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

• Democrats sweeping the Dallas County Commissioners Court
• A memo from the Texas Democrats about their lackluster statewide midterm performance
• An ethics complaint for corporate donations filed against the Texas Democrats
• The state’s investigation into elections in Harris County
• Chris Magnus resigning as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Donald Trump announcing his 2024 presidential campaign 
• A GOP poll of Texans’ new preference for DeSantis over Trump
• A federal judge ending the Title 42 policy used to expel illegal aliens
• The over 200,000 border patrol encounters in October 2022
• The new data for crime in Harris County in 2022 amid disputes over reporting delays
• The over 900 bills filed on Monday for the upcoming 88th Legislative Session
• A member of the Texas House filing a bill to abolish the death penalty
• The causes and effects of high diesel prices in Texas and the nation