Weekly Roundup - February 16, 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: 

• The Republican Party of Texas censuring Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan
• A rise in Chinese nationals at the southern border with Mexico
• The Republican incumbents digging in their heels on opposing school choice and impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton
• The U.S. House impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on its second attempt
• U.S. Senate passing a foreign aid package worth almost $100 billion without border security provisions 
• The House Republican primary between an incumbent freshman and a Paxton impeachment defense attorney
• Austin accepting a $1 million grant from the EPA for “climate planning and action”
• A Texas congressman’s bill to connect the state power grid to its neighbors
• Rockwall County’s lawsuit challenging a one-voter municipal utility district with hundreds of millions in taxing power
• State Sen. Nathan Johnson facing a Democratic primary challenge from a House member