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
Tipping our cowboy hat to Kinky Friedman, who never lost his sense of humor	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/01/24
Ten Commandments don’t belong in Texas classrooms	Dallas Morning News	Whitfield, J.	07/01/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Hispanics lead the population growth in Texas and the US, according to Census data	Dallas Morning News	Adriano, J.	07/01/24
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas speaks in Dallas to address state’s growing needs	Dallas Morning News	Mejia-Hilario, I.	07/01/24	6 doc(s)
Students scoring zeroes on STAAR test spike as TEA shifts to new, computer-based grading system	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	07/01/24	1 doc(s)
HISD scraps regulation requiring community member involvement in principal hiring	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	07/01/24	2 doc(s)
Is cowardice a crime? Uvalde indictments test police duty to confront school shooters	San Antonio Express News	Harris, C.	07/01/24	4 doc(s)
Bastrop City Council approves sex offender restrictions	Austin American Statesman	Sullivan, A.	07/01/24	1 TX bill
Court ruling suggests federal investigation of AG Ken Paxton remains active	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	07/01/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
The nation's power grids are teetering. Does Texas hold any lessons?	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	06/30/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texans already fear a grid collapse. Imagine if we don’t get moving on more power	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	06/30/24	1 TX bill
SCOTUS ruling underscores the Second Amendment has limits	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	06/30/24	4 doc(s)
Is Ken Paxton’s luck running out?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	06/29/24	1 doc(s)
Gen Z overwhelmingly identifies as liberal. So why are young men embracing the GOP?	Houston Chronicle	Harris, C.	06/30/24	1 doc(s)
Scrambling to keep up: Rapid growth of space industry, especially in South Texas, stresses regulators	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	06/30/24	6 doc(s)
San Antonio Spurs want to build a new $1.2B downtown arena. Could taxpayers be on the hook?	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	06/30/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Uvalde chief Arredondo didn't stop gunman 'hunting and shooting' students, indictment says	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	06/29/24	2 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court keeps state's controversial ban on gender-affirming care for minors	Austin American Statesman	Gore, H.	06/29/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
SCOTUS upholds laws on homeless camping bans across the country. What that means in Austin	Austin American Statesman	McCarthy, E.	06/29/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court upholds state law banning gender-affirming care for minors	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	06/29/24	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Houston Community College approves $465M budget, allowing salary increases and maintenance	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	06/29/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on transgender care for children	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	06/29/24	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Indictment: Pete Arredondo's missteps in Uvalde school shooting were 'criminal negligence'	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	06/29/24	3 doc(s)
Austin Community College Faculty Senate asks for 8.5% raise; college proposes 4.5%	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	06/30/24	4 doc(s)
Texas State Board of Education OKs 4 new charter schools while noting opening delays	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	06/30/24
Republican laws protecting Big Oil, gunmakers and banning abortion could cost Texans $100 billion	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	06/30/24	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Former Houston political rivals team up to revive post-Harvey flood tunnel study	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	06/30/24
Provisional data shows sharp increase in Texas maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	06/29/24	2 doc(s)
Council member wants roaming dogs picked up by city sterilized	San Antonio Express News	Rodriguez, M.	06/29/24	1 TX bill
Oklahoma Law Criminalizing Immigrants Without Legal Status Is Blocked	New York Times	Selig, K.	06/29/24
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender Transition Care for Minors	New York Times	Goodman, J.	06/29/24

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