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
What the racist attacks on Democrats say about the Texas GOP	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/15/25
Flood alerts are a lesson for Central Texas	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/15/25	1 TX bill
Why I sued to stop Texas from requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/15/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Bexar County invests in flood alert system, but the state also needs to step up	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/15/25
AP math opens doors, but Texas must help more students walk through	Austin American Statesman	Coffey, M.	08/15/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Redistricting will protect Texas’ conservative wins. Let’s get it done	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Mizani, A.	08/15/25
Democrats are nearing a return to Texas after quorum break over GOP redistricting	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/15/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers pumped a 'historic' $8.5B into schools. Here’s why your district might still see cuts	Austin American Statesman	Zdun, M.	08/15/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas House Democrats release demands for ending quorum break, returning to Capitol	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	08/15/25	1 TX bill 12 doc(s)
Warring factions resolve to end fight over proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir	Dallas Morning News	David, J.	08/15/25	1 doc(s)
Texas ranchlands to be flooded by Marvin Nichols Reservoir spared a few more years	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/15/25	3 doc(s)
A student's train death brought promises of new bridges near HISD schools. For now, they wait.	Houston Chronicle	Partain, C.	08/15/25
Illinois judge denies Ken Paxton's bid for help rounding up Democrats	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	08/15/25	2 doc(s)
Paxton-O’Rourke legal battle extended for now, Fort Worth judge says	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davidson, L.	08/15/25	3 doc(s)
Tarrant County commissioners face 2nd lawsuit over ‘discriminatory’ redistricting	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Copeland, C.	08/15/25	4 doc(s)
Chinese nationals living in Texas sue to block land ownership ban, calling it discriminatory	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	08/15/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Bill would let Abbott pick leaders of flood district	Houston Chronicle	Ward, R.	08/15/25	3 TX bill(s) 5 doc(s)
She's 8 credits shy of graduation. A challenge to the Texas Dream Act is pushing her out of college.	Houston Chronicle	Aguilar, J.	08/15/25	8 doc(s)
Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response	Longview News-Journal	Foxhall, E.	08/14/25	4 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
Texas AG asks judge to arrest Beto O'Rourke for redistricting battle fundraising	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Palmer, K.	08/14/25	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
Redistricting in Texas is complex, here is what to know about congressional maps	El Paso Times	Abbott, J.	08/14/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats' last tool of resistance	El Paso Times	Klibanoff, E.	08/14/25	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
Beto O’Rourke launches national push against Texas redistricting plan	El Paso Times	Abbott, J.	08/14/25	5 doc(s)
El Paso lawmakers push back on GOP bid to oust Dems over quorum break in redistricting fight	El Paso Times	Powell, A.	08/14/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
UTMB rolls out third paid time off option	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	08/14/25	1 doc(s)
Texas A&M University-Texarkana, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain form partnership	Texarkana Gazette	Wyatt, M.	08/14/25
If Texas were to ban or regulate THC, crime labs say they would need more resources	McAllen Monitor	Simpson, S.	08/14/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Bill protecting sex trafficking victims from some criminal charges passes Senate	McAllen Monitor	Yu, J.	08/14/25	1 TX bill
A&M-Victoria officials answer UHV transfer questions	Victoria Advocate	Milliorn, M.	08/14/25	1 TX bill
9 people plead not guilty in a Texas elections probe involving ‘vote harvesting’	Midland Reporter Telegram	Lozano, J.	08/14/25	5 doc(s)
Texas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Congressional Map	New York Times	Goodman, J.	08/15/25
Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now	New York Times	Liptak, A.	08/15/25
Bakers on Texas-Mexican Border Are Found Guilty of Harboring Illegal Workers	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	08/15/25
Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy	Wall Street Journal	Chung, J.	08/15/25
America Needs a Redistricting Cease-Fire	Wall Street Journal	Kiley, K.	08/15/25
Gavin Newsom Lays Out California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans	Wall Street Journal	Lukpat, A.	08/15/25

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