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

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issuing a gag order on all parties in the Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Greg Abbott defending Operation Lone Star against claims that officers mistreated illegal immigrants
The funds Texas Republicans raised following Paxton’s impeachment
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz introducing a bill to ban the use of “Latinx” in documents from government agencies
Dan Crenshaw and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing studies on psychedelic drug treatments for veterans with PTSD
Texas lawmakers criticizing the Biden administration’s attempt to force Texas to expand Medicaid
The Kemah City Council hiring a former Odessa official who was fired for interfering with an investigation
Texas Rep. Four Price announcing he will not seek re-election next year
Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin announcing his run as a Republican for a moderate Texas House district
The February DWI charges against Texas Sen. Charles Schwertner being dismissed
Texas localities preparing for solar eclipse tourists in October
Elon Musk’s X Corp. suing four Dallas “John Does” for allegedly scraping Twitter data
The Odessa City Council’s investigation into a data breach via an ex-employee’s email account

Weekly Roundup - July 21, 2023

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