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This week, the team discusses:

Floria Gov. Ron DeSantis filing for Texas’ 2024 Republican primary ballot
Rep. Kyle Kacal changing course on re-election and announcing he will not run again
Oral arguments before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals over Texas’ READER Act
Parliamentary procedure in the Texas Legislature and how it was tested in the 88th session
The Border Patrol apprehending 21 sex offenders in the Del Rio sector in under two months
An Edinburg man sentenced to five years in prison for smuggling methamphetamine in car batteries
The libertarian Cato Institute ranking Texas lowest in the nation for personal freedom
Mark Cuban selling his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to casino owner and advocate Miriam Adelson
Texas voters approving $37 billion worth of bonds in the November 2023 election
A Midland woman and her Mexican brother sentenced to decades in prison for drug trafficking
Several South Texas border officials switching parties and leaving the Democratic Party for the GOP

Weekly Roundup - December 1, 2023

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