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
State lawmakers are expanding STAAR, not scrapping it. Abbott should veto.	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/28/25	3 TX bill(s)
New state laws will bring housing back to Dallas	Dallas Morning News	Brundage, A.	08/28/25	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Ivermectin bill heads to Gov. Greg Abbott after heated pushback from Democrats	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	08/28/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
RFK Jr. joins Greg Abbott in Austin to tout new 'Make Texas Healthy Again' laws	Austin American Statesman	Wermund, B.	08/28/25	3 TX bill(s)
Bill to let AG prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott, but is it legal?	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/28/25	1 TX bill
New Texas bill could let Harris County sheriffs, constables sign HOA security deals without oversight	Houston Chronicle	DeGrood, M.	08/28/25	1 TX bill
Texas's new 'bounty hunter' bill gets blessing from key anti-abortion groups	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	08/28/25	2 TX bill(s) 53 doc(s)
FEMA, SNAP and tax relief deadlines approach for Central Texas flood victims	Austin American Statesman	Motley, D.	08/28/25
Proposed THC ban in Texas has stalled	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	08/28/25	1 TX bill
Texas Senate passes bill banning elected officials from fundraising in special sessions	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	08/28/25	2 TX bill(s)
Fort Worth gives Texas A&M a parking lot site for new downtown campus	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Adams, M.	08/28/25
County budget is tight, but Sheriff Salazar asks for more funds	San Antonio Express News	Pink, S.	08/28/25	1 doc(s)
Texas House OKs study that would delay Dallas investor's East Texas water grab	San Antonio Express News	Kimble, M.	08/28/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas universities could see fewer international students amid immigration crackdown, reports say	El Paso Times	Priest, J.	08/27/25	1 doc(s)
Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk	Galveston Daily News	Serrano, A.	08/27/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas election map for 2026 is racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit	McAllen Monitor	A.P. Wire	08/27/25	2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)

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