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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. 

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This week, the team discusses:

• A Texas House Democrat running to primary Democratic Sen. Nathan Johnson in 2024
• A Texas woman fleeing the state after the Supreme Court stayed her medical restraining order to Texas’ laws against abortion
• The Texas Secretary of State arguing that legal challenges to the November constitutional amendment election are moot
• One renewable company’s challenge to a new state electricity pricing order before the Texas Supreme Court
• The plaintiff seeking to oust Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza revealed as having a prior felony charge for meth
• A Dallas councilwoman’s proposed changes to the city charter, including lifetime term limits
• University of Texas faculty members signing a letter expressing “deep concern” for the free speech of pro-Palestine students
• Conservative megadonor Tim Dunn selling his shale company CrownRock for $12 billion
• Tech billionaire Elon Musk looking to start his own university in Austin
• A billboard in El Paso promoting San Francisco as a “sanctuary city”