Weekly Roundup - February 24, 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: Gov. Greg Abbott asking President Biden for a federal disaster declaration over the Austin ice stormAbbott putting the fentanyl crisis on his legislative agenda this sessionAbbott’s focus on banning government pandemic restrictionsThe Texas Supreme Court hearing a case over whether or not “morbid obesity” is a disabilityTwo West Texas lawmakers proposing similar policies to recapture tax dollars for their regionNew bills filed in the Legislature to rein in non-voter-approved debt and property taxes in small countiesTwo state senators proposing a “review process” for officials in charge of administering electionsSen. Hughes filing a bill to protect attorneys from “discrimination” by the state barA House committee considering four and a half billion dollars for Operation Lone StarHow some Texas school districts get around the state’s “critical race theory” banStreet races in Austin showing the damaged relationship between the city and its police forceThe Austin Police Department hosting an LGBT “world conference” for criminal justice professionals in 2025