Get a free mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup  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: The Texas Senate passing and sending to the House its property tax relief planNew 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” lawsuitsAttorney General Ken Paxton claiming Texas’ “Blaine amendments” violate the First AmendmentPaxton criticizing the request for a timeline for him to pay a settlement to the “whistleblowers” suing himThe Legislature considering bills to encourage investment in “carbon capture” technologiesA spike in reported Chinese nationals being stopped at the southern borderA House ballot access bill serving as the proxy fight between factions of the Texas GOPNew lawsuits setting new precedent on public information law requestsThe Municipal Utility Districts boasting millions of dollars in debt across TexasA parent’s accusation that her child’s middle school had the students participate in a “sexualized” role-playing gameA Gulf Cartel-connected cocaine trafficker receiving 15 years in prison

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