Weekly Roundup - October 27, 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: Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson being elected as Speaker of the U.S. House of RepresentativesThe Texas House passing border security bills and a vaccine mandate banAttorney General Ken Paxton suing to stop federal border agents from cutting concertina wireThe 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot for Texas votersA new state law allowing religious chaplains to perform counseling services in public schoolsA Mexican illegal alien sentenced to 15 years in prison after shooting a Seminole police officerThe Texas Department of Public Safety rescuing 14 sex trafficking victimsLt. Gov. Dan Patrick purchasing $3 million in Israeli bonds, the same amount he received from Defend Texas LibertyA speaker at a Texas Association of School Boards event advising teachers on how to teach the 1619 ProjectThe Supreme Court of the United States hearing the First Amendment lawsuit of a former Castle Hills councilwomanThe Texas Lottery setting a new sales record in Fiscal Year 2023