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

• Patrick revealing that he is “absolutely” running for reelection in 2026 at our 88th Session Kickoff event and his thoughts on the Senate’s legislative priorities and relationship with the House
• The state unemployment rate falling below four percent for the first time since February 2020
• Gov. Abbott calling the Senate’s $15 billion property tax relief plan “a good start”
• Patrick releasing his committee assignments and chairmanships for the Senate this session
• A new Exxon Mobil refinery expansion boosting output by 250,000 barrels of oil per day
• A South Texas sheriff asking law enforcement in Texas and other states for help with the border crisis
• A report on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices at the University of Texas at Austin
• Controversy over a bill to prevent citizens and governments of hostile nations from acquiring land in Texas
• A federal judge in Dallas sentencing a human trafficker to 25 years in prison