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
UT System’s expansion of tuition-free program eligibility a bold move	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/02/24	1 doc(s)
Sid Miller is right. Texas needs to be tops in water conservation and reuse	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/29/24	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas prisoners need more education opportunities	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/29/24	1 doc(s)
New curriculum approved by Texas education board is dishonest in teachings on slavery	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/27/24	1 doc(s)
Texas Business Court is a bold experiment in corporate governance	Dallas Morning News	Goodwin, S.	12/02/24	2 doc(s)
Board of ed chair: America needs the Texas Bluebonnet Learning curriculum	Dallas Morning News	Kinsey, A.	12/02/24	1 doc(s)
Texas should have its own iconic trail	Dallas Morning News	Gandy, C.	11/30/24
Could Texas do for Alzheimer’s research what it did for cancer?	Austin American Statesman	Langford, T.	12/02/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Will Texas’ efforts to boost power grid work? Questions arise over latest plan	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	12/02/24	3 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
How Trump’s controversial pick for education secretary could impact Texas schools	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	12/02/24	7 doc(s)
Where are property taxes rising the fastest? Texas is up there	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	11/29/24	1 TX bill
Retired workers’ benefits may rise	Houston Chronicle	McKinley, E.	11/29/24
Miriam Adelson, Sands casino continue to bankroll pro-gambling efforts in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	11/28/24	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Wild turkeys aren’t as plentiful as the Thanksgiving variety. There’s a push to change that in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Leinfelder, A.	11/28/24
Drones armed with pepper spray could guard Texas schools under new bill	San Antonio Express News	McKinley, E.	11/28/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas unveils its new border-area ranch, site of proposed deportation detention facility	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	11/27/24	1 doc(s)
Texas land commissioner looking to offer 'several' more tracts for Trump's mass deportations	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/27/24	1 doc(s)
Texas AG Paxton still withholding communications from Jan. 6, watchdog group says	Houston Chronicle	Rice, J.	11/27/24	1 doc(s)
City Council members want $100,000 for abortion travel	San Antonio Express News	Rodriguez, M.	11/27/24	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
W. Texas lawmaker wants to redirect millions of tax dollars to plug abandoned wells, curb emissions	San Antonio Express News	Ramos, C.	12/02/24	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
'Unmasking protesters': What would a proposed mask ban mean for free speech in Texas?	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	11/29/24	2 doc(s)
Elderly widow pays $10,000 for gutter upgrade, resulting in daughter’s complaint	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	11/29/24	1 doc(s)
Doctor-turned-politician Michael Burgess leaves Congress after 22 years	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	11/29/24
Texas leads ESG suit against BlackRock, Vanguard	Houston Chronicle	Kishan, S.	11/29/24	1 doc(s)
Court: Feds can’t destroy razor wire Texas installed	San Antonio Express News	Serrano, A.	11/29/24	8 doc(s)
What Texas, Austin-area officials are thankful for this year, plus their favorite dishes	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	11/28/24
South Texas judge denies environmental group’s request to halt SpaceX Starship launches	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	11/28/24	4 doc(s)
LGBTQ Texans prepare for new Trump administration, state legislative session	Dallas Morning News	Nguyen, A.	11/27/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Crypto-mining and artificial intelligence could raise Texas electricity prices 70% by 2030	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	11/27/24	4 doc(s)
Thumbs: Turkey Leg Hut sings its last gobble gobble, but has Enron returned from the dead?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/30/24
Greed, not need, is behind Marvin Nichols Reservoir plan	Dallas Morning News	Lannen, J.	12/01/24	2 doc(s)
Sermons and the ‘Last Supper’: How Texas’ Greg Abbott ramrodded the Bible into schools	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	12/01/24	2 doc(s)
The United States and Mexico economies are at a point of inflection	San Antonio Express News	Cisneros, H.	12/01/24
Witte Museum’s ‘Ode to Juneteenth’ unpacks slavery's place in Texas	San Antonio Express News	Pierce, A.	11/30/24	1 doc(s)
A conservative nonprofit got $80k for a Texas book-ban battle. Llano County hasn’t seen it	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	12/01/24	1 TX bill 18 doc(s)
John Cornyn and Ken Paxton have been trading jabs as a potential primary showdown looms	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	12/01/24
Unregulated Texas hemp industry clashes with legislators, medical marijuana providers	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	12/01/24	3 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
How many kids are bringing guns to schools around San Antonio? More than you might think.	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	12/01/24	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Paxton sues Austin church that is largest provider of homeless services in Travis County	Austin American Statesman	Seipp, S.	11/30/24	3 doc(s)
How HISD's aging buildings could impact students' performance	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	11/30/24	1 doc(s)
How Sylvester Turner plans to carry on Sheila Jackson Lee’s legacy while forging his path in Congress	Houston Chronicle	Church, A.	11/30/24
State: Bexar County jail is out of compliance with minimum standards	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	11/30/24	2 doc(s)
Texas Republicans crack down on freethinkers at state colleges, risk a brain drain	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	12/01/24	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
'There will be a mass deportation': About Homan's plans, Texas GLO's Jocelyn Initiative	Austin American Statesman	Simmerman, A.	11/30/24	2 doc(s)
Texas’ dual high court system: Rare, specialized and sometimes contentious	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, C.	11/30/24	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas reports first locally acquired case of dengue fever this year	Dallas Morning News	St.	11/30/24
Texas Space Commission seeking input on its strategic plan to grow state's space business	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	11/30/24
Texas Offers Trump a Blueprint for Illegal-Immigration Crackdown	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	12/02/24

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