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School choice advocate and senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, Corey DeAngelis, joined The Texan reporter Cameron Abrams to discuss the ongoing push for school choice policies in Texas.

DeAngelis talked about the momentum the school choice movement is enjoying across the nation, the hesitation that rural lawmakers often have despite conservative support for the policy, and how similar proposals have fared in other states.

“There's a one-size-fits-all disaster called the government school system that by definition is just never going to meet the needs of individual parents who  are just going to disagree about how they want their kids raised,” said DeAngelis.

Exclusively for The Texan subscribers in the video below, DeAngelis also discussed the prospects of a special legislative session in light of a vote in the Texas House suggesting a majority of representatives may oppose the current proposals under consideration.

DeAngelis also compared the situation in Texas to that in Iowa, where Governor Kim Reynolds went on the offensive in primary elections against Republican lawmakers who opposed her school choice proposal.

“This isn’t the only example of where things like this have happened, but this is the closest example and the most recent example that Texas Republicans in the House should be considering,” said DeAngelis.

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

• The Texas Senate passing its version of the state budget with $6 billion more in spending than the House
• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick open to forcing a special session to pass school choice legislation
• The House passing sunset renewal bills for the Public Utilities Commission and ERCOT grid
• A bill to ban “sexually explicit material” in schools receiving initial approval in the House
• Eight Democrats joining House Republicans to pass a local government preemption bill
• The House giving initial approval to a bill to limit the death penalty in specific cases
• Two lone bills in the House and Senate to reform grand juries in Texas
• The House Education Committee hearing testimony on a bill to require parental consent for children’s psychological exams
• Bills to address damage to land from trespassing related to illegal immigration
• Texas Congressman Lance Gooden endorsing Donald Trump for 2024 after meeting with Ron DeSantis
• Texas renewable and natural gas energy crowding out growth of nuclear power
• The upcoming trials for deputies of a Smith County constable convicted on charges of theft and official oppressi

Former presidential candidate and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson joined The Texan’s senior editor McKenzie DiLullo to discuss his support of the Texas Legislature’s efforts to curb the ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ policies in higher education.

Carson expressed his views about the state of public education across the nation in general, and the fight over school choice in Texas specifically.

“Given the fact that Texans tend to be logical people, I suspect the chances of it passing are pretty strong, quite frankly,” said Carson. “It’s so important that we have competition because that’s the way we obliterate mediocrity in schools.”

Carson also weighed in about the 2024 presidential race and whether he will run again or has any plans to endorse a candidate.

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

• The Texas House adopting its 2024-2025 budget with $300 billion in spending
• The attorneys of Daniel Perry, convicted for murder, seeking a retrial as Gov. Greg Abbott seeks a pardon
• The House committee hearing over school choice proposals, including education savings accounts
• A poll over different property tax reform plans drumming up controversy among Texas lawmakers
• Security Legislation Creating New ‘Illegal Entry’ Offense Advances in Texas Senate
• The fight over a new tax abatement program to succeed the now-expired Chapter 313
• A House hearing over a bill to require voter approval for all local government spending projects
• An look at how the boards that oversee state agencies are appointed and confirmed
• Contradictory rulings from Texas and Washington State over the abortion drug mifepristone
• The Texas Supreme Court staying contempt of court jail time for real estate developer Nate Paul

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

• The Texas House preparing for “budget night” and the hundreds of proposed amendments from lawmakers
• New developments in the murder trial of Army Sgt. Daniel Perry who shot a protester in 2020
• A House committee approving ballot measures to legalize sports betting and permit several casinos in Texas
• The Senate voting for a cost-of-living adjustment and lump-sum payment for retired teachers in Texas
• The Senate passing a ban on child gender modification, which will now proceed to the House
• The Texas Hospital Association opposing a bipartisan bill to require itemized billing for patients
• The Texas Education Agency intervening in Austin ISD to oversee its “noncompliant” special education program
• The Texas DPS seizing 70 pounds of methamphetamine in Austin on the first day of its partnership with APD
• The district attorney of Nueces County facing calls for his removal over “incompetency”
• A federal judge returning twelve “inappropriate” books to public library bookshelves in Llano County

