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Weekly Roundup - May 19, 2023
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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. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review!
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This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses:
- The House passing a ban on biological males competing against women in intercollegiate sports
- The House’s version of the Senate’s property tax plan, featuring major changes
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sending state officers to Texas to address the border crisis
- Gov. Greg Abbott threatening a special session to pass school choice
- The release of the Legislature’s conference committee on the state budget
- The Senate taking up a House bill to prohibit banks from specially tracking firearm purchases
- A Houston Democratic club censoring a lawmaker after she voted to ban child gender modification
- The Legislature sending its local government preemption bill to the governor’s desk
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick saying the Senate will not consider legalizing casinos and sports betting
- House members pushing forward an alternative plan to subsidizing natural gas power plants
- A bill to expand state surveillance on jewelry purchases criticized by civil liberties groups
- Texas lawmakers turning to procedural “points of order” to kill each other’s bills as session comes to close