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
Texas continues to be a perennial contender for leader in banned books	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	10/280/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
JB Pritzker says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott should ‘stay the hell’ out of Illinois’ business	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	10/280/25	2 doc(s)
Federal judge blocks Trump's move to send Texas National Guard to Portland	Houston Chronicle	Wagner, B.	10/280/25	3 doc(s)
UT San Antonio's Be Bold Campaign raised $575 million for research, new programs	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	10/280/25
Austin ISD families and trustees respond to sweeping school closure plan	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	10/280/25
Outgoing FEC vice chair to run for Texas Congress seat held by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	10/280/25
Expert cites ‘strong evidence’ race guided Texas congressional redistricting process	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	10/280/25	1 TX bill 10 doc(s)
Houston congressman Wesley Hunt jumps into Republican primary for U.S. Senate	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	10/280/25
Houston U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt joins Republican Senate primary against John Cornyn and Ken Paxton	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	10/280/25
'Huge opportunity': Transit leaders keep up push for S.A-to-Austin rail	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	10/280/25
New therapy program aims to keep Bexar County's at-risk youth out of jail	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	10/280/25
On Proposition 15, why does the Texas Legislature giveth and taketh away?	Amarillo Globe-News	Yock, B.	10/278/25	2 TX bill(s)
Partnerships between A&M campuses in South Texas could shape the region's growth	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Verma, A.	10/278/25	1 TX bill
Ken Paxton's campaign flier should give all city leaders pause	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	10/278/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Why are Lubbock Democrats so bumfuzzled?	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Williams, S.	10/278/25
Texas AG Ken Paxton to speak at Texas Tech Turning Point USA Chapter event in Lubbock	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	10/279/25
Rep. Bobby Guerra not seeking reelection to state House	McAllen Monitor	Staff	10/277/25
Odessa fires back at Paxton's investigation over audit concerns	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	10/277/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Government shutdown won’t affect most East Texans for now, but federal workers could struggle	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	10/276/25
Gov. Abbott recognizes VC technology program	Victoria Advocate	Stanley, L.	10/279/25
Tommy Williams named Texas A&M interim president	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	10/277/25
Sharyland graduate announces run for Texas House District 41	McAllen Monitor	Alvarez, X.	10/277/25
TxDOT launches October pedestrian safety campaign as crashes peak	Midland Reporter Telegram	Salinas, K.	10/277/25
Christi Craddick runs for Texas comptroller, vows audits and transparency	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	10/277/25
Rep. Joe Moody: Texas' redistricting maps 'existed before' special session process started	El Paso Times	Martinez, A.	10/276/25	2 doc(s)
"Blindsided," La Marque faces AG probe and 5-cent tax rate cut	Galveston Daily News	Frick, L.	10/276/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Wesley Hunt Enters Texas G.O.P. Senate Race, Complicating Path for Cornyn	New York Times	Goodman, J.	10/280/25
Illinois Sues to Block Trump’s National Guard Deployment	Wall Street Journal	Bravin, J.	10/280/25

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