Weekly Roundup - August 18, 2023

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This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: 

• Republican Texas Rep. Matt Schaefer announcing he will not run for re-election in 2024
• Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred sparring over a federal semiconductor law
• U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson’s confrontation with police over a seizure victim at a Texas rodeo
• Pornhub and other sites suing the state over a law requiring age verification for “sexual material harmful to minors”
• New accusations against Ken Paxton, including that he used burner phones and Uber to have an affair
• Gov. Greg Abbott unveils a new nuclear power plant project in Calhoun County
• The Texas House’s Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment releasing its initial report
• Gov. Greg Abbott announcing wildfire disaster declarations for 191 of Texas’ 254 counties
• Plano ISD’s plan to implement a school marshal program to comply with state law
• The state attorney general finding Franklin County’s solar farm moratorium likely “invalid and unenforceable”
• Texas opening up sale and renewal of state hunting licenses for the upcoming seasons