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
So many what-ifs haunt Guadalupe River flood	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/07/25
Why weren’t Texas flood victims warned earlier?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/07/25
At least 8 dead, 18 missing in Austin-area floods. Travis County hardest hit.	Austin American Statesman	Collier, K.	07/07/25	2 doc(s)
Texas border set for drastic changes	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	07/07/25	4 doc(s)
Sisters Blair, Brooke Harber found dead with their 'hands locked together' after Kerr County flooding	Houston Chronicle	Briggs, S.	07/07/25
Texas says undocumented immigrants visited local hospitals 80K times in three months. That’s 2% of all visits.	Austin American Statesman	Langford, T.	07/07/25	2 doc(s)
At least 7 dead, possibly 18 missing in Burnet and Travis counties, officials say	Dallas Morning News	Cobb, T.	07/07/25	3 doc(s)
Texas hemp company cashes in on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s viral THC snack moment	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	07/07/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas windstorm insurer braces for hurricane season — and possible rate hikes	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	07/07/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Produced Water Ownership	San Antonio Express News	Pskowski, M.	07/07/25	1 doc(s)
Dallas ISD students make promising STAAR gains	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/06/25	3 doc(s)
Why GOP leaders turned on Tarrant chair: It was more than his hateful post	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	07/06/25
On this Fourth of July, what would Ben Franklin say?	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/06/25
After 13 lives were swept away in deadly storm, a call for action	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/06/25
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	07/05/25
A cancer breakthrough in North Texas, but how many more will we get?	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	07/03/25
Failure of latest E-Verify bill in Texas Legislature highlights hypocrisy	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	07/03/25	1 TX bill
Forget food dyes. ‘Make Texas Healthy Again’ should have started with hunger	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	07/06/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Want to expand health care access? Entrust more care to nurses	Austin American Statesman	Sigaud, L.	07/06/25	1 doc(s)
Influential legislator scorecards don’t add up	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, G.	07/06/25
To beat China on AI, we must block mishmash of state rules on development	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Bush, G.	07/06/25	1 doc(s)
GOP leaders slammed Tarrant chair over post, but some embraced this hater	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davis, B.	07/06/25
I'm an immigration lawyer. The children I serve are terrified.	Houston Chronicle	Kennedy, C.	07/06/25	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court says Texas can restrict porn, ignoring the greater danger to minors	San Antonio Express News	Brown, W.	07/06/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s birthright citizenship order lacks common sense	San Antonio Express News	Quesada, T.	07/06/25	8 doc(s)
Rwandan ambassador: Texas is a crucial partner	Dallas Morning News	Mukantabana, M.	07/04/25
Abbott’s veto on lunch program for kids is hard to justify	Dallas Morning News	McCaa, J.	07/03/25
Abbott vetoed a cosmetology bill. It was the right move	Dallas Morning News	Timmons, E.	07/03/25	2 TX bill(s)
Artificial intelligence guardrails must be established in higher education classrooms	San Antonio Express News	Torres Jr., A.	07/03/25
At least 3 dead, 10 missing in Travis County after floods: officials	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	07/06/25	2 doc(s)
People are being held in Dallas County jail weeks beyond sentences amid systemic failures	Dallas Morning News	McManus, T.	07/06/25
How three college presidents who are leaving this year helped transform North Texas	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	07/06/25
What was lost when parts of Camp Mystic, a beloved summer destination, washed away	Dallas Morning News	Landers, J.	07/06/25
Death toll climbs to 43 after ‘catastrophic’ floods sweep through Guadalupe River	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, C.	07/06/25	2 doc(s)
