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

• Various bills filed to strengthen the Texas Legislature’s power, including over local authorities
• A judge ruling that Attorney General Ken Paxton cannot prosecute out-of-state abortions
• Two lawmakers proposing a legislative committee to defend “Texas sovereignty”
• Speaker Dade Phelan releasing more House priorities, including a revival in some form of Chapter 313
• A Texas lawmaker filing a bill to let teachers refuse a CDC LGBT inclusivity training tool
• The majority of House members signing on as co-authors of the “Save Women’s Sports Act”
• An update to the state’s infrastructure plan, increasing its budget from $85 to $100 billion
• Incumbent Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson running unopposed in the city’s upcoming election
• The divide over property tax reform between the House and Senate
• The University of Texas system pausing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
• A San Antonio man sentenced to three years in prison for human smuggling
• The West Texas Bobcat Competition that has run for 15 years with over 700 teams in 2020