This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the end of the third special session and calls from elected officials for a fourth, more lawmaker retirements, tuition revenue bonds for public universities, attrition in the Austin Police Department, local news workers fired due to their vaccination status, a progressive group in Austin leading the charge on many of the city’s controversial reforms, all 8 propositions currently on the ballot, and the latest in the whistleblower lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Weekly Roundup - October 22, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses Governor Abbott’s latest vaccine mandate ban after mounting GOP pressure, the U.S. opening the border with Mexico and Canada for fully vaccinated non-essential travelers, Trump placing pressure on the Texas House speaker to pass an election audit bill, an Abbott primary challenger affecting state agency policy, backlogs at Southwest Airlines, a pilot seeking a vaccine exemption at United Airlines, issues within the Texas foster care system for children without placement, the Texas House approving its redistricting maps, a bill requiring public school athletes to compete according to their biological sex making progress in the legislature, and yet another lawmaker retirement.

Weekly Roundup - October 15, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses our reporter’s firsthand account of a press conference with Gov. Greg Abbott and a litany of other GOP governors at the Texas border, the latest on the legal challenges to the Texas Heartbeat Act, updates on efforts to finalize redistricting maps in the legislature, why lawmakers are still talking about the power grid, candidates lining up to challenge Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, the House and Senate at odds over a new agenda item from the governor, comparisons between schools with and without mask mandates, a recap of the debacle in Del Rio, a GOP Texas senator receiving opposition from Trump, and an update on the sanctuary city for the unborn movement.

Weekly Roundup - October 8, 2021

Today, The Texan reporters talk through newly released Texas House and congressional redistricting maps, border plans from Texas’ GOP candidates for governor, two special elections to fill Texas House seats, the lieutenant governor wading into senate races, COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the Texas National Guard, how Texas universities rank according to free speech metrics, the secretary of state responding to Trump’s request for an audit of the 2020 election, what the blocking of family unit illegal alien deportations will mean for Texas, and how rural hospitals may have to pause birthing services due to vaccine mandates and employee attrition. 

Weekly Roundup - 10.01.2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team details the start of the third special session of the 87th legislature, newly proposed redistricting maps, four lawmaker retirements, a familiar name jumping back into contention for a Texas Senate seat, a doctor sued under the newly implemented Heartbeat bill, an update on the border crisis in Del Rio, developments in the Paxton whistleblower lawsuit, the federal government's investigation of mask prohibitions in Texas public schools, and a high profile Democrat preparing for a run for governor.

Weekly Roundup - September 24, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the latest candidate to jump in the race for Texas attorney general, a quorum-breaking lawmaker donating her per diem to Planned Parenthood, how the third special session could affect the governor’s reelection campaign, the latest on the Texas border wall, an update from the Austin police chief as homicide numbers spike in the city, the scheduling of a Texas House runoff election, conflict between gubernatorial candidates over the storage of nuclear waste, controversy over mask mandates at a Central Texas school district, and a lawsuit that highlights the growing problem of foster children without placement.

Weekly Roundup - September 17, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses the upcoming third special session, the controversial election reform bill finally signed by the governor, lawsuits taking aim at the Heartbeat Bill, fundraising numbers from Democrats who fled the state to prevent a quorum, an Austin-based company looking to aid those seeking abortions, the details surrounding the arrest of Allen West’s wife, what the latest COVID-19 hospitalization numbers mean for Texas, how the state has fared in terms of tax collections in 2021, record breaking lottery sales, where the state’s takeover of Houston ISD stands, a Samsung plant coming to Central Texas with help from taxpayers, and finally — in another “Today in Texas History” segment — the 1900 hurricane that ravaged Galveston.

