Daily Legislative Clipping Service for September 24, 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
At Texas colleges, a new brand of cancel culture Dallas Morning News  Editorial 09/267/25 2 doc(s)
Hurricane Rita’s deadly evacuation still haunts Houston. Is the city prepared for the next storm? Houston Chronicle  Ward, R. 09/267/25 2 doc(s)
Texans could lose flood insurance if Congress doesn't pass a spending deal. Here's what to know Houston Chronicle  Kimble, M. 09/267/25 3 doc(s)
Texas GOP to take up censure votes that could bar 10 lawmakers from the primary ballot San Antonio Express News  Wermund, B. 09/267/25 1 doc(s)
Ken Paxton urges UNT to investigate student punished for 'denouncing the assassination of Charlie Kirk' Austin American Statesman  Briggs, S. 09/267/25  
Truck driver indicted in Interstate 35 crash that killed 5 Austin American Statesman  Plohetski, T. 09/267/25  
Fort Worth man sentenced to die in 2022 beating, torture death of Arlington woman Dallas Morning News  Rosado, A. 09/267/25 1 doc(s)
Ken Paxton will speak with Houston students who were 'targeted' for starting a Turning Point chapter Houston Chronicle  Sander, E. 09/267/25  
East Texas man to be executed this week for 2008 murder of toddler Longview News-Journal  Staff 09/266/25 4 doc(s)
Texas is officially replacing STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests will look like. Amarillo Globe-News  Dey, S. 09/266/25 1 TX bill
Aggie Democrats hold protest for academic freedom Bryan Eagle  Whitaker, S. 09/266/25  
While praising Charlie Kirk’s commitment to free speech, Texas leaders move to punish students celebrating his death McAllen Monitor  Klibanoff, E. 09/266/25 4 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know. Victoria Advocate  Mendez, M. 09/266/25 17 TX bill(s)
Waco attorney Pete Rusek appointed judge of 74th State District Court Waco Tribune Herald  Hollingsworth, B. 09/266/25  
Texas signs voter data-sharing pacts with 9 states to curb duplicate registrations Midland Reporter Telegram  Richter, B. 09/266/25  
Camp Mystic, Devastated by Floods, to Reopen Next Year Wall Street Journal  Lukpat, A. 09/267/25  

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