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
Former Austin Mayor Frank Cooksey, progressive champion, dies at 92	Austin American Statesman	Barnes, M.	12/350/25
Democrats Julie Johnson and Colin Allred throw early elbows in District 33 primary	Dallas Morning News	Morton, J.	12/350/25
Houston Mayor John Whitmire has been barred from future Harris County Democrats endorsements	Houston Chronicle	Church, A.	12/350/25
Dave Ward, a record-setting anchor who defined a longtime Houston nightly ritual, dies	Houston Chronicle	Dansby, A.	12/350/25
'Recipe for disaster': Why Texas could see big impacts from Trump's EPA cuts	Houston Chronicle	Ward, R.	12/350/25	3 doc(s)
A Medicare program in Texas will use AI to approve or deny certain services. Here's what to know.	Austin American Statesman	MacDonald, E.	12/350/25	3 doc(s)
Goldman and BofA push Texas Stock Exchange’s haul to $270 million	Dallas Morning News	Lovinger, J.	12/350/25
$7 million commitment to UT San Antonio will aid health care, engineering and athletics	San Antonio Express News	Huddleston, S.	12/350/25
Texas introduces stricter bail rules; South Texas officials weigh in	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Nickas, K.	12/348/25	2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
THC-banning pols are just blowing smoke about health and safety	Galveston Daily News	Smith, M.	12/348/25	2 doc(s)
Democrats should get serious about taxes or get out of the way	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Williams, S.	12/348/25
Limitations on teaching are short sighted	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Dunham, C.	12/348/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Let renewables keep power reliable across Texas	San Angelo Standard Times	Looney, M.	12/348/25
Texas Legislature inartfully deceives Texas parents	Amarillo Globe-News	Yock, B.	12/347/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texas pension funds show a decade of progress	Amarillo Globe-News	Alfaro, A.	12/347/25	1 doc(s)
Here are the key Texas races for Congress in 2026	Longview News-Journal	Altimari, D.	12/349/25
Texas Tech’s accreditation reaffirmed by SACSCOC through 2035	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Staff	12/346/25
At Lufkin forum, Ashby outlines plan to stabilize rural health care	Lufkin Daily News	Ibarra Jr., R.	12/346/25	3 TX bill(s)
Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico by 8 points in Senate Democratic primary, new poll finds	Bryan Eagle	Guo, K.	12/348/25
Gov. Greg Abbott proposes eliminating school property taxes	McAllen Monitor	Zapata, O.	12/347/25	1 doc(s)
Texas AG probe of nearly 1,000 cities’ finances to seek violations of new property tax law	Abilene Reporter-News	Fechter, J.	12/346/25	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Del Mar College tuition waiver program tweaked after first cohort	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Garrett, O.	12/346/25	1 doc(s)
Tillman announces campaign for Senate District 3	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Staff	12/346/25

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