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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: 

• Abbott asking Paxton to investigate private organizations suspected of promoting illegal immigration
• Lt. Gov. Patrick’s “creative” proposal to avoid busting the Legislature’s spending cap
• Republicans and Democrats sounding alarm bells over an illegal immigrant surge in El Paso
• Republicans in the Texas House on opposite sides of a dispute over the speaker race
• Abortions in Texas falling over 97 percent after the overturning of Roe v. Wade
• Texas Republicans in D.C. laying out their border security priorities for the upcoming Congress
• The Respect for Marriage Act being signed into law after passing both chambers of Congress
• The former Customs and Border Protection head’s thoughts on a new so-called “amnesty” bill
• Local government debt in Texas rising to $417 billion after new bond propositions approved
• A suspended Smith County constable found guilty of theft and official oppression
• Kirk Watson returning as Austin’s mayor after defeating Celia Israel
• The City of Odessa’s personnel changes and becoming a Sanctuary City for the Unborn

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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: 

• Sen. Jane Nelson being appointed as the next Texas Secretary of State
• The new leadership at Texas’ oldest statewide office
• Speaker Phelan receiving an overwhelming endorsement from the House GOP Caucus
• Sen. Carol Alvarado filing a bill to hold a statewide referendum to legalize casinos and sports betting
• Abbott directing the state to prohibit TikTok on government devices
• Abbott repeating his support for vaccine mandates as COVID-19 enters its third year
• The Texas Legislature demanding it have a say in the ERCOT market redesign
• Republicans possibly impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over the border crisis
• Austin and its police union reaching an impasse over labor negotiations
• Uvalde suing its district attorney for allegedly withholding information relating to the Robb Elementary shooting
• Texas oil and gas companies showing their preparations for the upcoming winter season

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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:

• Houston’s hours-late boil water notice prompting a “diagnostic review” from the mayor
• A Wood County constable accused of unjustly ordering his canine to bite a suspect
• The El Paso DA resigning amid criticism and court hearings over her management of cases
• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities and proposals for the upcoming legislative session
• A Texas congressman writing a letter to Elon Musk asking for evidence of political censorship
• Business taxes as something to watch when the Legislature reconvenes next year
• Texas’ arguments in the Supreme Court against Biden’s immigration enforcement policies
• State Sen. John Whitmire announcing his run to be Houston’s next mayor
• Two Houston-area defendants sentenced for defrauding federal business relief programs
• A south Texas Senate candidate requesting a recount after a razor-thin race
• One reporter’s dive into the homeless camps that dot the City of Austin
• ERCOT finalizing its market redesigns as Texas approaches winter

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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 entire reporting team joined for a special holiday edition of the Weekly Roundup to discuss some news from the week, a look back at some Texas history, and Thanksgiving traditions. 

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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:

• Democrats sweeping the Dallas County Commissioners Court
• A memo from the Texas Democrats about their lackluster statewide midterm performance
• An ethics complaint for corporate donations filed against the Texas Democrats
• The state’s investigation into elections in Harris County
• Chris Magnus resigning as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Donald Trump announcing his 2024 presidential campaign 
• A GOP poll of Texans’ new preference for DeSantis over Trump
• A federal judge ending the Title 42 policy used to expel illegal aliens
• The over 200,000 border patrol encounters in October 2022
• The new data for crime in Harris County in 2022 amid disputes over reporting delays
• The over 900 bills filed on Monday for the upcoming 88th Legislative Session
• A member of the Texas House filing a bill to abolish the death penalty
• The causes and effects of high diesel prices in Texas and the nation

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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 election results in the hottest races in Texas. We talk statewide campaigns, South Texas contests, and local trends. Plus, we discuss our biggest takeaways and take a quick look at results at the national level. 

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This week, senior reporter Hayden Sparks interviewed Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) to discuss his recently announced campaign to be the next speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. 

“We’re having a speaker’s vote, and it’s gonna be out in the open, and it’s gonna be on the very first day of session,” said Tinderholt.

“If people vote for me, I’m gonna be pretty darn happy. If people don’t vote for me, I’m still gonna be happy, and I’m gonna hug them and handshake them and say, ‘Let’s get to work.’”

The Texan extended an invitation to current Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) for a video interview. 

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This week, Republican consultant and data cruncher Derek Ryan joined The Texan’s senior editor McKenzie Taylor to discuss the early voter turnout in the 2022 midterm elections. 

Derek provided insight into who exactly showed up to vote, how close Texas is to turning blue, the urban vs. rural divide, and the trends in voting by mail compared to previous elections. 

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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: 

• Gov. Greg Abbott’s past and possible future in the highest statewide office in Texas
• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stating rural schools would be “bracketed out” of school voucher programs
• Beto O’Rourke’s policy prescriptions and their popularity with Texan voters
• Three Democrats on the border in South Texas hoping to fend off challenges from the GOP
• O’Rourke possibly violating election laws with his rallies close to polling places
• The Republican and Democrat vying for an open House seat in Williamson County
• Bernie Sanders stumping for Michelle Vallejo against Monica de la Cruz
• The two incumbents clashing for the same South Texas seat
• A controversial campaign contribution to Congressman Henry Cuellar
• A rundown of which State Board of Education seats are on the ballot
• Sen. Roland Gutierrez’ plan to provide $300 million to Uvalde victims and families

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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: 

• Early voting beginning in the wake of the new ballot fraud law
• Texas voter registration and initial early voting turnout
• The top 10 midterm races to watch in Texas, from governor to county judge
• Governor Abbott’s office seeming open to legalizing casinos
• The challenges Comptroller Glenn Hegar faces if he wins his third and final term
• Border agents encountering 1.5 million illegal aliens in Fiscal Year 2022
• The Donald Trump rally in Robstown last weekend and allusions to a 2024 run for the White House
• Paxton warning that the federal government could overpower Texas if the state declared a border “invasion”
• A state judge allowing the Ector County water district election to proceed
• Board members of the Ector County Utilities District questioning if the board president received a pardon for drug dealing
• A district judge halting Amarillo’s attempt to take out $260 million in non-voter-approved debt
• Democrat Mike Collier’s lawyer demanding stations cancel an ad from Republican Dan Patrick
• The three write-in candidates running for a district court seat in Dallas County