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
Here's how Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick each plan to drive down property taxes	Austin American Statesman	Wermund, B.	12/346/25
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD trustees vote to close two elementary schools	Dallas Morning News	Ma, J.	12/346/25
UTSW is back in the running to operate the state’s new psychiatric hospital in Dallas	Dallas Morning News	Harper, K.	12/346/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Fighter or preacher: Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico lay out dueling styles in Senate primary	Houston Chronicle	Moritz, J.	12/346/25
MacKenzie Scott donated $139M to 3 small Texas universities in 2025 — see which ones	Austin American Statesman	Russ, J.	12/346/25	1 doc(s)
Time names ‘Architects of AI’ its 2025 Person of the Year, spotlighting Texas boom	Austin American Statesman	Motley, D.	12/346/25
TEA announces state takeover of Lake Worth ISD	Dallas Morning News	Surjadi, M.	12/346/25	4 doc(s)
Support Texas animal shelters, organizations with new Animal-Friendly license plate design	Dallas Morning News	Jorgensen, E.	12/346/25	1 TX bill
Lake Worth ISD will be taken over by the state, TEA officials announce	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Allen, S.	12/346/25	2 doc(s)
Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen's license suspended, but his job won't be affected	Houston Chronicle	Ferguson, J.	12/346/25	1 TX bill
Parent sues Sam Houston State over homeschooler's access to dual-credit courses	Houston Chronicle	Sander, E.	12/346/25	1 TX bill
State invests $4.8M in new UT lab dedicated to semiconductor research	Houston Chronicle	Kepner, L.	12/346/25	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Austin greenlights $5.5 million deal to bring 2,000 Southwest Airlines jobs	San Antonio Express News	Plohetski, T.	12/346/25
My cousin’s convicted killer wasn’t proven innocent — but he was paid	Austin American Statesman	Byington, K.	12/345/25	3 doc(s)
Supreme Court justices defining Texas, themselves	Waco Tribune Herald	Whitaker, B.	12/345/25	1 TX bill 13 doc(s)
Grapevine-Colleyville will close 2 schools despite pleas to hold off	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Campbell, E.	12/346/25
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
The White House says the midterms are all about Trump. Democrats aren’t so sure	McAllen Monitor	Beaumont, T.	12/345/25
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to increase the homestead exemption for school property taxes again	Longview News-Journal	Serrano, A.	12/345/25	1 TX bill 3 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
Del Mar College tuition waiver program tweaked after first cohort	Corpus Christi Caller Times	Garrett, O.	12/346/25
Toxic Water From Texas Oil Production Is Set to Be Treated and Pumped Into Rivers	McAllen Monitor	Wethe, D.	12/346/25
Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school	McAllen Monitor	Edison, J.	12/345/25	2 TX bill(s) 4 doc(s)
ERCOT fast-tracks reliability plan as Texas adds 10 GW of solar, storage	Tyler Morning Telegraph	Brand, M.	12/345/25	4 doc(s)
ERCOT prepared as Texas will face warmer winter than normal	Victoria Advocate	Plotkin, L.	12/345/25
Did Texas Republicans Overplay Their Hand on Redistricting?	New York Times	Goodman, J.	12/346/25
A Bible-Quoting Liberal and a Left-Wing Antagonist Lead Longshot Bid to Flip Texas	Wall Street Journal	Findell, E.	12/346/25
Trump Signs Executive Order to Curtail State AI Laws	Wall Street Journal	Andrews, N.	12/346/25
Texas Sues Medical-Tech Firm Epic Systems Over Parent Access to Child Records	Wall Street Journal	Mathews, A.	12/346/25

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