Weekly Roundup - May 16, 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/Learn more about the Data Center Coalition at: https://www.centerofyourdigitalworld.org/texasThe 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.The Bell Tolls: House Deadline Day Arrives With 30 Pages of Bills on Cliff’s EdgeTexas Senator Files Bill to Abolish Texas Lottery Commission, Transfer Operations'Detransition' Insurance Coverage, Biological Sex Definitions Pass Texas HouseTexas House Passes Bill Eliminating STAAR TestChemical Abortion Pill Crackdown Passes Texas Senate, Companion Pending in HouseTexas House Approves Bill Expanding State Medical Cannabis ProgramConstitutional Amendment Banning Carbon Tax Fails in Texas HouseAttorney General Paxton Announces $1.4 Billion Google Settlement Over Biometric Data CollectionProhibition on Local Taxpayer-Funded Gun 'Buybacks' Passes Texas HouseAt a Premium: Texas Legislature Mulls Reforms to Cumbersome Insurance IndustryCornyn Announces Department of Justice to Investigate Muslim 'EPIC City' Development