Weekly Roundup - July 21, 2023

21/07/2023 59 min
Weekly Roundup - July 21, 2023

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Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat with an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/texas-flag-hat/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundupAlready a subscriber? You can also purchase a Texas flag hat in our store at store.thetexan.news. 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: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issuing a gag order on all parties in the Ken Paxton impeachment trialGreg Abbott defending Operation Lone Star against claims that officers mistreated illegal immigrantsThe funds Texas Republicans raised following Paxton’s impeachmentU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz introducing a bill to ban the use of “Latinx” in documents from government agenciesDan Crenshaw and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing studies on psychedelic drug treatments for veterans with PTSDTexas lawmakers criticizing the Biden administration’s attempt to force Texas to expand MedicaidThe Kemah City Council hiring a former Odessa official who was fired for interfering with an investigationTexas Rep. Four Price announcing he will not seek re-election next yearUvalde mayor Don McLaughlin announcing his run as a Republican for a moderate Texas House districtThe February DWI charges against Texas Sen. Charles Schwertner being dismissedTexas localities preparing for solar eclipse tourists in OctoberElon Musk’s X Corp. suing four Dallas “John Does” for allegedly scraping Twitter dataThe Odessa City Council’s investigation into a data breach via an ex-employee’s email account