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
Our picks for today’s elections	Houston Chronicle	Editorial	11/308/25	1 doc(s)
Arena vote is much bigger than basketball	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	11/308/25
Irving-based Kimberly-Clark buys Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal	Dallas Morning News	Womack, B.	11/308/25	1 doc(s)
Only 8% of voters cast early ballots in Harris County this year. Here's why that isn't surprising.	Houston Chronicle	Nickerson, R.	11/308/25	2 doc(s)
How a growing form of 'invisible government' is driving up Texans’ tax bills	Houston Chronicle	Wermund, B.	11/308/25	2 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
The Texas Way: UT faculty group issues new definition of 'academic freedom'	Austin American Statesman	Kepner, L.	11/308/25	2 doc(s)
Gov. Greg Abbott weighs in on Austin's Prop Q tax-rate election	Austin American Statesman	Driggars, A.	11/308/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Texans grow gloomier on economy and political leadership ahead of 2026 elections, UT poll shows	Austin American Statesman	Motley, D.	11/308/25
D-FW the ‘headquarters of vehicle finance’ as auto, personal loans surge	Dallas Morning News	Bach, T.	11/308/25	1 doc(s)
Dallas leaders to weigh plan to deputize city police for immigration enforcement	Dallas Morning News	Rogers, C.	11/308/25	2 doc(s)
Inside Texas' pregnancy care in prison: Where women such as Kristina Chambers stay and are treated	Houston Chronicle	Wilburn, C.	11/308/25	1 doc(s)
Appeals court will hear Texas Ten Commandments case in January	San Antonio Express News	Zavala, E.	11/308/25	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)
If ACA tax credits end, more may turn to University Health's insurance alternative	San Antonio Express News	Pink, S.	11/308/25
NY judge dismisses legal challenge from Texas in early test of abortion shield law	San Antonio Express News	Hill, M.	11/308/25	6 doc(s)
US-Mexico water treaty should be kept separate from trade negotiations	McAllen Monitor	Editorial	10/304/25	1 doc(s)
A community-empowering university	McAllen Monitor	Saygin, C.	11/307/25
The importance of taking time to learn what's on the ballot	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Bruegel, D.	11/306/25	1 doc(s)
Texas AG sues makers of Tylenol in obvious ploy to get MAGA to save his campaign	San Angelo Standard Times	Russell, N.	11/306/25	1 doc(s)
California's Prop. 50 will just create more problems	McAllen Monitor	Navarrette Jr., R.	11/305/25	1 doc(s)
Supporting Prop 4 key to protecting East Texas water	Lufkin Daily News	Hughes, R.	10/304/25	2 doc(s)
Texas DACA recipients ponder leaving the state amid push to revoke their work permits	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Garcia, U.	11/307/25	6 doc(s)
Texas ACA insurers hike monthly premiums by 35% on average	Longview News-Journal	Birenbaum, G.	11/307/25	1 doc(s)
How much does the Texas Tech University president make? Here's what to know	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	11/306/25
McAllen mayor: Ban on flights to Mexico ‘strikes at the heart’ of the Valley	McAllen Monitor	D'Gyves, E.	11/305/25	1 doc(s)
Texas students to continue receiving meals amid U.S. government shutdown	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	10/304/25
Gov. Greg Abbott under pressure to use emergency funds for looming SNAP crisis	Longview News-Journal	Langford, T.	10/304/25	8 doc(s)
Talarico urges unity, faith and fairness in Amarillo senate campaign stop	Amarillo Globe-News	Cuviello, M.	11/307/25
Where do El Paso, Texas Democrats, Republicans stand on 17 constitutional amendments: List	El Paso Times	Powell, A.	11/306/25
State Rep. James Talarico brings populist U.S. Senate campaign to El Paso voters	El Paso Times	Powell, A.	11/306/25
Remembering the bizarre Texas presidential election of 1838	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Bridges, K.	11/306/25
Texas Tech alum, law professor appointed by Gov. Abbott to Twelfth Court of Appeals in Texas	Lubbock Avalanche Journal	Rosiles, M.	11/306/25
Federal appeals court will hear arguments in Texas’ and Louisiana’s Ten Commandments cases in January	Bryan Eagle	Serrano, A.	11/305/25	1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
Texas freezes program to help minority-owned businesses	Galveston Daily News	Cobler, P.	11/305/25	3 doc(s)
Dallas attorney Tony Box enters Democratic primary for Texas attorney general	McAllen Monitor	Klibanoff, E.	11/305/25
McAllen small business owner throws hat into Texas House District 41 race	McAllen Monitor	Staff	11/305/25

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