Weekly Roundup - December 22, 2023

Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Gonzales Flag t-shirt 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. This week, the team discusses:Some of the most important races in the Texas House for 2024Gov. Greg Abbott signing a bill that creates a state criminal offense for illegal immigrationThe federal government suing the Houston-area Colony Ridge development, alleging deceptive lending practicesCongressional lawmakers from Texas divided over renewing a section of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance ActThe Texas Supreme Court dismissing a defamation lawsuit against Beto O’RourkeA Texas congressman introducing a bill to ban required diversity, equity, and inclusion statements in American universitiesA Texas appeals court ruling that electricity ratepayers cannot sue power generators over the February 2021 blackoutsThe 2024 candidates for a state Senate seat declaring one of the challengers does not meet residency requirementsA fight between the City of Dallas and the Texas attorney general over the release of a list of vulnerable municipal regulationsThe famed ‘Victory or Death’ letter making a historic return to the Alamo for exhibition