Trucking company involved in fatal Texas crash has dozens of safety violations	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Adams, M.	07/06/25
Officials say nothing could have prepared them for the Guadalupe River to rise so fast. Meteorologists disagree.	Houston Chronicle	Plohetski, T.	07/06/25
Texas lawmakers failed to deliver on big CenterPoint reforms after Beryl: 'Band-Aids on bullet wounds'	Houston Chronicle	Satija, N.	07/06/25	2 TX bill(s) 25 doc(s)
Here’s why the Texas Hill Country flood was much worse than anyone ever expected	San Antonio Express News	Franze, A.	07/06/25	2 doc(s)
Why this Texas farmer thinks he can stop Greg Abbott's reelection bid	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	07/05/25
Dallas agrees to block enforcement of weed decriminalization after appeals court ruling	Dallas Morning News	Muchnick, K.	07/05/25	10 doc(s)
At least 24 people dead following ‘catastrophic’ flooding in Central Texas, official says	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	07/05/25	2 doc(s)
Over 20 girls from Camp Mystic unaccounted for after flash flooding, Dan Patrick says	Dallas Morning News	Nguyen, A.	07/05/25	2 doc(s)
Ken Paxton drops appeal in suit from whistleblowers who reported him to FBI	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	07/05/25	1 doc(s)
Congress delivers $10B to NASA with 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' saving Houston-led program from Trump cuts	Houston Chronicle	Leinfelder, A.	07/05/25	1 doc(s)
Interfaith parents sue Texas school districts to block Ten Commandments law	San Antonio Express News	Yu, I.	07/05/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
New regulations are coming for driverless cars in Texas. Here's what to know	San Antonio Express News	Kimble, M.	07/05/25	2 TX bill(s)
Death toll climbs to 24 in Hill Country; search and rescue continue	San Antonio Express News	Plohetski, T.	07/05/25	2 doc(s)
Second lawsuit filed over Texas' Ten Commandments law	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	07/04/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas families sue to block Ten Commandments law	Dallas Morning News	McCaskill, N.	07/04/25	1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
Measure makes way for shuttle transfer	Houston Chronicle	Leinfelder, A.	07/04/25	3 doc(s)
Gun suicides in US reached record high in 2023	Austin American Statesman	Hernandez, A.	07/06/25	1 doc(s)
More Texas parents will have to work for food stamps under Trump tax bill	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	07/06/25	2 doc(s)
Texas State Board of Education approves Native Studies course	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	07/06/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas’ immigration law is unconstitutional, appeals court rules	Austin American Statesman	Garcia, U.	07/06/25	1 TX bill 20 doc(s)
Texas medical marijuana industry to push for hemp age restrictions and delta-8 ban	Austin American Statesman	Simpson, S.	07/06/25	2 TX bill(s)
How weather conditions set the stage for the deadly Texas flash floods	Dallas Morning News	Phillis, M.	07/06/25
New Texas law helps shield the elderly and low-income victims from solar panel scams	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	07/06/25	1 TX bill
Fort Worth is state’s new aviation, defense capital. Will that help with economic development?	Dallas Morning News	Garcia, E.	07/06/25	1 TX bill
Ban some Texans from voting in primaries? Behind the Bo French fracas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	07/06/25
TX lawmaker calls out Bo French over his claims about property taxes	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Royster, R.	07/06/25
Houston ISD lowers some principal stipends for 2025-26	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	07/06/25
Goose Creek CISD superintendent Randal O'Brien announces plans to retire in the fall	Houston Chronicle	Briggs, S.	07/06/25
SAWS to spend $163 million to upgrade wastewater treatment plant	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	07/06/25
Vouchers could change the homeschool landscape in Texas. Here's why	Austin American Statesman	Sander, E.	07/05/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Dallas judge sanctioned over allegations she made staff impersonate her at online hearing	Dallas Morning News	Prosser, M.	07/05/25
Texas Funeral Services Commission appoints interim leader for agency in turmoil	San Antonio Express News	Begley, D.	07/05/25
