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

• Protestors escorted out of the Capitol after disrupting consideration of the House’s child gender modification ban
• After a days-long manhunt with an $80,000 reward, an illegal alien arrested on suspicion of murdering five people in Cleveland
• Democratic Congressman Colin Allred announcing his campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz
• Former President Donald Trump weighing in on Texas’ appraisal reform debate
• Attorney General Ken Paxton investigating COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for deceptive trade practices
• The Save Women Sports’ Act receiving contentious testimony in a House committee
• A Palestine city councilwoman running for mayor prompts a new ordinance with candidacy-threatening deferred taxes
• Political controversy in Palestine as mayoral candidates defend themselves from criticism
• Power grid regulators send a message to the Legislature that more dispatchable power is needed
• A border security rally at the Texas Capitol complete with a Ted Nugent performance
• The Senate approving a standard policy for “human sexuality instruction” in classrooms
• The House passing a bill to raise standards on law enforcement for civil asset forfeiture