Weekly Roundup - March 24, 2023

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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. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! 

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

• The Texas Senate passing and sending to the House its property tax relief plan
• New bills to rein in the governor’s emergency powers and ban vaccine mandates 
• A Texas lawmaker’s bill to crack down on politicized “public nuisance” lawsuits
• Attorney General Ken Paxton claiming Texas’ “Blaine amendments” violate the First Amendment
• Paxton criticizing the request for a timeline for him to pay a settlement to the “whistleblowers” suing him
• The Legislature considering bills to encourage investment in “carbon capture” technologies
• A spike in reported Chinese nationals being stopped at the southern border
• A House ballot access bill serving as the proxy fight between factions of the Texas GOP
• New lawsuits setting new precedent on public information law requests
• The Municipal Utility Districts boasting millions of dollars in debt across Texas
• A parent’s accusation that her child’s middle school had the students participate in a “sexualized” role-playing game
• A Gulf Cartel-connected cocaine trafficker receiving 15 years in prison