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
Shein should be investigated, but not by Ken Paxton	Dallas Morning News	Editorial	12/339/25
Bathroom bill’s assault on transgender Texans, individual dignity begins	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	12/339/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
CAIR leaders: Abbott’s attacks on Muslims draw on an old religious bigotry playbook	Austin American Statesman	Saylor, C.	12/339/25	1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Texas can’t afford for Congress to let ACA tax credits expire	Austin American Statesman	Dudensing, J.	12/339/25
Schools are fighting AI. Students will pay the price.	Austin American Statesman	Gupat, R.	12/339/25	1 doc(s)
The national THC ban is a year away — but the Texas hemp industry is already feeling the effects	Austin American Statesman	Yu, I.	12/339/25	1 doc(s)
Trump pardons former executive indicted in UT Moody Center bid-rigging case	Austin American Statesman	Webb, T.	12/339/25	3 doc(s)
Supreme Court upholds Texas congressional map, a win for Trump administration	Dallas Morning News	Jankowski, P.	12/339/25	1 TX bill 6 doc(s)
No more school property taxes? Here’s Gov. Abbott’s plan to slash taxes in Texas	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Dearman, E.	12/339/25	2 doc(s)
Supreme Court approves Texas’ GOP-heavy congressional map, reversing lower court ruling	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	12/339/25	1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Houston council proposal to undo police department's ICE cooperation appears stalled	Houston Chronicle	DeGrood, M.	12/339/25	1 TX bill
Texas 'bounty hunter' law targeting out-of-state abortion pills takes effect	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	12/339/25	1 TX bill
Austin police say Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera died by suicide in West Campus	Austin American Statesman	Plohetski, T.	12/339/25
Austin spent $830K clearing encampments; 181 people entered shelters, city says	Austin American Statesman	Tong, C.	12/339/25	2 doc(s)
Austin ISD calls on Waymo to halt during school bus pick-up, drop-off	Austin American Statesman	Leonard, K.	12/339/25
Elon Musk's Starlink set for windfall under Trump broadband changes	Austin American Statesman	Osborne, J.	12/339/25	8 doc(s)
What to know about the charges Henry Cuellar faced before his pardon	Austin American Statesman	Wagner, B.	12/339/25	3 doc(s)
Standoff over ‘terrorist’ label heats up between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Muslim rights group	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	12/339/25	7 doc(s)
Trump pardons former OVG CEO accused of rigging bidding process to run UT Austin arena	Dallas Morning News	Chhetri, D.	12/339/25	1 doc(s)
A new interstate across Texas? TxDOT study says it’s possible on U.S. 287	Dallas Morning News	Ontiveros, M.	12/339/25	1 doc(s)
Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Macagnone, M.	12/339/25	20 doc(s)
Class action suit is latest challenge to Texas Ten Commandments law	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	12/339/25	1 TX bill 7 doc(s)
University reassessment of gender-based policies shouldn’t affect curricula	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	12/339/25
TxDOT names Saul Romero as Odessa District engineer	Midland Reporter Telegram	Hawes, T.	12/339/25
State Sen. Mayes Middleton says he’ll ‘fight for conservative values’ as Texas AG	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	12/339/25
State Sen. Joan Huffman says she is ‘law and order’ candidate for Texas AG	Longview News-Journal	Green, J.	12/339/25
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes giving Texas newborns $1,000 each	McAllen Monitor	Guo, K.	12/339/25
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps	New York Times	VanSickle, A.	12/339/25
Supreme Court to Allow Texas to Use New Congressional Map in Win for Republicans	Wall Street Journal	Radnofsky, L.	12/339/25
Public hearing/formal meeting notice			12/338/25

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