Weekly Roundup - May 26, 2023

26/05/2023 1h 12min
Weekly Roundup - May 26, 2023

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Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” 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 House’s investigation into Attorney General Ken PaxtonU.S. House Republicans passing a border security bill as the Title 42 order came to an endThe Senate passing a House education bill after tacking on school choice proposalsThe House passing a bill to ban the state from adopting ESG policies just minutes before a legislative deadlineThe House passing a ban on state public universities having DEI officesTexas House Democrats defeat a measure to require U.S. citizenship to vote in TexasThe Senate approving a substitute for the House’s bill to replace the expired Chapter 313 programThe House moving forward with a bill to increase state control over Harris County’s electionsHarris County considering legal action over the House’s actions over its electionsThe Senate passing a bill to remove explicit materials from public school librariesThe Senate passing a bill to create a state border force and increase penalties for human smugglingBills to address gun crime and bail policies dying on the House floor as deadlines roll inThe Senate adding grid priorities to the Public Utility Commission as insurance against the HouseThe House passing a b