Weekly Roundup - November 10, 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 on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: The Texas Legislature convening for its fourth special sessionA bill to criminalize illegal immigration stalling out in the third special sessionHouse District 2 special election between Brent Money and Jill DuttonTexas Sen. Drew Springer not running for re-election in 202413 /14 Texas constitutional amendments passing on the 2023 ballotMidland-Odessa approving over $2 billion in school district bondsSmith County approving $179 million for a new county courthouse and parking garageThe Austin City Council’s vote to remove mandatory minimum parking spaces for new constructionNate Paul indicted on four additional federal charges of wire fraudU.S. Supreme Court hearing a lawsuit challenging Trump-era federal bump stock banThe House Democrats' letter to the Texas Democratic chair requesting a ceasefire between Israel and HamasA human smuggling suspect crashing their car and killing eight people near BatesvilleA Veteran’s Day Remembrance of the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan