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

• Congressman Chip Roy endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
• A Texas lawmaker filing a bill to increase penalties for those who commit assault resulting in paralysis
• The Senate voting to restore the felony offense for illegal voting
• Texas Senate school choice plan would grant thousands of dollars per student
• The House proposing to create a “Border Protection Unit” and invoke the constitutional “invasion” clause
• The Texas Legislature considering a lightning rod local preemption bill
• Five election reform bills receiving hearings in the Senate State Affairs Committee
• Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline proposing an age verification requirement for websites hosting explicit material
• The House and Senate’s fight over appraisals and exemptions in their property tax relief discussions
• A lawmaker filing a bill to allow minors in attendance at drag shows to sue the performers
• President Biden issuing an executive order to curb gun violence, promoting “red flag” laws and universal background checks
• The Texas State Police warning residents to avoid traveling to Mexico after two Americans were murdered there last week