Texas stands to get $11B back for border expenses under Trump's megabill	San Antonio Express News	Wallace, J.	07/05/25	3 doc(s)
San Antonio Missions, a World Heritage Site, played role in American Revolution	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	07/05/25	1 doc(s)
San Antonio flood victims' cause of death: All drowned, some with trauma	San Antonio Express News	Beltran, J.	07/05/25
Thousands of illegal THC vapes, edibles found at West Side home, BCSO says	Austin American Statesman	Scheve, A.	07/04/25	1 TX bill
Rick Perry’s Fermi America wants to build a giant nuclear, data center campus in Texas.	Austin American Statesman	Hao, C.	07/04/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Payrolls report: D-FW jobs market keeps on rolling	Dallas Morning News	David, J.	07/04/25
Texas art agency gets $7.9M boost. What does that mean for Fort Worth?	Dallas Morning News	Moreno, D.	07/04/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
SCOTX: Winter Storm Uri Lawsuits Seeking Billions of Dollars Narrowed But Still Alive	Dallas Morning News	Curriden, M.	07/04/25	3 doc(s)
The man behind Texas’ historic property tax reforms	Dallas Morning News	Lieber, D.	07/04/25
Texas would get iconic space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian under budget bill	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	07/04/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Southern 'marches forward' after $60M in Trump cuts to environmental justice program	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	07/04/25	2 doc(s)
Texas AG defends shutdown of midwife Maria Rojas' health clinics amid abortion prosecution	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	07/04/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Trump-Musk rift, explosions not slowing SpaceX's growth at Starbase	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	07/04/25
City wants to block release of 911 calls, other records of deadly flood	San Antonio Express News	Preyor-Johnson, N.	07/04/25	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join	San Antonio Express News	Sherman, M.	07/04/25	2 doc(s)
Bexar County Democrats among latest charged in Paxton's vote harvesting case	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	07/04/25	4 doc(s)
Measles reaches Bexar County with 1st case confirmed amid West Texas outbreak	San Antonio Express News	Castillo, R.	07/04/25	3 doc(s)
Move over, Louisiana. Texas throws its cowboy hat in the ring to be Hollywood on the Gulf	Austin American Statesman	Darling, C.	07/03/25	1 TX bill
Why a Hill Country city is saying yes to $9M in tax breaks for hotel	Austin American Statesman	Webner, R.	07/03/25	1 doc(s)
CapMetro looks forward to next 40 years in face of growth, challenges	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	07/03/25
Spanish backer of Dallas-Houston bullet train folds U.S. operations, report says	Dallas Morning News	Gaudet, A.	07/03/25	2 doc(s)
Frisco homeowners to get maximum homestead property tax exemption state allows	Dallas Morning News	He, C.	07/03/25
La Porte ISD calls Texas' recapture system 'out-of-date, out-of-touch'	Houston Chronicle	Briggs, S.	07/03/25	2 doc(s)
Fort Bend ISD approves $906.6M budget, temporary tax hike for teacher pay	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	07/03/25	1 TX bill
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas	New York Times	Flavelle, C.	07/07/25
States Brace for Added Burdens of Trump’s Tax and Spending Law	New York Times	Chen, D.	07/07/25
For the Parents of Camp Mystic, an Agonizing Wait for Missing Children	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	07/07/25
At Least 82 Dead in Texas Floods as Families of Missing Wait and Hope	Wall Street Journal	Eaton, C.	07/07/25
Escalating Alerts of Dangerous Flooding Arrived When People Were Sleeping	Wall Street Journal	Carlton, J.	07/07/25
Americans Love Their Country—and Their States	Wall Street Journal	Nothstine, R.	07/05/25
At Least 24 Dead, More Than 20 Children Missing in Catastrophic Texas Floods	Wall Street Journal	Levitz, J.	07/05/25
Welcome to Dallas: The City That Just Can’t Stop Expanding	Wall Street Journal	Chaffin, J.	07/05/25
Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials	New York Times	Barrett, D.	07/03/25
How a Bold Plan to Ban State AI Laws Fell Apart—and Divided Trumpworld	Wall Street Journal	Ramkumar, A.	07/03/25

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