Weekly Roundup - August 22, 2025

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• Trump-Favored Five-Seat GOP Gain Redistricting Map Passes Texas House
• New Texas Congressional Map Substitute Adding Five GOP Seats Passes House Committee
• Congressman Chip Roy Launches Bid for Texas Attorney General
• Briscoe Cain
• Stan Lambert
• Texas House Democrats Return to Austin After Extended Quorum Break
• Texas House Makes Quorum After Two Weeks Upon Democrats' Return to State
• Grieving Camp Mystic Parents Testify on Flood Disaster Before Texas Senate Committee
• Paxton Threatens to Revoke O'Rourke PAC's Charter for Allegedly 'Bribing' House Democrats to Break Quorum
• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Again Confirms 2026 Re-election Bid
• Cornyn Trails Paxton by Five Points in 2026 Senate Primary Poll, O'Rourke Leads Democratic Pack
• 5th Circuit Appeals Court Blocks West Texas A&M Drag Show Ban
• Federal Judge Halts Required Classroom Display of Ten Commandments Donated to Texas Public Schools