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

• The debate over the controversial “forgiveness doctrine” in the Paxton impeachment case
• A U.S. district judge blocking a state law requiring age verification for pornographic websites
• The divide between Texas Republicans and conservatives over the Paxton impeachment
• Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzales resigning before his removal trial to run for U.S. Senate
• The 187th anniversary of Sam Houston being elected as the first president of Texas
• A report that a Chinese-owned social media app fostered opposition to a Texas land bill
• Texas’ ERCOT grid triggering emergency conditions but avoiding any rotating outages
• The day the Republic of Texas’ “floating capitol” was sold and disappeared from the historical record
• Almost 30,000 Texas students leaving public school for homeschooling in the 2021-2022 school year
• Texas dove hunting season opening on September 1