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
Doctorate program a milestone for university, region	San Antonio Express News	Ochoa, S.	08/21/25
Texas parents of Camp Mystic flood victims give emotional testimony demanding reforms	Austin American Statesman	Briggs, S.	08/21/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas House passes Trump redistricting plan, setting up showdown with California	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Legal battle over $200M Pepper Square redevelopment is over. What’s next?	Dallas Morning News	Wooten, N.	08/21/25	1 TX bill
Federal judge temporarily blocks Ten Commandments law in some Texas school districts	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
Parents of Camp Mystic girls beg lawmakers for change in Senate hearing	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	08/21/25	1 TX bill
Texas House approves partisan redistricting on congressional seats	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	08/21/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms	Houston Chronicle	Gilani, H.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
How a conservative Hill Country academy could become Texas' newest city	Austin American Statesman	Delgado, R.	08/21/25
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick launches campaign for reelection	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/21/25
Tarrant County reduces November Election Day voting locations by 33%	Dallas Morning News	Royster, R.	08/21/25
Texas AG threatens $100k penalties for three entities accused of mailing abortion pills	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	08/21/25	8 doc(s)
New poll: Beto O’Rourke leads Colin Allred in hypothetical Texas Senate primary	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/21/25
Judge denies Texas college, students’ requests to join lawsuit over end of Texas Dream Act	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	08/21/25	6 doc(s)
Texas redistricting sets course for partisan arms race	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Fisher, J.	08/21/25	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Judge temporarily blocks Ten Commandments posters in some Texas school districts	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
Judge blocks Ken Paxton from shutting down Beto O'Rourke's political group	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	08/21/25	4 doc(s)
Texas jail commission rules Alexis Cardenas died in-custody, marking 12th Harris County Jail death	Houston Chronicle	Wilburn, C.	08/21/25
Spring ISD unanimously rejects parent-led library oversight policy tied to Texas book ban law	Houston Chronicle	Soebroto, A.	08/21/25	1 TX bill
Study: Texas home to most people in financial distress	Houston Chronicle	O'Neill, L.	08/21/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Senate OKs bill requiring sirens in some flood-prone areas	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	08/21/25	3 TX bill(s)
San Antonio federal judge blocks Texas school Ten Commandments law	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
UTSA offering new bachelor's degree in journalism this fall	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	08/21/25
Regents vote to name Jim Davis as UT Austin president, John Zerwas as chancellor	San Antonio Express News	Kepner, L.	08/21/25
Texas Senate quickly passes several bills on second special session’s first day	El Paso Times	Carver, J.	08/20/25
At 8, she spoke up for trans rights in Texas. Now her family is fleeing the state.	Abilene Reporter-News	Trethan, P.	08/20/25	1 doc(s)
Fifth Circuit blocks WT drag show ban, citing First Amendment	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	08/20/25	1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
Fifth Circuit halts West Texas A&M drag show ban as free speech lawsuit continues	Beaumont Enterprise	Priest, J.	08/20/25
Democrats get police escorts to prevent a new redistricting walkout as California moves to retaliate	Galveston Daily News	Barrow, B.	08/20/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Rep. Nicole Collier spends night on Texas House floor after refusing police escort	Laredo Morning Times	Guo, K.	08/20/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
FBI, Texas Tech System sign agreement to strengthen America's national security needs	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	08/20/25	1 doc(s)
Texas Tech system, ASU partner with FBI in efforts to boost national security	San Angelo Standard Times	Fraire, R.	08/20/25
Could East Texas lawmaker’s value-added tax replace property taxes? Here’s what tax policy experts say	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Green, J.	08/20/25	2 TX bill(s)
Confusion reigns as Texas colleges scramble to comply with ban on in-state tuition for undocumented students	Longview News-Journal	Priest, J.	08/20/25	4 doc(s)
Texas House set to vote on redistricting maps	Longview News-Journal	Staff	08/20/25	1 TX bill
Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School	New York Times	Salhotra, P.	08/21/25
Night at the Capitol: One Democrat’s Unexpected Protest Grips Texas	New York Times	Goodman, J.	08/21/25
Texas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted	New York Times	Goodman, J.	08/21/25

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