This week on The Texan’s “Weekly Roundup,” the team discusses:
- Gov. Greg Abbott asking President Biden for a federal disaster declaration over the Austin ice storm
- Abbott putting the fentanyl crisis on his legislative agenda this session
- Abbott’s focus on banning government pandemic restrictions
- The Texas Supreme Court hearing a case over whether or not “morbid obesity” is a disability
- Two West Texas lawmakers proposing similar policies to recapture tax dollars for their region
- New bills filed in the Legislature to rein in non-voter-approved debt and property taxes in small counties
- Two state senators proposing a “review process” for officials in charge of administering elections
- Sen. Hughes filing a bill to protect attorneys from “discrimination” by the state bar
- A House committee considering four and a half billion dollars for Operation Lone Star
- How some Texas school districts get around the state’s “critical race theory” ban
- Street races in Austin showing the damaged relationship between the city and its police force
- The Austin Police Department hosting an LGBT “world conference” for criminal justice professionals in 2025
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Daniel Friend
Daniel Friend is the Marketing and Media Manager for The Texan. After graduating with a double-major in Political Science and Humanities, he wrote for The Texan as a reporter through June 2022. In his spare time, you're likely to find him working on The Testimony of Calvin Lewis, an Abolition of Man-inspired novel and theatrical podcast.
