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
America needs immigrants, and the Dallas Fed shows why	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/16/25	2 doc(s)
Abbott's mid-decade redistricting during special session is cynical and cowardly	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/16/25
Yes, thoughts and prayers. But Hill Country floods also demand action	Austin American Statesman	Browning, D.	07/16/25
Trump told Texas Republicans to redistrict. They will, even if it puts them at risk.	Houston Chronicle	Holley, P.	07/16/25	5 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott tours flood-ravaged Leander area, gives updates	Austin American Statesman	Motley, D.	07/16/25
APD chief proposes major reorg to get more officers on street	Austin American Statesman	Sanders, A.	07/16/25	1 doc(s)
Donald Trump pushes aggressive Texas redistricting to deliver more GOP congressional seats	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	07/16/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
More than 800 teachers left Houston ISD in the 2024-25 school year	Houston Chronicle	Goodwin, A.	07/16/25
Camp Mystic did not evacuate kids immediately when warned of 'life threatening' flood By Peggy O'Hare	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	07/16/25
How Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is creating new roadblocks for immigrants	San Antonio Express News	Aguilar, J.	07/16/25	2 doc(s)
State Sen. Nathan Johnson first Democrat to get into attorney general race	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	07/16/25
Abbott says 3 people are still missing in Travis County after flooding	Austin American Statesman	Wermund, B.	07/16/25
Texas attorney general warns of possible scam in flood relief GoFundMe campaign	Dallas Morning News	Ontiveros, M.	07/16/25
Gov. Greg Abbott, Border czar Tom Homan praise U.S.-Texas partnership on immigration	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	07/16/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Sen. Nathan Johnson launches campaign for attorney general	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	07/16/25
Texas water supply storage tops 80% for first time since 2021	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	07/16/25
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stops in Fort Worth to sign a pair of border bills	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mantas, H.	07/16/25	2 TX bill(s)
Two new charter schools approved for Houston, focusing on arts and achievement gaps	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	07/16/25	2 doc(s)
What does it mean to Harris County that FEMA missed nearly two-thirds of calls after central Texas floods?	Houston Chronicle	Lomax, J.	07/16/25	1 doc(s)
Hill Country flood blame game or holding the powerful accountable? Readers offer pointers	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	07/16/25
Texas companies brace for ‘tomato tax’ after U.S. withdraws from trade deal	San Antonio Express News	Kimble, M.	07/16/25	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Hill Country flood shows denial has consequences	Galveston Daily News	Blazyk, S.	07/15/25	2 doc(s)
Texas A&M System’s retiring John Sharp receives recognition from Laredo leaders	Laredo Morning Times	Charur, M.	07/15/25
What to know about assistance and flood recovery in San Angelo: FEMA declares disaster	San Angelo Standard Times	Witwer, P.	07/15/25	1 doc(s)
The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain	McAllen Monitor	Vertuno, J.	07/15/25
Attorney General Ken Paxton requests death row inmate Robert Roberson be executed Oct. 16	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Simpson, S.	07/15/25	1 TX bill 21 doc(s)
Mental health programs could bear the brunt of $600M federal cuts to Texas schools	Wichita Falls Record News	Simpson, S.	07/15/25	3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas Tech, Abilene Christian receive funding for produced water research	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	07/15/25	1 TX bill
Recovering from the floods will be a massive task. One Hill Country restaurant is focusing on the smaller picture.	Bryan Eagle	Kumar, A.	07/15/25
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick taps Perry as chair of Senate committee on natural disasters, floods	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	07/15/25
Former Texas Tech System Chancellor, lawmakers remark on Mitchell's retirement	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	07/15/25
Sen. John Cornyn outraises AG Ken Paxton by $1 million in first three months of Senate primary matchup	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Dahlkamp, O.	07/15/25

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