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
Smoke shop labels are deceptive. Texas should stop them	Dallas Morning News	Rossheim, M.	09/08/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Trump is making it harder for dangerous people to get bail. Texas led the way.	Houston Chronicle	Pressley, N.	09/08/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Texas Republicans escalate battle to close primaries with federal lawsuit	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	09/08/25	2 doc(s)
Texas tackles student debt crisis with expanded financial aid as living costs soar	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	09/08/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Is Texas on track to prepare students for in-demand jobs by 2030?	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	09/08/25	2 TX bill(s) 7 doc(s)
New congressional district maps have North Texas Democrats pondering next moves	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	09/08/25	1 TX bill
Houston ISD's teacher turnover rate is 1.7 times that of the state's in 2024-25	Houston Chronicle	Mizan, N.	09/08/25
Four deaths in two weeks: What’s behind the surge in violence at one Texas prison	Houston Chronicle	Blakinger, K.	09/08/25	1 doc(s)
Texas banned phones in schools — but Alamo Heights, NEISD found a loophole	San Antonio Express News	Manno, M.	09/08/25	1 TX bill
Ken Paxton sues PowerSchool over Texas student data breach affecting 880,000 students and teachers	Austin American Statesman	Soebroto, A.	09/08/25	1 doc(s)
These 8 Texas counties drove the bulk of U.S. oil growth, report shows	Austin American Statesman	Nostrant, R.	09/08/25	1 doc(s)
Texas could receive $45.5 million in new opioid settlement with 8 drugmakers	San Antonio Express News	Brown, K.	09/08/25
Stronger storms are coming. Texas needs a stronger FEMA	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	09/07/25	1 doc(s)
Once again, Texas invites lawsuit abuse in quest to stop abortion	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	09/07/25	3 TX bill(s)
Thumbs up, thumbs down	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	09/06/25
GOP purity tests are self-destructive	Dallas Morning News	Fairly, A.	09/07/25
Inclusive Texas history project gets the past right, the future bright	Dallas Morning News	Cothrum, D.	09/07/25	2 doc(s)
Bo French could be a harbinger of bad things for Texas GOP	Dallas Morning News	Smith, R.	09/07/25
The devastating effects of Texas’ campaign against local control	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, G.	09/07/25	1 TX bill
House Republicans have added 325 poison pills to spending bills this year	Dallas Morning News	Rosen, D.	09/07/25	1 TX bill
I taught at Durham Elementary more than 10 years. Here’s why HISD removed me.	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, A.	09/07/25
Thank you, Gavin Newsom, for trying to save Texans from our government	Houston Chronicle	Julianna, O.	09/07/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
A new school year begins in Texas, and in some classrooms books come off shelves	San Antonio Express News	Vickrey, C.	09/07/25	1 TX bill
With merger complete, UT San Antonio's time has arrived	San Antonio Express News	Eighmy, T.	09/07/25
Trump is forcing military personnel to choose between obeying orders and law	San Antonio Express News	Quesada, T.	09/07/25	2 doc(s)
Trump’s immigration crackdown upends life at Austin elementary school	Austin American Statesman	Gomez, E.	09/07/25	1 doc(s)
'Patently unconstitutional': What experts say about Ken Paxton urging Lord’s Prayer in Texas schools	Austin American Statesman	Gilani, H.	09/07/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
North Texas’ booming growth poses both promise and peril	Dallas Morning News	Nobles III, W.	09/07/25	4 doc(s)
Paxton's attack on Harris County bail reform is for Trump — not for us	Houston Chronicle	Falkenberg, L.	09/07/25	1 TX bill 29 doc(s)
The population boom in Houston suburbs is straining water systems. Can they keep the taps running?	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, S.	09/07/25	2 doc(s)
Camp Mystic parents had to sign a legal release. Can they still sue over flood deaths?	San Antonio Express News	O'Hare, P.	09/07/25	1 doc(s)
This Democrat-held congressional seat was gerrymandered. Can the party hang on to it?	San Antonio Express News	Smith, M.	09/07/25
Greg Abbott signs camp flood safety bills, vowing they will 'save lives'	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	09/06/25	2 TX bill(s)
Texas House votes to overhaul STAAR, replace it with three shorter tests	Austin American Statesman	Partain, C.	09/06/25	1 TX bill
Texas Senate approves bill allowing citizens to sue abortion pill providers	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	09/06/25
People can’t get COVID vaccines as cases surge. Anger is building against Trump	San Antonio Express News	Lin, R.	09/06/25	2 doc(s)
National Republican group urges Houston Rep. Wesley Hunt donors to stop funding his Senate aspirations	Austin American Statesman	Osborne, J.	09/07/25
Texas A&M University-Victoria transfer is official after 50 years under University of Houston System	Austin American Statesman	Ketterer, S.	09/07/25	1 TX bill
A new COVID variant is spiking 'very high' in Texas, CDC says	Austin American Statesman	Castillo, R.	09/07/25	1 doc(s)
Texas man disputes claim that he spiked woman's drink with abortion pills	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	09/07/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Texas House showdown over walkouts reflects a deeper divide	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	09/07/25	3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Water woes threaten to rain on the Texas economic miracle	Dallas Morning News	David, J.	09/07/25
North Texas: From cowboy country to ‘Rodeo Region’ of high finance and big data	Dallas Morning News	David, J.	09/07/25
For voters in north Fort Worth and Tarrant County, the next election is now	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Kennedy, B.	09/07/25
Galveston's seawall breaks world record for longest walkway as community commemorates 1900 storm	Houston Chronicle	Soebroto, A.	09/07/25
Extreme weather threatens $1.1 trillion in Texas property. Few are prepared.	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	09/07/25	3 doc(s)
Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation push	Houston Chronicle	Santana, R.	09/07/25	1 doc(s)
What's regenerative farming and why do Texans think it could solve Houston flooding?	Houston Chronicle	Wasson, M.	09/07/25
As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act	Houston Chronicle	Levy, F.	09/07/25
Storm recovery is getting more expensive. Houston’s controller’s office is suggesting policy change	Houston Chronicle	Church, A.	09/07/25
Republican candidates, including ex-Democrat, preparing for Harris County's 2026 judicial races	Houston Chronicle	Hensley, N.	09/07/25
Houston teen starts council to give students 'a seat at the table' at State Board of Education	Houston Chronicle	Soebroto, A.	09/07/25	1 doc(s)
Abbott activates Texas emergency resources ahead of potential flooding	San Antonio Express News	Beltran, J.	09/07/25
State fines Comal County concrete plant for building without permit	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	09/07/25
Texas’ vape ban is here. It's not just about THC. Here’s what it might mean for you.	San Antonio Express News	Castillo, R.	09/06/25	1 TX bill
Austin doctor's CPR cart could soon be saving lives nationwide	San Antonio Express News	Villalpando, N.	09/06/25
Company behind East Texas water grab hired key lobbyists just before bill delaying it died	San Antonio Express News	Kimble, M.	09/06/25	1 TX bill
Texas Bans Summer Camp Cabins in Flood Plains	Wall Street Journal	De Avila, J.	09/06/25

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