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 dramatic floor vote, Speaker Dustin Burrows must steer Legislature toward meeting Texas' basic needs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	01/15/25
C'mon, Texas! Fill out the summer meal program form and feed hungry kids	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	01/15/25	1 doc(s)
Deporting shoplifters is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn't about that	Austin American Statesman	Diaz, E.	01/15/25	1 doc(s)
Rep. Venton Jones proposes to partner during first day of Texas legislative session	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	01/15/25
In contentious vote, Texas House chooses Dustin Burrows as speaker	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	01/15/25
Abbott threatens Texas A&M president over DEI controversy	Dallas Morning News	Rodrigues, M.	01/15/25	1 TX bill
Texas Legislature opens with election of House speaker. How did Mansfield lawmaker fare?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	01/15/25
Texas House elects Dustin Burrows as speaker, rebuffing far-right challenge	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/15/25
Top Trump aide joins Texas push to shutter a Catholic border nonprofit that helps migrants	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	01/15/25	18 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to force out Texas A&M president over alleged DEI ban violation	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	01/15/25	1 TX bill
A Hill Country preserve will double in size with $43M land deal	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	01/15/25	1 TX bill
Charge dropped against former UT lecturer arrested at pro-Palestinian protest. Here's why.	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	01/15/25
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Allstate for collection, sale of driver data	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, K.	01/15/25	1 doc(s)
Could Elon Musk buy TikTok? China reportedly weighs the possibility of sale.	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, K.	01/15/25	3 doc(s)
Texas law requiring age verification for online porn goes before U.S. Supreme Court	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	01/15/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott takes shot at Houston judges as Texas legislative session kicks off	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	01/15/25	2 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers will have $24B surplus to work with this session, comptroller says	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	01/15/25	1 doc(s)
Greg Abbott names former Rep. Shawn Thierry to state board after party swap	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/15/25
Three-quarters of teachers union survey respondents are burned out, Texas AFT said	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	01/15/25
The Southern Spirit transmission line could connect Texas grid to the southeast. Will it ever happen?	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	01/15/25	9 doc(s)
How campaign megadonors are eroding the independence of Texas lawmakers as the Legislature opens	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	01/15/25
This is how much more power Texans used in 2024 than a year earlier — and the boom is just beginning	San Antonio Express News	DiNatale, S.	01/15/25	1 doc(s)
Texas sues Allstate, accuses it of ‘covertly’ collecting and selling ‘driving behavior’ data	San Antonio Express News	Danner, P.	01/15/25	1 doc(s)
Dean vows to fight attempts to kick him off ballot as some Gregg GOP members urge support for Cook as speaker	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	01/14/25
Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in Texas AG's battle with El Paso's Annunciation House	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	01/14/25	12 doc(s)
Texas Sues Allstate Over Its Collection of Driver Data	New York Times	Hill, K.	01/15/25
Porn Sites, Age Verification, and the Supreme Court	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	01/15/25

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