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
Texas lawmakers recycle abortion playbook to attack trans rights	Austin American Statesman	Lopez, L.	08/27/25	1 TX bill 19 doc(s)
The GOP Losing Hispanic Support Is a Massive Self-Own	Austin American Statesman	Lopez, P.	08/27/25
Don’t let Texas become the nanny state on hemp	Dallas Morning News	Hammond, B.	08/27/25
In Texas and California redistricting battles, Latino voters hold the key	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Arellano, G.	08/27/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Judge got it wrong. The Ten Commandments should be displayed in public schools.	San Antonio Express News	Merkle, C.	08/27/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Paxton PAC's top donor is wife of Arizona businessman pardoned by Trump	Austin American Statesman	Osborne, J.	08/27/25
Texas House passes bill requiring flood sirens in some flood-prone areas	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	08/27/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
STAAR overhaul passes Texas House, clearing way for new tests in 2027	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	08/27/25	1 TX bill
Texas House backs tighter cap on property tax increases for cities, counties	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	08/27/25	3 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
100,000 applicants and 5,000 spots: Record number of Houstonians need help paying their utility bills	Houston Chronicle	Hao, C.	08/27/25	1 doc(s)
Texas General Land Office buys Crockett, Menger hotels near Alamo	San Antonio Express News	Iszler, M.	08/27/25	2 doc(s)
Legal defense bill for trafficking survivors heads to Abbott after concessions	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	08/27/25	1 TX bill
UT launches permanent patrol teams in West Campus to bolster safety	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	08/27/25
Court-ordered release of Uvalde school shooting files left out thousands of records	Austin American Statesman	Preyor-Johnson, N.	08/27/25	11 doc(s)
Texas Funeral Service Commission fires additional staff, raising questions about functionality	Austin American Statesman	Smith, S.	08/27/25	1 TX bill
New attempt to end Texas STAAR builds momentum as House advances legislation	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	08/27/25	3 TX bill(s)
A swath of Texas grassland will become a new state park	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	08/27/25	2 doc(s)
Al Green rules out running in special election for 18th Congressional District	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	08/27/25	1 TX bill
Texas buys land for new state park right next to Garner State Park	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	08/27/25	1 doc(s)
Lubbock County sets tax rate for 2026 budget, supports potential Texas hemp-THC ban	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	08/26/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
For their walkout, Texas Democrats get national attention — and partisan retribution at home	Longview News-Journal	Guo, K.	08/26/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Liz Case will try again to win a seat in the Texas Legislature	Abilene Reporter-News	Walker, L.	08/26/25
Only one restaurant in Texas sells lab-grown meat. Lawmakers banned it anyway.	El Paso Times	Yu, J.	08/26/25	1 TX bill
Texas House approves bill aimed to limit city, county property taxes	McAllen Monitor	Fechter, J.	08/26/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes	McAllen Monitor	Contreras, N.	08/26/25	2 TX bill(s)
Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary	Longview News-Journal	Birenbaum, G.	08/26/25

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