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 redistricting is leading to a mapping arms race. Where will it end?	Dallas Morning News	Jacobson, S.	08/04/25	3 doc(s)
Texas should replicate Bexar County's College Bound Docket for foster youth	San Antonio Express News	Bick, L.	08/04/25	1 TX bill
Texas won't be spared: Big changes coming to Medicaid, Marketplace health insurance in 2026	Austin American Statesman	Villalpando, N.	08/04/25	1 doc(s)
Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to derail congressional redistricting bill	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	08/04/25	2 TX bill(s)
New Texas A&M retirement community comes with athletic event access, opportunities to sit in on classes	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	08/04/25
After Chronicle report, Kerr County river authority pledges $1.5 million to fund flood protection	Houston Chronicle	Satija, N.	08/04/25	1 doc(s)
Texas House Democrats flee the state to block a vote on new congressional map	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	08/04/25	5 doc(s)
Texas DPS assist with immigration arrests at Austin construction site	Austin American Statesman	Gomez, E.	08/04/25
Ex-governor explains why he’s supporting Cornyn	Houston Chronicle	Perry, R.	08/04/25
Texas House panel advances redrawn congressional map that would add more GOP seats	San Antonio Express News	Klibanoff, E.	08/04/25	2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Starbase vs. Cameron County: This time it’s over residents’ water supply	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	08/04/25
DART’s dispute with member cities is off track	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	08/03/25	2 doc(s)
Floods a reminder more needs to be done	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	08/03/25
To save lives, raise the flood IQ of Texans	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/03/25
Redistricting won’t just redraw lines. It will disrupt lifelines.	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	08/03/25	1 TX bill
Hope springs eternal in the Democratic heart	Dallas Morning News	McCloskey, A.	08/03/25
Some in Texas GOP want to make voters’ decisions for them	Dallas Morning News	Williams, S.	08/03/25
Bathroom bills are more marginalization of a vulnerable group	Dallas Morning News	Damm, T.	08/03/25	6 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Bathroom bills are a moral line, not a political wedge	Dallas Morning News	Smith, R.	08/03/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Barbara Jordan and the Voting Rights Act: Two pillars of democracy	San Antonio Express News	Clack, C.	08/03/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Fragmented state-level artificial intelligence policies will hinder its potential	San Antonio Express News	Finley, B.	08/02/25	1 TX bill
RFK Jr. is elevating vaccine hesitancy. Texas advocates were prepared to seize the moment	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	08/03/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Houston-based Empower Pharmacy’s drugs raised red flags for FDA and other states, but not Texas	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	08/03/25	1 doc(s)
Dems’ hands mostly tied if Texas GOP draws new districts	San Antonio Express News	Riccardi, N.	08/03/25	1 TX bill
Would Camp Mystic have been better prepared for July 4 flood if it had this credential?	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	08/03/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas House could vote on GOP redistricting plan as soon as Tuesday	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	08/02/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Houston woman whose $83M lottery jackpot was denied will get paid. She plans to honor her late husband	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	08/02/25	1 TX bill
Flood survivors critical of Central Texas county	Houston Chronicle	Wagner, B.	08/02/25	1 doc(s)
GOP defends drawing new map	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	08/02/25
'It's a graveyard': Kerr County residents share stories of survival, recovery at flood hearing	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	08/02/25
Jeffries visit highlights high stakes for Texas in redistricting fight	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/03/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Congressional map heads to Texas House as mid-decade redistricting continues	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	08/03/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas sets records for solar energy and battery use, proving the power of clean energy	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	08/03/25	1 doc(s)
New Texas education laws to know: Cellphone ban, religious displays, student discipline and more	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	08/03/25	4 TX bill(s)
ICE access to Medicaid data the latest 'chilling effect' on health care for immigrants	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	08/03/25	4 doc(s)
Trump’s blatant gerrymandering is a call to action on racist Texas politics	Houston Chronicle	Sewing, J.	08/03/25	1 TX bill
Texas A&M-San Antonio announces its first doctoral degree program	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	08/02/25	1 doc(s)
Flaco Jiménez, 86, Grammy-Winning Master of the Tex-Mex Accordion, Dies	New York Times	Risen, C.	08/04/25
Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map	New York Times	Bosman, J.	08/04/25
Texas Democrats Leave State to Block GOP Redistricting, Drawing Threat From Governor	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	08/04/25
The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition	New York Times	Goodman, J.	08/02/25
Texas State House Panel Advances Gerrymandered Congressional Map	New York Times	Goodman, J.	08/02/25
Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering	New York Times	Corasaniti, N.	08/02/25
How the New Texas Map Changes the Outlook for Control of the House	New York Times	Cohn, N.	08/02/25
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’	New York Times	Corasaniti, N.	08/02/25

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