Weekly Roundup - March 28, 2025

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

• Sen. John Cornyn Makes 2026 Re-Election Bid Official, Awaits GOP Challenger
• ‘Governor Hot Wheels’: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Responds to Backlash After Abbott Comment
• Trump Department of Homeland Security Terminates Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, Venezuelan Parole Program
• DOJ, Chile Collaborate to Deport TDA Gang Members, One Apprehended in Texas
• Texas Senate Gives Initial Approval to $336 Billion Budget for 2026–2027 Biennium
• Federal Judge Blocks Texas A&M University System's Drag Show Ban
• Texas Blocks Biden Administration Foster Care Rule Requiring Affirmation of Children's Gender Identity
• Texas Senate to Consider Siting Mandate for Renewables, Sparking Property Rights Fight
• Texas Democrats Lambast Trump, Musk, Abbott over Department of Education Elimination
• Texas Democrats Shift Messaging on Public Safety, Criminal Justice Legislation Slate
• Texas ‘Big Three’ Push School Choice with Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
• and MORE!