Daily Legislative Clipping Service for January 7, 2025Select another date

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
Coppell ISD enrollment slide another warning for Texas schools Dallas Morning News  Editorial 01/07/25  
UTSA invests in paraprofessionals’ path to become bilingual teachers San Antonio Express News  Flores, B. 01/07/25 2 doc(s)
D-FW may get snow as early as Wednesday now that arctic air has arrived in North Texas Dallas Morning News  Ferguson, L. 01/07/25  
Monday snow forecast for Fort Worth & North Texas: 2 to 5 inches possible this week Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Garcia, B. 01/07/25 2 doc(s)
Texas universities ask international students to return from holiday travel before Trump inauguration Houston Chronicle  Ketterer, S. 01/07/25  
Bexar County commissioners to discuss tax election to pay for new Spurs arena San Antonio Express News  Smith, M. 01/07/25  
ERCOT issues weather watch as arctic blast brings freezing temperatures to Texas Austin American Statesman  Malenfant, M. 01/07/25 2 doc(s)
University of Texas names new provost, executive vice president. Meet Rachel Davis Mersey. Austin American Statesman  Kepner, L. 01/07/25  
Facing extreme winter weather, Texas energy operators ERCOT, Oncor are confident, prepared Dallas Morning News  Jankowski, P. 01/07/25 2 doc(s)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott activates state emergency responses ahead of winter storm Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Johanningmeier, T. 01/07/25  
Will this week’s snow strain the Texas power grid like the 2021 winter storm? Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Dearman, E. 01/07/25 4 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
TX Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher plan failed in 2023. Will this year be different? Fort Worth Star-Telegram  Allen, S. 01/07/25 3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
ERCOT monitoring this winter's strongest cold snap but expects normal grid conditions San Antonio Express News  DiNatale, S. 01/07/25 1 doc(s)
There is only one choice for Speaker of the Texas House Lubbock Avalanche Journal  Gonzalez, K. 01/05/25  
Texas LNG industry supports local communities, growth McAllen Monitor  Longanecker, E. 01/04/25 1 doc(s)
Abbott appoints replacement for Panola County DA Danny Buck Davidson Longview News-Journal  Staff 01/04/25  
Public hearing/formal meeting notice     01/07/25  

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