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

• Gov. Greg Abbott asking President Biden for a federal disaster declaration over the Austin ice storm
• Abbott putting the fentanyl crisis on his legislative agenda this session
• Abbott’s focus on banning government pandemic restrictions
• The Texas Supreme Court hearing a case over whether or not “morbid obesity” is a disability
• Two West Texas lawmakers proposing similar policies to recapture tax dollars for their region
• New bills filed in the Legislature to rein in non-voter-approved debt and property taxes in small counties
• Two state senators proposing a “review process” for officials in charge of administering elections
• Sen. Hughes filing a bill to protect attorneys from “discrimination” by the state bar
• A House committee considering four and a half billion dollars for Operation Lone Star
• How some Texas school districts get around the state’s “critical race theory” ban
• Street races in Austin showing the damaged relationship between the city and its police force
• The Austin Police Department hosting an LGBT “world conference” for criminal justice professionals in 2025