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This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: 

• Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson being elected as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• The Texas House passing border security bills and a vaccine mandate ban
• Attorney General Ken Paxton suing to stop federal border agents from cutting concertina wire
• The 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot for Texas voters
• A new state law allowing religious chaplains to perform counseling services in public schools
• A Mexican illegal alien sentenced to 15 years in prison after shooting a Seminole police officer
• The Texas Department of Public Safety rescuing 14 sex trafficking victims
• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick purchasing $3 million in Israeli bonds, the same amount he received from Defend Texas Liberty
• A speaker at a Texas Association of School Boards event advising teachers on how to teach the 1619 Project
• The Supreme Court of the United States hearing the First Amendment lawsuit of a former Castle Hills councilwoman
• The Texas Lottery setting a new sales record in Fiscal Year 2023