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

State Rep. John Raney announcing he will not run for re-election in 2024
The Office of the Attorney General appealing a district court’s ruling that the Heartbeat Act is unconstitutional
The Texas Legislature failing to pass a judicial compensation reform bill in the 88th Legislative Session
A Texas man sentenced for threatening mass shooting against Arizona election officials
Protesters assaulting and spitting on attendees of the signing of the Save Women’s Sports Act
DPS officials sound off on the dangers of illegal border crossings between ports of entry
ACLU Texas suing to block Texas ‘drag ban’ on sexually oriented performances with children in attendance
Members of a San Antonio family pleading guilty to bribing government employees for million-dollar contracts
A breakdown of Texas A&M’s bungled hiring of journalism professor Dr. Kathleen McElroy
Leander ISD parents holding a rally over a board trustee’s sexual assault allegations
Angelina County authorizing a ‘planning study’ to consider building a new courthouse
A first grade teacher in Mesquite ISD resigning after her ‘anti-white’ online posts went viral

Weekly Roundup - August 11, 2023

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