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’ crypto investment is questionable use of public money	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/342/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Pardon doesn’t clear cloud looming over Cuellar in 2026 midterms	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/342/25	4 doc(s)
Nonlocal control: Texas officials push student clubs they agree with, block others they don’t	San Antonio Express News	White, R.	12/342/25	1 TX bill
Tom Hicks, former owner of Stars, Rangers, dies at 79	Dallas Morning News	Grant, E.	12/342/25
New 911 recordings reveal the pleas of those stranded in July 4 Texas floods. Here are their stories.	Houston Chronicle	Begley, D.	12/342/25
San Antonio might test lower speed limits in some neighborhoods	San Antonio Express News	Webner, R.	12/342/25
New student apartments near Texas State to replace affordable housing options	Austin American Statesman	O'Neill, L.	12/342/25	1 doc(s)
EPA finally approves Texas' national park pollution plans after years of insisting they were too weak	Austin American Statesman	Ward, R.	12/342/25	5 doc(s)
Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties	Austin American Statesman	Barrow, B.	12/342/25	3 doc(s)
Hundreds of ‘zombie’ wells likely plague a single Texas county, University of Houston study finds	Austin American Statesman	Drane, A.	12/342/25	1 doc(s)
Celina PD asks lawyers to share evidence involving coach accused of recording students	Dallas Morning News	Chakraborty, S.	12/342/25	5 doc(s)
Judge doesn’t rule on whether unlicensed Johnson County sheriff can stay on job	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Davidson, L.	12/342/25	1 doc(s)
Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta's son, Patrick Fertitta, appointed to UH System board	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	12/342/25
CD-18 candidates blast Supreme Court map ruling as voters face two elections under two boundaries	Houston Chronicle	Nickerson, R.	12/342/25	1 doc(s)
Food industry sues over part of law	San Antonio Express News	Moritz, J.	12/342/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Did Texas lawmakers eliminate the STAAR test? What will replace it?	San Antonio Express News	Bach, N.	12/342/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas lawmakers were right to be cautious about medical marijuana	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/341/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
The cure for Texas politicians’ Islamophobia? Visit Houston.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	12/341/25	8 doc(s)
Greed breeds Texas ghost deer and endangers hunting economy	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/340/25
Jump to the left, step to the right. Let’s do redistricting again! - Thumbs	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	12/340/25
Texas pushes some student clubs and blocks others. That’s not local control	Austin American Statesman	White, R.	12/341/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Students should be taught to apply critical thinking to politics	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, G.	12/341/25
Beware of something for nothing, especially in Abbott’s property tax plan	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Rusak, R.	12/341/25
Thank you, President Trump, for banning THC	Houston Chronicle	Taylor, M.	12/341/25	5 doc(s)
Texas voters are tired of school board drama	Houston Chronicle	Frankel, G.	12/341/25
A Texas version of Trump's $1,000 baby account? Not so fast.	Houston Chronicle	Ginn, V.	12/341/25	1 doc(s)
How RFK Jr.’s 'Make America Healthy Again' movement influenced Texas in 2025	Houston Chronicle	Gill, J.	12/341/25	7 TX bill(s)
Why Democrats are still backing Cuellar	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	12/341/25	3 doc(s)
Texas Governor Abbott vows to eliminate school property taxes, but how?	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	12/340/25	4 doc(s)
U.S. Supreme Court clears way for Texas’ new congressional map in 2026 elections	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	12/340/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas sees surge of applications for new private oyster leases aimed at restoring reefs	Houston Chronicle	Ward, R.	12/340/25	1 doc(s)
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to stop development project once called ‘EPIC City’	Dallas Morning News	Wooten, N.	12/341/25	8 doc(s)
How Jasmine Crockett’s potential Senate bid shakes up Texas’ 2026 midterm elections	Dallas Morning News	Jeffers Jr., G.	12/341/25
Winter is here, the most perilous period for the Texas electric grid. It’s struggling to keep up.	Houston Chronicle	Tomlinson, C.	12/341/25	4 doc(s)
Who are Houston’s biggest Republican and Democratic donors? Here are the top 5 for each party.	Houston Chronicle	McGuinness, D.	12/341/25
Montgomery County Republican Party votes not to support Texas Reps. Metcalf, Bell in 2026 reelection	Houston Chronicle	Dominguez, C.	12/341/25
Lloyd Doggett says he won't seek reelection after GOP map is upheld	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	12/341/25
Stampede of candidates emerges after Troy Nehls’ retirement opens Texas’ 22nd District	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	12/341/25
'Do your job': Family attorney calls for independent probe into Brianna Aguilera's death	San Antonio Express News	Scheve, A.	12/341/25
Texas’ congressional map is anything but true to the union	San Antonio Express News	Brodesky, J.	12/341/25	1 TX bill
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick floats giving every Texas newborn $1,000	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	12/340/25
Texas comptroller cuts program for minority, women-owned businesses	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	12/340/25	4 doc(s)
After year of high-profile incidents, here's what data shows about crime at Texas universities	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	12/340/25	2 doc(s)
Jasmine Crockett looks poised for a Senate run. Here's what it means for Texas Democrats	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	12/340/25
Dan Patrick wants to give babies $1K in Texas version of 'Trump accounts'	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	12/340/25	1 doc(s)
Tony Buzbee rips Austin police for 'incompetent' investigation into death of A&M student Brianna Aguilera	Houston Chronicle	Wilburn, C.	12/340/25
State troopers replace Alamo Rangers at the mission and battle site	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	12/340/25	1 TX bill
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In	New York Times	Liptak, A.	12/340/25

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