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

• Congressman Tony Gonzales being censured by the Texas Republican Party
• Paxton associate and real estate developer Nate Paul being sentenced to jail for contempt of court
• Speaker Dade Phelan releasing more priority legislation, including a ban on “sexually explicit” library books
• A parliamentary maneuver to let lawmakers adjourn for extended periods of time
• New bills filed to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying
• Rep. Steve Toth filing a bill to restrict online access to abortion-related materials
• Sen. Bryan Hughes filing a bill to crack down on social, political, or ideological investing
• Rep. Jeff Leach filing a bill to require healthcare coverage for gender “detransitioners”
• Sen. Kevin Sparks filing a bill to reform local governments’ means of issuing new debt
• A Florida federal judge blocking a Biden administration “humanitarian parole” program to keep noncitizens in the country
• A lawsuit before the state Supreme Court to prohibit Austin from paying union employees with public funds
• Five women filing a lawsuit against the State of Texas and Attorney General Ken Paxton over Texas’ pro-life laws