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
Erasing street art won’t make Texas safer — only smaller	Austin American Statesman	Editorial	11/318/25	4 doc(s)
‘Gold Ribbon’ for Dallas-area schools proves reforms are working	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/318/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Paxton should drop misguided Tylenol lawsuit, stop using outside lawyers	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	11/318/25	2 doc(s)
If Congress bans THC, Texas should do the obvious. Legalize marijuana.	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/318/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
I’m a college student. Hunger shouldn’t be part of the lesson	Austin American Statesman	Cruz, A.	11/318/25
Drivers sat in 64 hours of Austin traffic in 2024, study says. That's not Texas' worst	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	11/318/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas public schools are facing tight budgets. Could a new endowment be a solution?	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	11/318/25
Donald Trump signs THC ban, dealing blow to Texas hemp industry	Houston Chronicle	Yu, I.	11/318/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Texas Southern University audit alleging mishandled funds raises alarm over future of school’s independence	Houston Chronicle	Ketterer, S.	11/318/25	1 doc(s)
Here are the ways Greg Abbott is proposing to cut property taxes in Texas	Houston Chronicle	Kimble, M.	11/318/25	1 doc(s)
For San Antonio tech pioneer David Monroe, science was ‘more exciting’ than sci-fi	San Antonio Express News	Lingle, B.	11/318/25
Vacant Houston Congressional seat could play key role in Epstein vote on Capitol Hill	Austin American Statesman	Wallace, J.	11/318/25
Trump endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2026 reelection bid	Austin American Statesman	Motley, D.	11/318/25
Texas just got the green light for underground carbon storage. What now?	Austin American Statesman	Drane, A.	11/318/25	3 doc(s)
Family-owned film studio in Hill Country doubling its production space	Austin American Statesman	O'Neill, L.	11/318/25	1 TX bill
More than half of Texas now under moderate drought. Is there any rain coming?	Austin American Statesman	Franze, A.	11/318/25	2 doc(s)
Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French launches campaign for Texas Railroad Commission	Dallas Morning News	Torres, A.	11/318/25
‘McConaughey for Governor’ sign sparks buzz. Here’s what to know	Dallas Morning News	Ontiveros, M.	11/318/25
‘Kills the industry’: Texas hemp businesses stunned by ban in government deal	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	11/318/25	4 doc(s)
Concerns over teacher autonomy, test scores voiced at TEA community meeting in FWISD	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ruiz, L.	11/318/25	3 doc(s)
Eliz Markowitz to challenge Matt Morgan for House District 26 seat in 2026	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	11/318/25
8 months without a voice in Congress, Fifth Ward residents demand action after Abbott’s visit	Houston Chronicle	Goodman, C.	11/318/25
State could spend more than $1M on private lawyers to fight lawsuit seeking to close primary election	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	11/318/25	3 doc(s)
State impositions on local authority to set tax rates creates problems for cities	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	11/318/25
Drive Like a Texan: Let's do our part to end 25-year streak	Lufkin Daily News	Editorial	11/318/25
Lubbock will remove Buddy Holly glasses, 'Creative Crosswalks' to meet state directive	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Young, A.	11/318/25
Lubbock County commissioner eyes bid for Texas' U.S. 19 seat in 2026	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	11/318/25
EPA grants Texas primacy over Class VI injection wells	Midland Reporter Telegram	McEwen, M.	11/318/25
At Tyler campaign stop, Abbott details plan to eliminate property taxes	Longview News-Journal	Meyer, L.	11/318/25
What elected offices are up for election in 2026 in Texas? Here's what to know	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	11/317/25
The number of whooping cough cases in Texas is the highest it’s been in 11 years	McAllen Monitor	Simpson, S.	11/317/25	2 doc(s)
Texas A&M regents vote to change policy dealing with teaching race, gender	Bryan Eagle	Whitaker, S.	11/318/25
Texas lawmakers say colleges have to balance free speech with duty to keep discourse civil	Bryan Eagle	Priest, J.	11/318/25
Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics	Galveston Daily News	Lozano, J.	11/318/25
Paxton sues Harris County over legal support for undocumented immigrants	McAllen Monitor	Klibanoff, E.	11/317/25	4 doc(s)
DOJ Sues To Bar New Districts Favoring Democrats	Wall Street Journal	Radnofsky, L.	11/318/25

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