Weekly Roundup - December 6, 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.This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses:Texas Secures Temporary Win Against Federal Interference With Razor Wire Border Protections‘Whole New Texas House’ Says Phelan’s Chief of Staff on Proposed Chamber ReformsTexas Appeals Court Denies Rehearing Motion in 2021 Blackouts Case Against GeneratorsFreeman Martin Sworn In as New Texas Department of Public Safety DirectorTexas Accuses BlackRock, Other Financial Firms of Conspiring to Close Coal Power PlantsTexas Files SCOTUS Brief in Pornographic Website Age Verification LawsuitPaxton Lawsuit Alleges South Austin Homelessness Center is 'Nuisance' to CommunityToday in Texas History: Sam Houston Steps Foot in Texas