Weekly Roundup - April 26, 2024

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The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion.

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This week, the team discusses:

• Biden signing the foreign aid and TikTok divestment bills into law after both passed the House and Senate
• An El Paso grand jury indicting 141 suspects in the March border riot after a judge dismissed the charges
• Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson supporting an incumbent congressman against his YouTuber challenger
• The pro-Palestine protest at the University of Texas at Austin
• The U.S. Supreme Court hearing a challenge over treating unbuilt firearm kits as firearms
• The Supreme Court dismissing a lawsuit challenging Texas mail-in ballot restrictions
• Seattle Children’s Hospital agreeing not to provide gender modification treatments to Texas children
• Tarrant County District Attorney Jose Garza facing his second petition for removal
• ERCOT’s new 2030 electricity demand estimate being 40,000 megawatts more than last year’s estimate
• An Operation Lone Star bust recovering $2 million worth of cocaine
• The City of Austin introducing a resolution to protect “gender-affirming healthcare” for transgender residents