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This week, the team discusses:

Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign stops on behalf of Republican candidates who supported school choice
The candidate challenging a Texas Supreme Court justice seeking the incumbent’s removal from the ballot
The Texas Nationalist Movement asking the Texas Supreme Court to put its TEXIT proposition on the state GOP ballot
Gov. Greg Abbott raising $13 million in the second half of 2023
The residency challenge against candidate Brent Hagenbuch for Senate District 30 being postponed
Attorney General Ken Paxton asking the Texas Supreme Court to enforce last year’s $3.3 million whistleblower settlement
Texas’ licensing regular announcing steps it is taking to combat human trafficking
U.S. Housing and Urban Development reporting that homelessness rose in Texas in 2023
ERCOT saying that Texas’ power grid is prepared for the cold front next week
The Texas A&M president pushing back against a report criticizing its partnership with Qatar
Special prosecutors being named in the case against Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips
The National Championship game expected to bring 100,000 people and $200 million to Houston

Weekly Roundup - January 12, 2024

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