The Texan Podcast

On this week’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters cover committee hearings in the Texas legislature relating to constitutional carry, George Floyd, police defunding, homeless camping bans, church opening protections, election integrity, and taxpayer funded lobbying. The team also discusses a visit to McAllen to cover a border visit by U.S. senators, the one year anniversary of “15 days to slow the spread” of COVID-19, utility regulator reforms, and the state budget.

On this week’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters cover alcohol to go passing the Texas House, Democrats delaying the movement of election integrity legislation, updates on bills related to the gender-changing procedures, state senators being denied access to an unaccompanied minors facility, a Democratic mayor calling out President Biden over the border crisis, a lawsuit involving Native American tribes’ ability to worship at the Alamo, a look at why gas prices have skyrocketed, and more.

On this week’s Weekly Roundup podcast, the reporting team covers state leaders battling over blackout electricity repricing, an Abbott-appointed PUC commissioner resigning, the governor’s press conference covering child trafficking prevention efforts at the border, election integrity bills filed in the legislature, border encounters breaking a 20-year record, a Texas congressman going after congressional earmarks, one bill filed to dismantle a state agency and another to abolish daylight saving time.

On this week’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss the rescinding of COVID-19 restrictions, public universities’ approach to mask mandates, legislation seeking to address “Big Tech” censorship, a slate of proposed election security measures, Texas democrats decrying the border crisis, the City of Austin seeking to keep their mask mandate, Congress’ latest COVID-19 stimulus package, Planned Parenthood being bumped off Medicaid, and Texas sending the National Guard to the border.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporters discuss Governor Abbott’s rescinding of statewide coronavirus restrictions, the latest ERCOT firing and PUC resignation news, energy industry fallout since the blackouts, a bill that would rename an Austin overpass to spite the mayor, the Texas Pandemic Response Act, the Alamo Cenotaph, and President Biden’s comments about Texas’ reopening.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup”, the reporters discuss blackout and ERCOT drama, legislative priorities from L.t Governor Patrick, Gov. Abbott’s address on winter storm action items, special election news in HD 68 and CD 6, Biden’s immigration policies relating to unaccompanied minors, a halt of the president’s deportation pause, developments on Planned Parenthood and Medicaid, Gina Carano and The Mandalorian’s connection to Texas, and Austin homelessness ballot language discrepancies.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our reporters Brad Johnson and Daniel Friend discuss the state’s major energy crisis by breaking down ERCOT, how they responded, and how lawmakers plan to move forward.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our reporting team discusses the Dallas Mavericks national anthem controversy, gun control proposals from Texas legislators, a proposed tax on natural gas flaring, reactions to Biden’s border policies, developments on gambling in Texas, proposed changes to gendered language in state code, a bar’s license suspension due to COVID-19 regulation violations, and more.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our team discusses the governor’s state of the state address, federal fundraising numbers, Texas House committee assignments, the governor’s comments on limiting his own emergency powers, developments with Planned Parenthood and Medicaid, a potential reinstatement of the homeless camping and lying ban in Austin, rare earth processing in Texas, human and drug smuggling across the Texas-Mexico border, and gun purchases continuing to spike.

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our team discusses a special election for a Texas House seat, Beto O’Rourke eyeing a run for a statewide position, a conservative caucus outlining legislative priorities, the battle between state and local governments, Dallas distributing COVID-19 vaccines, the City of Austin purchasing a hotel to house the homeless, Texas blocking a deportation freeze from the Biden administration, and a bevy of legislative proposals from state lawmakers.