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
Greg Abbott's Cypress visit wasn't just about political ambition. It was about damage control.	Houston Chronicle	Lankenau, R.	10/300/25
Austin Democrat Sarah Eckhardt to run for Congress in a seat drawn to elect a Republican	Austin American Statesman	Moritz, J.	10/300/25
How Odyssey rose from tech startup to manager of Texas’ $1B school voucher program	Austin American Statesman	Yu, I.	10/300/25	4 doc(s)
How would Senate District 9 candidates tackle housing and growth in North Texas?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	10/300/25
Falling birth rates, growing school choice: Why Houston's urban public schools are losing students	Houston Chronicle	Kelly, S.	10/300/25
Cedar Park OKs $1 million to support Firefly Aerospace expansion, 300 new jobs	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, K.	10/300/25
Randy Lee, 1950-2025	Austin American Statesman		10/300/25
Gina Hinojosa seeks to rally Texans against Greg Abbott, billionaires	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	10/300/25
Texas AG Paxton probing Austin nonprofit, local PAC over Prop Q donation	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	10/299/25
Dallas should broaden its homeless response	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	10/299/25
No whining: With state takeover, let’s finally fix Fort Worth schools	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Editorial	10/299/25	1 doc(s)
More autonomy is a good first step	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	10/299/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Union Pacific funds Trump's ballroom, but no cash for Houston kids - Thumbs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	10/298/25
Ending homelessness takes more than sweeps. It takes belonging.	Austin American Statesman	Grumet, B.	10/299/25
In the I-35 rebuild through Austin, will speed trump trust?	Austin American Statesman	Griffin, G.	10/299/25	3 doc(s)
They've taken the rainbow crosswalk. What will they come for next?	Houston Chronicle	Cohen, E.	10/299/25
Camp Mystic failed my daughter. Now my hell on Earth has a mission.	Houston Chronicle	Childress, M.	10/299/25	4 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott forces troops on Chicago, but we could use them in West Texas	Houston Chronicle	Stogner, S.	10/299/25	2 doc(s)
Broad Texas effort needed to make desalination cost-effective, environmentally responsible	San Antonio Express News	Quesada, T.	10/299/25	11 doc(s)
Travis County backs six-month study for Austin-San Antonio passenger rail	Austin American Statesman	Motley, D.	10/298/25
For reasons in and out of its control, AISD enrollment falls to 30-year low	Austin American Statesman	Heath, K.	10/299/25	1 doc(s)
FWISD will be placed under a board of managers. What does that mean?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	10/299/25	2 doc(s)
Texas expected to pay millions repairing border chase damages. Hardly anyone has requested the money.	Houston Chronicle	Dexheimer, E.	10/299/25	2 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Study to look at different option for Austin-to-San Antonio rail service	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	10/299/25	2 doc(s)
State scrutinizes payments from Dallas County probation department to Austin consultant	Daily Texan	McManus, T.	10/299/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Alamo leader out over clash with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, allegations of ‘wokeness’	Dallas Morning News	Bahari, S.	10/298/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
After Kerrville floods, effort to fund emergency radios failed despite history of issues	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	10/298/25	2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Metro chair stands by Montrose rainbow crosswalk removal as a protester speaks out about arrest	Houston Chronicle	Green, R.	10/298/25	1 doc(s)
Comal County to pursue $30 million loan to protect land over aquifers	San Antonio Express News	Teitz, L.	10/298/25
Kate Rogers out, Hope Andrade in at Alamo Trust after call for resignation	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	10/298/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Dallas takes fight over short-term rentals to Texas Supreme Court	Dallas Morning News	Chhetri, D.	10/299/25	5 doc(s)
‘Satanic’ photo manipulation prompts discussion of faked political advertisements in Texas	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	10/299/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texans split over Trump's immigration crackdown, new survey finds	Houston Chronicle	Aguilar, J.	10/299/25	6 doc(s)
How political donors keep cashing in on lucrative Texas contracts	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	10/299/25	1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Isaiah Martin, a Gen Z Democrat, is hoping a youth-driven campaign will resonate with CD-18 voters	Houston Chronicle	Nickerson, R.	10/299/25
Texas State Technical College looks to voters to fund upgrades for old buildings and tools	Austin American Statesman	Dey, S.	10/298/25	1 doc(s)
Texas nonprofits scrambling after cuts to program that helped 65k get health insurance	Austin American Statesman	Langford, T.	10/298/25	1 doc(s)
Dallas doctor surrenders Texas medical license after gender-affirming care lawsuit	Dallas Morning News	Brindley, E.	10/298/25	2 doc(s)
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD projecting 3 elementary school closures, board president says	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	10/298/25	1 TX bill
Why Texas voter registrations have dropped since November 2024	Houston Chronicle	Wallace, J.	10/298/25
Wesley Hunt clashes with John Cornyn over claims he constantly misses votes	Houston Chronicle	Osborne, J.	10/298/25
The Y’all Street Tax Plan for Texas	Wall Street Journal	Editorial	10/300/25

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