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
Synonymous with his accordion, Flaco Jimenez enriched San Antonio	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	08/06/25
I broke quorum because the GOP is trying to silence Austin voters	Austin American Statesman	Bucy, J.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
I’m a Baptist pastor. The Ten Commandments don’t belong in public schools	Austin American Statesman	Martin, G.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Health centers are the lifeline Texans can’t afford to lose	Austin American Statesman	Yagoda, N.	08/06/25
Texas Republicans are cheating. Democrats’ best option is not to play	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davis, B.	08/06/25	3 doc(s)
Everything about Democrats fleeing Texas over redistricting is a mistake	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	08/06/25	1 TX bill
Texas’ Ten Commandments rule shows sharia law is closer than we think	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davis, B.	08/06/25	3 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Why I joined fellow Democrats in breaking quorum	Houston Chronicle	Johnson, A.	08/06/25
ICE access to Medicaid data the latest 'chilling effect' on health care for immigrants	Austin American Statesman	MacDonald, E.	08/06/25	4 doc(s)
'100% the wrong house': Lawsuit provides new details of mistaken Austin SWAT raid	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	08/06/25	1 doc(s)
Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a huge bill. Who is paying the tab?	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	08/06/25
Texas House Democrats say their redistricting fight is a fight for America	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
How HISD STAAR scores changed post-state takeover: Compare schools targeted by Superintendent Miles	Houston Chronicle	Goodwin, A.	08/06/25	2 doc(s)
University of Texas regents appoint Virginia doctor as next UTHealth Houston president	Houston Chronicle	MacDonald, E.	08/06/25	1 doc(s)
Casar, Doggett lead protest of Abbott’s threat against quorum-busting Democrats	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Cornyn asks FBI to help round up Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
CyrusOne, Calpine to develop a $1.2B hyperscale data center campus in Central Texas	Dallas Morning News	Ferguson, L.	08/06/25
Texas AG Ken Paxton will ask state courts to declare absent House Democratic seats vacant	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	08/06/25	1 TX bill
John Cornyn pushes FBI to investigate Texas Democrats who left state over redistricting	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
NRG Energy brings new gas power plant to Houston with $216 million embattled Texas Energy Fund loan	Houston Chronicle	Nostrant, R.	08/06/25	2 doc(s)
Why President Donald Trump wants Republican primaries to decide Texas elections	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	08/06/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state	San Angelo Standard Times	Klibanoff, E.	08/05/25	6 doc(s)
Legendary accordionist Flaco Jimenez remembered as tributes pour in	McAllen Monitor	Cupples-Hernandez, T.	08/05/25
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats	McAllen Monitor	Barrow, B.	08/05/25	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting	Bryan Eagle	Klibanoff, E.	08/05/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them	Galveston Daily News	Vertuno, J.	08/05/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump’s efforts to add GOP House seats	Galveston Daily News	Demillo, A.	08/05/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
UTMB change in benefits policy causes outcry	Galveston Daily News	Elder, L.	08/05/25
VanDeaver to Democratic colleagues: ‘Let’s work through this’	Texarkana Gazette	Wyatt, M.	08/05/25	2 doc(s)
Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans want to punish them	McAllen Monitor	Vertuno, J.	08/05/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas redistricting would make Williamson County most populous in Waco's district	Waco Tribune Herald	Hoover, C.	08/05/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map to Counter Texas G.O.P.	New York Times	Rosenhall, L.	08/06/25
G.O.P. Bets Big on Latino Voters With New Texas Map	New York Times	Salhotra, P.	08/06/25
Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot	Wall Street Journal	McCormick, J.	08/06/25

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