Weekly Roundup - April 21, 2023

Get a FREE “Fake News Stops Here” mug when you buy an annual subscription to The Texan: https://go.thetexan.news/mug-fake-news-stops-here-2022/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=weekly_roundup 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! Got questions for the reporting team? Email [email protected] — they just might be answered on a future podcast. This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: The Texas Senate passing its version of the state budget with $6 billion more in spending than the HouseLt. Gov. Dan Patrick open to forcing a special session to pass school choice legislationThe House passing sunset renewal bills for the Public Utilities Commission and ERCOT gridA bill to ban “sexually explicit material” in schools receiving initial approval in the HouseEight Democrats joining House Republicans to pass a local government preemption billThe House giving initial approval to a bill to limit the death penalty in specific casesTwo lone bills in the House and Senate to reform grand juries in TexasThe House Education Committee hearing testimony on a bill to require parental consent for children’s psychological examsBills to address damage to land from trespassing related to illegal immigrationTexas Congressman Lance Gooden endorsing Donald Trump for 2024 after meeting with Ron DeSantisTexas renewable and natural gas energy crowding out growth of nuclear powerThe upcoming trials for deputies of a Smith County constable convicted on charges of theft and official oppressi