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This week, Brad Johnson interviewed Luke Warford, the Democratic nominee for Railroad Commissioner. They discussed the antics of the race, the responsibilities of the office he seeks, and his views on the future of the energy industry.

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The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast.

This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: 

• Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s last State of the City address
• The former Athens mayor facing prison for sending obscene content to what he believed was a 15-year-old girl
• Texas Democrats putting abortion at the center of their campaigns
• 23 Texas Republicans’ failed petition to knock Libertarian candidates off the ballot
• The Port of Corpus Christi’s future as it marks 100 years of service
• Governor Greg Abbott rejecting proposals to ban firearms for adults under 21
• Texas’ plan to spend $85 billion on transportation construction projects
• The State Board of Education scrapping its social studies standards drafts
• Accused MS-13 gang members facing the death sentence
• Border agents in the Rio Grande Valley rescuing people from stash houses

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The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! 

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast. 

This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: 

• A federal judge siding with Texas on a law mandating abortion as emergency care 
• Pro-choice groups suing to overturn statutes preventing Texans from traveling out-of-state for abortions 
• A new Samsung facility bringing big changes to the town of Taylor 
• A disbarred Dallas lawyer sentenced for laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars 
• A school district restoring the Bible and an Anne Frank novel to its shelves 
• BlackRock making the list of companies listed by the comptroller as fossil fuel divestors 
• A state representative being ordered to pay over a million dollars for legal malpractice 
• "In God We Trust" posters flooding Texas schools after a new law 
• President Biden proposing a new student loan debt relief program 
• Governor Abbott alleging the EPA used faulty data to justify monitoring the Permian Basin 

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The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast.

This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses:

- A poll of registered voters on top statewide races
- ERCOT’s new permanent president and CEO
- The sharp rise in homeschooling last school year
- The Corsicana City Council’s adoption of the no-new-revenue rate
- A judge denying a Texas senator’s request for Uvalde documents
- Tyler County declaring an invasion at the southern border
- Border patrol agents cleared of supposedly whipping illegal immigrants
- San Antonio reducing its police and fire departments’ share of the city budget
- Confusion over how to apply the state’s “critical race theory” ban
- A Texas lawmaker filing challenges against 23 books in the Frisco ISD library
- Texas politicians’ responses to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses Governor Greg Abbott accusing President Joe Biden of “squelching dissent” with an FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, Abbott’s offer to hire FBI agents dissatisfied with the organization, a former Richardson mayor sentenced to prison for corruption, the Texas Comptroller’s investigation into a bar that hosted a “drag for kids” event, an unauthorized and possibly illegal performance of the hit musical Hamilton, the city of Reno’s upcoming vote on whether or not to disincorporate itself, a conflict between Governor Abbott and the agricultural commissioner over the Texas power grid, the upcoming debate between Abbott and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’ Rourke, Texas Republicans petitioning to have some Libertarian candidates removed from the November ballot, Republican Faith Johnson outraising her Democratic opponent for Dallas district attorney, a court ruling for how the University of North Texas charges tuition to illegal immigrants, and Wise County joining other counties in declaring an invasion on the southern border.

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses a federal judge striking down Texas’ residence verification for voter registration, a Dallas resolution to protect access to abortion, a new “sanctuary city for the unborn” in Texas, the boons for renewable energy in the Inflation Reduction Act, flyover inspections of emissions in the Permian Basin, a Texas lawmaker’s call for lower property taxes, a man who faces life in prison for smuggling drugs for a gang, the Texas lottery breaking its all-time sales record for the billion dollar Mega Millions jackpot, and a new Biden executive order concerning abortion.

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast.

This week on The Texan's "Weekly Roundup," the team discusses the countdown to Texas’ abortion trigger ban, fundraising data from Greg Abbott and Beto O’ Rourke in the governor’s race, Parker County Commissioners Court declaring an invasion, the Fifth Circuit upholding Texas’ ban on mask mandates, Abbott promoting the federal CHIPS Act, a border agent sentenced for smuggling cocaine, how lagging development in petroleum refineries contributes to high gas prices, the amount of cash neighboring states and tribes pull in with legal gambling, Abbott renewing a disaster drought declaration, the support for school choice within a Texas House committee, lieutenant governor candidate Mike Collier’s strong words against school choice, and a $300 million subsidy proposal from the City of Austin.

Plus — we say goodbye to and celebrate one of our reporters and his last week with our team before he leaves to pursue a PhD. 

As always, if you have questions for our team, DM us on Twitter or email us at [email protected] — we’d love to answer your questions on a future podcast. 

This week on The Texan's "Weekly Roundup," the team discusses the Texas Democrats reelecting their chair but failing to pass a platform, lawmakers condemning the decisions made during the Uvalde shooting, the state’s lawsuit against the Biden administration for abortion guidance, Texas Democrats’ attempts to circumvent state abortion laws, the rise in volunteering and donations to pregnancy resource centers, a congressman’s harsh words for the president of Mexico, a 14% drop in encounters by border patrol, a man who smuggled dozens of illegal aliens in a trailer of onions, the arrest of a Texas congresswoman protesting in favor of abortion at the Supreme Court, the trial for an East Texas principal charged with child sex abuse, and the death of a prominent survivor of the Waco Siege.

As always, if you have questions for our team, DM us on Twitter or email us at [email protected] — we’d love to answer your questions on a future podcast. 

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses how the grid held up despite the heat, terroristic threats made against Texas lawmakers, the contents of Sen. John Cornyn’s gun control proposal, a Texas congresswoman seeking to protect out-of-state travel for abortion, a poll showing Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in a dead heat against her Republican challenger, key pieces of evidence in the Uvalde investigation coming to light, the health of local pensions, a small school district experiencing controversy over its choice of superintendent, and criminal charges against a Smith County constable finally facing suspension.

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses how public school districts compare with charter schools after the release of this year’s STAAR scores, calls to replace the official accused of mishandling benefits for families of victims of the Uvalde shooting, a Smith County constable arrested on charges of theft and official oppression, the Texas Supreme Court considering the limits of civil courts after one of them tried to shield abortion facilities, Senator John Cornyn’s response to conservative criticism of his bipartisan civics education bill, the Public Utility Commission getting stuck with a $200 million bill in obligations to rural telecom providers, and charges for the two men accused of smuggling dozens of people across the border, resulting in the death of over fifty people in San Antonio last week. 

Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast.