Weekly Roundup - September 16, 2022

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

• Operation Lone Star arresting over 300,000 illegal immigrants since March 2021
• Senate Democrats pulling a big tech and journalism bill after an amendment was passed
• Texas House Republicans’ letter to the Secretary of Education over Title IX
• Amarillo approving new debt to fund its civic center without voter approval
• The Dallas City Council debating how to staff a new city government office
• A frenzied Frisco ISD board meeting over bathroom policy and gun storage
• Dan Patrick’s campaign responding to criticism of the lieutenant governor’s former investments
• Governor Abbott’s strong words in defense of Texas’ abortion law
• Mayra Flores’ Democratic opponent claiming she “stole” her special election
• A lawsuit against Texas A&M over claims of racial discrimination against white and Asian men