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

The long-standing feud between Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show
The mayor of Eagle Pass declaring an emergency after thousands of illegal immigrants cross into the city
A new military manufacturing plant in Mesquite that plans to produce artillery for Ukraine
Patrick calling for a formal audit of the Paxton impeachment proceedings to determine how much it cost
A Texas A&M professor criticizing the university after the botched hiring of Dr. Kathleen McElroy
The Supreme Court of Texas hearing a reporter’s defamation case concerning “fundamental” First Amendment rights
State Rep. Rhetta Bowers leaving the Texas House for a chance at a Dallas congressional seat
Dallas ISD adopting a new after-school “Positive Prevention Plus” sex education program
A Pasadena mechanic’s second lawsuit against the city after it reneged a settlement agreement
The principal of Overton High School arrested after using corporal punishment on a student

Weekly Roundup - September 22, 2023

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