Weekly Roundup - August 22, 2025

Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free "Remember the Alamo" hat with an annual subscription to The Texan: https://thetexan.news/subscribe/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.Trump-Favored Five-Seat GOP Gain Redistricting Map Passes Texas HouseNew Texas Congressional Map Substitute Adding Five GOP Seats Passes House CommitteeCongressman Chip Roy Launches Bid for Texas Attorney GeneralBriscoe CainStan LambertTexas House Democrats Return to Austin After Extended Quorum BreakTexas House Makes Quorum After Two Weeks Upon Democrats' Return to StateGrieving Camp Mystic Parents Testify on Flood Disaster Before Texas Senate CommitteePaxton Threatens to Revoke O'Rourke PAC's Charter for Allegedly 'Bribing' House Democrats to Break QuorumLt. Gov. Dan Patrick Again Confirms 2026 Re-election BidCornyn Trails Paxton by Five Points in 2026 Senate Primary Poll, O'Rourke Leads Democratic Pack5th Circuit Appeals Court Blocks West Texas A&M Drag Show BanFederal Judge Halts Required Classroom Display of Ten Commandments Donated to Texas Public Schools