Weekly Roundup - September 10, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team talks through new bills that went into effect in Texas this week, election reform finally making its way to the governor’s desk, what to expect during the final days of the second special session, the U.S. Supreme Court allowing implementation of the Heartbeat bill, efforts to strip Democrats of their leadership positions after they fled the state, a new Democrat-led redistricting lawsuit, school districts taking new approaches to mask mandates, TxDOT parting ways with a vendor after millions of dollars of overcharges were billed to customers, and Bexar County’s ongoing battle with the state over mask requirements.

Weekly Roundup - September 3, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” reporter Holly Hansen joins us from Houston to talk about vaccine incentives in Harris County. Additionally, the team breaks down the election reform bill finally on the floor of the Texas House, San Antonio ISD's vaccine requirement for staff, the Supreme Court's ruling on the “remain in Mexico policy,” a new report following an internal investigation from the attorney general’s office, border wall funding, Austin business owners taking aim at the city’s implementation of a public camping ban, the Texas House looking to provide funding for virtual learning, and new rule proposals that look to punish future quorum breakers.

Weekly Roundup - August 27, 2021

State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R-Tyler) joined The Texan’s reporter Daniel Friend to discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the ensuing chaos in Kabul.

Interview: Rep. Matt Schaefer on the Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Afghanistan

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” our team covers the disputes between localities and the state over mask mandates, Texas lawmaker responses to the Afghanistan conflict, a judge ordering the Remain in Mexico policy to be reinstated, the long-awaited release of census data, school finance accountability grades, renewed conflict among state officials over the power grid, Governor Abbott testing positive for coronavirus, three new sanctuary cities for the unborn, and a battle over police staffing ballot language in Austin.

Weekly Roundup - August 20, 2021

On this week’s edition of The Texan’s Weekly Roundup podcast, our team covers a lawsuit brought by Democrats against Governor Abbott and Speaker Phelan, updates on arrest warrants for absent lawmakers, fissures among Texas House Democrats, a Senate filibuster of GOP-backed election reform, funding for the legislature restored after threats from Abbott, developments in Republican efforts to ban gender modification procedures for children, school districts implementing mask mandates in defiance of the governor’s orders, trillions spent on an infrastructure package in D.C., the ongoing battle between a county judge and commissioner in Dallas County, and how localities are seeking to implement mask mandates of their own.

Weekly Roundup - August 13, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team talks about Governor Abbott's new agenda for another special session, critical race theory bans proposed in the legislature, a border related executive order from Governor Abbott blocked by a federal judge, the financial impact of UT leaving the Big 12, the influence of a Trump endorsement in the aftermath of 2020, new squabbles in the political rivalry between Ken Paxton and George P. Bush, developments in the James Younger case, a Dallas County commissioner suing county Judge Clay Jenkins over a mask mandate, the City of Austin’s packed August agenda, accusations leveled against Travis County’s district attorney, an impending legal fight for a Texas suppressor bill passed this year, actions taken in Hidalgo County in response to the release of asylum seekers, and more.

Weekly Roundup - August 6, 2021

On The Texan's "Weekly Roundup" podcast, the team gives updates and details enforcement actions that have — and haven’t — been utilized to bring the still-missing Texas House Democrats back to Austin. Additionally,  the reporting team discusses a state senator's attempt to strip the governor of power, UT's plan to exit the Big 12, the results of the special election in Texas’ 6th Congressional District, the National Guard assisting at the border, CRT in the Austin police department, STAAR test results, COVID-19 numbers, and more.

Weekly Roundup - July 30, 2021

This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporting team discusses the looming special election in Texas’ 6th congressional district, Texas Democrats contracting coronavirus while in D.C. in an attempt to kill GOP-backed election reform, a new candidate entering the race in Texas 24th congressional district, the GOP debating whether absent Democrats can be stripped of their committee chairmanships, Abbott teasing an announcement on a sex-change procedure ban for minors, a Texas judge making moves on DACA, a ransomware attack in one Texas school district, the application for over $1 billion in property tax abatements promising a total of 19 jobs, and how police funding is faring in two of Texas’ biggest cities.

Weekly Roundup - July 23, 2021

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