AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: A Special Session Looms, Beto O’Rourke Opposes Election Reform, Places of Worship Deemed Essential

Austin, TX, June 25, 2021 — This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the reporting team talks through the latest details on impending special legislative sessions, Beto O’Rourke rallying in opposition to GOP election reform legislation, The Texan’s veto tracker and the bills vetoed by Governor Abbott so far, the Texas power grid going into summer, a bill designating places of worship as essential during disasters, the rhetorical battle over the border waged among gubernatorial candidates, the IRS defies a Christian group’s application for tax-exempt status, border security realities as told by a former ICE special agent, tax abatements for solar projects promising one to two jobs in return, a state representative calling for an investigation into Pornhub, and updates on how statewide races are shaping up in Texas.

 

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