Weekly Roundup - May 17, 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:

• A meeting between Phelan and House Democrats resurfacing over the 2021 quorum break
• The Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education hearing about campus protests and DEI
• Congress passing legislation co-authored by Sen. Ted Cruz reauthorizing the FAA
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing he has enough signatures to run on the ballot in Texas
• GOP Legislation to Exclude Noncitizens from Census Draws Opposition from Texas Democrats
• The Austin Police Department releasing its plan for the next five years
• A Galveston bridge’s partial collapse after being struck by a barge
• Federal Government Challenges Texas' Ownership of Fronton Island in Rio Grande
• A select Texas House committee’s proposals to combat the federal government’s pause on new liquefied natural gas exports
• A new partnership between the University of Austin and Capital Factory