Weekly Roundup - January 19, 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: Sen. Ted Cruz endorsing Donald Trump after he won the Republican Iowa caucusLt. Gov. Dan Patrick jumping in to his first Texas House primary race of the cycleAn investigation disproving allegations that Texas officials let Mexican nationals crossing the Rio Grande drownOne Texas House member reversing course on his vote to impeach Attorney General Ken PaxtonGov. Greg Abbott’s busing program reaching 100,000 noncitizens transported to sanctuary cities across the U.S.Gov. Greg Abbott setting a record for the biggest single political donation in Texas historyThe 5th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down part of Texas’ READER ActThe sub-freezing temperatures that hit Texas this weekThe City of Austin relaunching its Equity Forum this month