Weekly Roundup - February 21, 2025

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

• Customs and Border Protection Reports Sharp Decline in Illegal Border Crossings
• Texas Lawmaker Proposes Requiring Insurance to Cover 'Detransition' Services
• 'Texas Teacher Bill of Rights' With Pay Raises Filed in Senate
• Texas Senate Bill Filed to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Expenditures on Abortions
• Texas Proposes Land Ownership Ban for Certain Foreign Entities
• Here's a Breakdown of IVF-Related Bills Filed So Far in the 89th Texas Legislature
• New Robert Roberson Filing Challenges Conviction, Citing 'Junk Science Writ'
• Four Times-Deported Illegal Aliens Arrested With 350 Pounds of Meth in Colony Ridge
• Dan Patrick, Matthew McConaughey Want $500 Million for Film Incentives, Texas House Less Keen
• West Texas County Reports Rising Measles Cases in Recent Weeks