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

• Houston’s hours-late boil water notice prompting a “diagnostic review” from the mayor
• A Wood County constable accused of unjustly ordering his canine to bite a suspect
• The El Paso DA resigning amid criticism and court hearings over her management of cases
• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities and proposals for the upcoming legislative session
• A Texas congressman writing a letter to Elon Musk asking for evidence of political censorship
• Business taxes as something to watch when the Legislature reconvenes next year
• Texas’ arguments in the Supreme Court against Biden’s immigration enforcement policies
• State Sen. John Whitmire announcing his run to be Houston’s next mayor
• Two Houston-area defendants sentenced for defrauding federal business relief programs
• A south Texas Senate candidate requesting a recount after a razor-thin race
• One reporter’s dive into the homeless camps that dot the City of Austin
• ERCOT finalizing its market redesigns as Texas approaches winter