Weekly Roundup - October 28, 2022

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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: 

• Early voting beginning in the wake of the new ballot fraud law
• Texas voter registration and initial early voting turnout
• The top 10 midterm races to watch in Texas, from governor to county judge
• Governor Abbott’s office seeming open to legalizing casinos
• The challenges Comptroller Glenn Hegar faces if he wins his third and final term
• Border agents encountering 1.5 million illegal aliens in Fiscal Year 2022
• The Donald Trump rally in Robstown last weekend and allusions to a 2024 run for the White House
• Paxton warning that the federal government could overpower Texas if the state declared a border “invasion”
• A state judge allowing the Ector County water district election to proceed
• Board members of the Ector County Utilities District questioning if the board president received a pardon for drug dealing
• A district judge halting Amarillo’s attempt to take out $260 million in non-voter-approved debt
• Democrat Mike Collier’s lawyer demanding stations cancel an ad from Republican Dan Patrick
• The three write-in candidates running for a district court seat in Dallas County