Weekly Roundup - May 12, 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: A midnight deadline looming in the Texas HouseRepublicans attempting to salvage a border protection unit bill lost to point of orderThe Texas House making sweeping changes to the Senate’s school choice planA bill raising the age to purchase certain rifles approved in a House CommitteeA House chairman halting the consideration of Senate bills alleging legislative deadlockA newly amended version of the bill to prevent children’s exposure to sexualized performancesDaniel Perry sentenced to 25 years in prison after the jury rejects his self-defense claimThe Texas House voting to expel one of their colleagues just one day after his resignationThe COVID-era Title 42 order authorizing rapid expulsions of illegal immigrants expiringBorder Cities issuing disaster declarations over the border surge Constitutional amendments for casinos and sports wagering clear their first hurdles Allegations that ERCOT illegally allowed a company with ties to the CCP access to the power grid