The Texan Podcast

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses how some pro-choice district attorneys plan to not prosecute abortion crimes, what the Electric Reliability Council has to say about the Texas power grid, rising numbers of encounters with illegal aliens, the partisan leanings of all of Texas’ counties, what Texans think about Gov. Greg Abbott’s border policies and the border wall, the Supreme Court of Texas’ recent ruling on gender transition in children, the wild campaign of a Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate, Austin City Council’s continued emergency spending on COVID-19 projects, and Sen. Ted Cruz’s successful bid in court regarding campaign finance laws. Plus, you’ll get to know the newest member of our team! 

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This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the conservative trend in last weekend’s school board races, the results of over 200 bond proposals on ballots, a San Antonio school official pressuring employees to vote for a bond, Gov. Greg Abbott inching closer to support for school vouchers, developments in Texas’ social media censorship law, the attorney general joining support for an out-of-state law outlawing child gender transition, Allen West reentering the political fray, Austin’s light rail project drastically increasing in cost, Dallas police indictments, and Austin voters approving a new ordinance dealing with marijuana.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the latest on the leaked Roe v. Wade Supreme Court opinion — including what the reversal of Roe would mean in Texas and how officials on both sides of the aisle are reacting, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) holding a federal nominee at bay, ranking of Texas members of Congress according to how often they vote by proxy, a local election is forced to a redo, concerns are raised regarding a federal “Disinformation Governance Board,” more campaign promises are made, one lawmaker pledges to roll out the red carpet if Twitter moves to Texas, and a Texas pension system voted in favor of environmentalist proposals.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses what’s on the ballot on the May 7 elections, the tragic passing of a Texas national guardsman, Abbott and Patrick finally chiming in on the whistleblower lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton, a two-year-old Honduran boy rescued by border agents, the donation of three Bitcoin mining machines to the City of Fort Worth, the arguments made for and against the “remain in Mexico” policy at the U.S. Supreme Court, an update on Title 42 deportations, and Melissa Lucio spared from execution this week.

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This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses Austin considering a universal basic income program, revelations about the state-funded Liberty Institute at UT, state officials debating whether the border crisis counts as an “invasion,” Wendy Davis filing a lawsuit against the Texas Heartbeat Act, home appraisals in the Austin area skyrocketing, arrests of illegal immigrants at the border processed under Title 42, the latest in campaign fundraising numbers, Dallas County’s judge using taxpayer dollars in a legal battle with Gov. Abbott, and a few campaign updates as the runoff elections approach.

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This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses Sen. Ted Cruz endorsing opposite candidates of the governor, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Gov. Greg Abbott trading critiques of border policies, a new agreement between Texas and a Mexican state, a rule change from the Biden administration on ATF gun records, controversy surrounding a woman convicted of capital murder, environmental and social credit criteria sweeping through America’s corporations including Texas’ oil and gas companies, the story of an underwater rare earth mineral deposit in Texas, and a lawmaker pledging to file a Florida-style parental rights in education bill next session.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses Gov. Abbott announcing voluntary bus rides for illegal aliens to Washington, D.C., Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick saying he’s “done with Disney,” the governor endorsing in GOP runoffs and how that support is at odds with his pro-school choice statements, the Chick-fil-A and San Antonio airport controversy making headlines once again, a state senator dropping out of her reelection bid, the City of Austin considering a $15 million contract for COVID-19 vaccine marketing, the lieutenant governor releasing the Senate’s interim charges, updates on the performance of community-based foster care, Texas lawmakers looking to crack down on drug trafficking on the “dark web,” the date set for a special emergency election, and a cartel leader facing punishment for international drug trafficking.

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This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses Starbucks unionizing in Texas, a city revisiting a local ban on abortion after rejecting one in 2020, illegal immigration numbers in Biden’s first year in office, the president of one of the world’s largest financial companies addressing an accusation of divesting from fossil fuel businesses, controversy surrounding Title 42 and its potential end, public school funding adjustments, three Railroad Commission candidates speaking at an oil and gas convention, the Supreme Court siding with a Texas inmate on death row, lawmakers calling on the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency to the governor, and one primary runoff election heating up as May approaches.

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This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the Texas senators questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Beto O’Rourke making contradictory statements on the campaign trail, a new poll regarding Hispanic Texans’ opinions on border security, allegations of misconduct at a Bastrop shelter for female sex trafficking victims, a redistricting challenge making its way to the Supreme Court, O’Rourke responding to allegations of defamation, and a professor fired for criticizing microaggressions continuing his legal challenge.

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This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the second anniversary of Governor Abbott’s COVID-19 disaster declaration, the head of the Texas Military Department being switched out amid controversy, a spike in youth suicides in the pandemic years, a pro-gambling PAC donating to Texas candidates, a recount being called for by a Texas House challenger, Texas’ senators criticizing the White House over its Ukraine response, two Democrats vying for the lieutenant governor nomination, and the Republican runoff for attorney general heating up.

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