Weekly Roundup - November 17, 2023

17/11/2023 1h 6min
Weekly Roundup - November 17, 2023

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Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt with an annual subscription to The Texan: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/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, the team discusses:The Texas House passing two major border bills in the fourth special sessionThousands of pro-Palestine activists gathering at the Texas Capitol to demand a ceasefire between Israel and HamasMajor metropolitan mayors requesting the Biden administration help with illegal immigrationState and local rewards offered for information relating to suspects in a Pearland shootingEight Republicans helping to block the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro MayorkasGalveston County Treasurer succeeding in abolishing his own officeCongressman Michael Burgess announcing he will not run for re-election in 2024A judge allowing the Attorney General Ken Paxton “whistleblowers” to seek new discovery and depositionsA Montgomery County church suing its utility district for attempting to collect a “backdoor tax”A mistrial in the murder case against Austin police officer Christopher TaylorCongressman Pat Fallon reversing course on returning to the Texas SenateAnd more.