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
Tarrant County elections are going the wrong way	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/22/25	1 doc(s)
Operation Lone Star spending has become a farce	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/22/25
Texas could stop the next shooting if lawmakers allowed red flag laws	Austin American Statesman	Golden, N.	08/22/25	1 TX bill
Most Texas prisons still lack AC — and it's costing people their lives	Austin American Statesman	Munoz, K.	08/22/25	2 doc(s)
North Texas Food Bank CEO: Our state can’t afford to ignore child hunger	Dallas Morning News	Cunningham, T.	08/22/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
A THC ban won’t make Texans safer. Better hemp laws would.	Houston Chronicle	Harris, K.	08/22/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
New bill could shield police misconduct files as Uvalde lawsuit nears ruling	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	08/22/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas House passes slate of bills to address public safety following deadly flooding	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	08/22/25	4 TX bill(s)
Was the Texas House Democrats’ quorum break worth the effort?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/22/25	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
House OKs flood response measures	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	08/22/25	5 TX bill(s)
Ken Paxton appeals federal judge's decision to block Ten Commandments display in Texas schools	Houston Chronicle	Gilani, H.	08/22/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers look to seal new deal on ending STAAR exam: 'Closer than ever'	San Antonio Express News	Yu, I.	08/22/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Senate panel fast-tracks newest congressional plan with no public testimony	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	08/22/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
UT System officially selects new Chancellor John Zerwas, UT-Austin president James Davis	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	08/22/25
Former House Speaker Dade Phelan says he won't seek reelection	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	08/22/25
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy announces run for Texas attorney general	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	08/22/25
Nonprofit to give $40M for flood rebuilding	San Antonio Express News	Delgado, R.	08/22/25
UT Board approves sale of land for potential Spurs arena at former ITC site	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	08/22/25	3 doc(s)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeals Ten Commandments ruling	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	08/22/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
UT institutions to lose faculty senates; presidents to set up advisory groups instead	San Antonio Express News	Kepner, L.	08/22/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas should regulate AI bots offering mental health care	Galveston Daily News	De Matas, J.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas schools from enforcing Ten Commandments law	Abilene Reporter-News	Frank, B.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas judge blocks Ten Commandments schools bill on First Amendment grounds	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from targeting Beto O'Rourke’s group Powered by People	El Paso Times	Abbott, J.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout	El Paso Times	Serrano, A.	08/21/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
UTMB launches new institute to advance cardiovascular care	Galveston Daily News	Scott, S.	08/21/25
Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections	Galveston Daily News	Vertuno, J.	08/21/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
From Fort Worth to McAllen, Texans could lose clout in Washington if GOP changes political lines	McAllen Monitor	Fechter, J.	08/21/25	2 TX bill(s)
TxDOT launches 'Drive Sober. No Regrets' campaign for Labor Day amid DUI crash surge	Midland Reporter Telegram	Salinas, K.	08/21/25
Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans	New York Times	Rosenhall, L.	08/22/25
Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost	New York Times	Sandoval, E.	08/22/25
The Gerrymander Race to the Bottom	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	08/22/25

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