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

• Former Gov. Rick Perry’s exclusive interview with The Texan on school choice
• A House committee hearing testimony on a bill to legalize sports betting and some casinos
• The House passing a bill to eliminate sales taxes on feminine hygiene products
• The divide between House Democrats over a bill to remove “sexually explicit” books from public school libraries
• Former President Trump criticizing his rival Ron DeSantis at his Waco rally
• The movement of bills on transgender athletes in women’s sports and child gender modification
• U.S. Senators from Texas Ted Cruz and John Cornyn working on designating a new interstate highway
• The ongoing case of Army Sgt. Daniel Perry who shot and killed an Austin protester in 2020
• The Austin Police Department’s new departures this month amid its existing attrition
• The Texas DPS sending troopers to alleviate the stress of Austin’s police staffing crisis
• A Texas man facing over a century in prison and a $4 million fine for COVID-19 loan fraud
• Carroll ISD voting to leave the Texas Association of School Boards

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

• The Texas Senate passing and sending to the House its property tax relief plan
• New bills to rein in the governor’s emergency powers and ban vaccine mandates 
• A Texas lawmaker’s bill to crack down on politicized “public nuisance” lawsuits
• Attorney General Ken Paxton claiming Texas’ “Blaine amendments” violate the First Amendment
• Paxton criticizing the request for a timeline for him to pay a settlement to the “whistleblowers” suing him
• The Legislature considering bills to encourage investment in “carbon capture” technologies
• A spike in reported Chinese nationals being stopped at the southern border
• A House ballot access bill serving as the proxy fight between factions of the Texas GOP
• New lawsuits setting new precedent on public information law requests
• The Municipal Utility Districts boasting millions of dollars in debt across Texas
• A parent’s accusation that her child’s middle school had the students participate in a “sexualized” role-playing game
• A Gulf Cartel-connected cocaine trafficker receiving 15 years in prison

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

• Congressman Chip Roy endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
• A Texas lawmaker filing a bill to increase penalties for those who commit assault resulting in paralysis
• The Senate voting to restore the felony offense for illegal voting
• Texas Senate school choice plan would grant thousands of dollars per student
• The House proposing to create a “Border Protection Unit” and invoke the constitutional “invasion” clause
• The Texas Legislature considering a lightning rod local preemption bill
• Five election reform bills receiving hearings in the Senate State Affairs Committee
• Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline proposing an age verification requirement for websites hosting explicit material
• The House and Senate’s fight over appraisals and exemptions in their property tax relief discussions
• A lawmaker filing a bill to allow minors in attendance at drag shows to sue the performers
• President Biden issuing an executive order to curb gun violence, promoting “red flag” laws and universal background checks
• The Texas State Police warning residents to avoid traveling to Mexico after two Americans were murdered there last week

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

• Congressman Tony Gonzales being censured by the Texas Republican Party
• Paxton associate and real estate developer Nate Paul being sentenced to jail for contempt of court
• Speaker Dade Phelan releasing more priority legislation, including a ban on “sexually explicit” library books
• A parliamentary maneuver to let lawmakers adjourn for extended periods of time
• New bills filed to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying
• Rep. Steve Toth filing a bill to restrict online access to abortion-related materials
• Sen. Bryan Hughes filing a bill to crack down on social, political, or ideological investing
• Rep. Jeff Leach filing a bill to require healthcare coverage for gender “detransitioners”
• Sen. Kevin Sparks filing a bill to reform local governments’ means of issuing new debt
• A Florida federal judge blocking a Biden administration “humanitarian parole” program to keep noncitizens in the country
• A lawsuit before the state Supreme Court to prohibit Austin from paying union employees with public funds
• Five women filing a lawsuit against the State of Texas and Attorney General Ken Paxton over Texas’ pro-life laws

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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! 

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

• Various bills filed to strengthen the Texas Legislature’s power, including over local authorities
• A judge ruling that Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot prosecute out-of-state abortions
• Two lawmakers proposing a legislative committee to defend “Texas sovereignty”
• Speaker Dade Phelan releasing more House priorities, including a revival in some form of Chapter 313
• A Texas lawmaker filing a bill to let teachers refuse a CDC LGBT inclusivity training tool
• The majority of House members signing on as co-authors of the “Save Women’s Sports Act”
• An update to the state’s infrastructure plan, increasing its budget from $85 to $100 billion
• Incumbent Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson running unopposed in the city’s upcoming election
• The divide over property tax reform between the House and Senate
• The University of Texas system pausing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
• A San Antonio man sentenced to three years in prison for human smuggling
• The West Texas Bobcat Competition that has run for 15 years with over 700 teams in 2020