Weekly Roundup - January 6, 2023

Register for the 88th Session Kickoff: https://thetexan.regfox.com/88th-session-kickoff 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: The themes to watch for the 88th Legislative SessionLegislative priorities for West Texas in the 2023 sessionRep. Jared Patterson’s bill on parental information rights and school gender instructionSpeaker Phelan pushing back on Trump’s words about the GOP’s midterm performanceA federal judge ruling against spending in the Texas Speaker of the House raceKevin McCarthy’s failure to secure the U.S. speakership in the first round of votingA federal investigation into Granbury ISD for its removal of certain books from library shelvesThe Texas Supreme Court rejecting a petition from Jeff Younger over California’s “trans refuge” lawPresident Biden saying he would visit the southern border for the first time in his presidencyThe ongoing dispute between the City of Kemah and its own mayor