Weekly Roundup - September 8, 2023

Show off your Lone Star spirit with a free Texas flag hat 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 debate over the controversial “forgiveness doctrine” in the Paxton impeachment caseA U.S. district judge blocking a state law requiring age verification for pornographic websitesThe divide between Texas Republicans and conservatives over the Paxton impeachmentNueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzales resigning before his removal trial to run for U.S. SenateThe 187th anniversary of Sam Houston being elected as the first president of TexasA report that a Chinese-owned social media app fostered opposition to a Texas land billTexas’ ERCOT grid triggering emergency conditions but avoiding any rotating outagesThe day the Republic of Texas’ “floating capitol” was sold and disappeared from the historical recordAlmost 30,000 Texas students leaving public school for homeschooling in the 2021-2022 school yearTexas dove hunting season opening on September 1