Weekly Roundup - May 30, 2025

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• Paxton Up 9 Points on Cornyn in 2026 Primary Matchup, Hunt at 15 Percent in Three-Way Race
• Texas House Approves Floor Substitute to Bill Abolishing Texas Lottery Commission
• Texas House Approves 'New Hollywood' $300 Million Film Tax Incentive Program
• $2.5 Billion Water Infrastructure Deal, Additional 20-Year Annual $1 Billion Struck in Texas Legislature
• Texas Medical Cannabis 'Compassionate Use Program' Expansion Bill Passes Senate
• School Prayer Times and Classroom Ten Commandments Legislation Pass Texas Legislature, Head to Abbott
• 'Making Texas Healthy Again' Nutritional Education, Labeling Bill Advances in House
• Ban on Child Sexual Abuse NDAs Passes Texas Legislature, Heads to Governor's Desk
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• Texas House Passes Texas Sheriffs-ICE Immigration Enforcement Contract Bill
• First ‘Project Homecoming’ Flight Voluntarily Deports 64 Illegal Aliens from Houston
• Bill Adding NRA to Texas Major Events Program Delayed in House After Democratic Opposition
• and more!