incoming legislators gets hands-on look at oil industry	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	01/12/25
Waco community discussion series to consider issues before Texas Legislature	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	01/11/25
The Pitched Battles for Partisan Control in State Legislatures	New York Times	Robertson, C.	01/14/25

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