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.
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Texas is a leader in flood research, but more coordination is needed
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Dallas Morning News
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Maidment, D.
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08/12/25
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1 doc(s)
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Texas redistricting: Political stunts rarely change outcomes
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Dallas Morning News
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Rosser, J.
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08/12/25
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Texas House Speaker says state troopers are staking out the homes of missing Democrats
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Austin American Statesman
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Moritz, J.
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08/12/25
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1 TX bill
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How Texas school districts are responding to the new statewide ban on phones in classrooms
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Austin American Statesman
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Partain, C.
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08/12/25
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Republicans set up showdown after setting vote on flood bills with Democrats absent
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Dallas Morning News
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Jankowski, P.
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08/12/25
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6 TX bill(s) 9 doc(s)
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Why is Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee still in office despite resigning?
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Houston Chronicle
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Lomax, J.
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08/12/25
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2 doc(s)
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Texas State University System adopts rules limiting power of faculty advisory groups
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Houston Chronicle
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Ketterer, S.
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08/12/25
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1 TX bill
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Uvalde school records show teenage gunman’s spiral before 2022 shooting
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Austin American Statesman
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Vertuno, J.
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08/12/25
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6 doc(s)
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FEMA, SBA sign off on $31 million in aid for Texas flood victims
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Austin American Statesman
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Zavala, E.
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08/12/25
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1 doc(s)
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Tesla secures permit key to offering full-scale robotaxi services in Austin
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Austin American Statesman
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Leonard, K.
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08/12/25
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2 TX bill(s)
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Here are the new Texas state laws that go into effect Sept. 1
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Dallas Morning News
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Bahari, S.
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08/12/25
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ICE set to open country’s largest immigrant detention facility in Texas
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Dallas Morning News
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Bahari, S.
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08/12/25
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3 doc(s)
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Tarrant County judge bars Beto O’Rourke PAC from funding Texas quorum breakers
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Adams, M.
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08/12/25
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2 doc(s)
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Let’s hope court ruling ends Paxton’s attacks against Catholic Charities
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McAllen Monitor
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Editorial
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08/09/25
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1 doc(s)
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Need for changes in STAAR go beyond format of the exams
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McAllen Monitor
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Editorial
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08/08/25
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2 TX bill(s)
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Texas Democrats look bad in redistricting fight. Republicans look even worse.
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El Paso Times
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Russell, N.
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08/10/25
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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The Trumpmander Congressional redistricting that shouldn't be in Texas
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Landry, D.
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08/10/25
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Redistricting should follow principles other than power politics
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Galveston Daily News
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Garza, F.
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08/09/25
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'Pack a toothbrush. Pack hair spray.' How the Texas Democrats are living on the run
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Bailey, P.
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08/11/25
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1 TX bill 10 doc(s)
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Rep. James Talarico mulls U.S. Senate bid as his profile rises amid Texas Democrats’ redistricting standoff
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McAllen Monitor
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Guo, K.
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08/11/25
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Why Trump's political war in Texas is much bigger than the Lone Star State
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Anderson, Z.
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08/09/25
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2 TX bill(s)
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Alzheimer’s continues to cripple Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. State leaders still aren’t doing enough.
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McAllen Monitor
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Torres, R.
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08/09/25
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2 TX bill(s)
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Valley congressional delegation responds to Texas redistricting
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McAllen Monitor
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Jimenez, F.
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08/09/25
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1 TX bill
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California’s Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout
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McAllen Monitor
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Vertuno, J.
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08/09/25
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1 doc(s)
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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff
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Longview News-Journal
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Klibanoff, E.
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08/09/25
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1 TX bill 13 doc(s)
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GOP senator says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Kochi, S.
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08/08/25
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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San Angelo ISD: What to know about restrictions on cellphone use in schools
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San Angelo Standard Times
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Fraire, R.
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08/08/25
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1 TX bill
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Local state reps join Democrats who broke quorum, while some stay behind
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McAllen Monitor
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Jimenez, F.
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08/08/25
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1 doc(s)
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Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear
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McAllen Monitor
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Dahlkamp, O.
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08/08/25
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1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
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Texas Senate panel advances bill swapping STAAR exam for three shorter tests
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Victoria Advocate
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Dey, S.
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08/11/25
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3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
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University’s transfer to A&M System expected to bring huge benefits
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Victoria Advocate
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Akers, S.
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08/11/25
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1 TX bill
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Texas redistricting sparks local response in Jefferson County
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Brent, K.
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08/10/25
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Texas redistricting standoff complicates preparations for March 2026 primary
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Bryan Eagle
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Contreras, N.
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08/10/25
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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UTMB steams ahead with time-off pay changes after lawmaker meeting
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Galveston Daily News
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Elder, L.
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08/09/25
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1 doc(s)
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Medical branch begins assessing effect of vaccine research 'wind down'
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Galveston Daily News
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Frick, L.
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08/09/25
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John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton
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McAllen Monitor
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Birenbaum, G.
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08/09/25
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Texas DPS creates Homeland Security Division to unify border, intel operations under SB 36
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Midland Reporter Telegram
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Richter, B.
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08/09/25
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1 TX bill
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Texas Democrats' walkout to block a new map, by the numbers
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Galveston Daily News
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Lathan, N.
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08/08/25
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1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
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Texas youth camps tell lawmakers they need better coordination, emergency plans during disasters
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Midland Reporter Telegram
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Langford, T.
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08/08/25
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