Weekly Roundup - July 18, 2025

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• Federal Judge Denies Motion to Reopen Record in El Paso Redistricting Case Due to Special Session
• Texas, National Democrats Coalesce Against GOP Congressional Redistricting Effort
• State Sen. Angela Paxton Files for Divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton
• Nine Indicted on Election Fraud Charges Include Texas Democrat's Chief of Staff, Former House Candidate
• Department of Justice to Continue Bribery Case Against Congressman Henry Cuellar
• Texas Congressman to Introduce Resolution Demanding Release of Epstein Files
• Nathan Johnson Announces Democratic Run for Texas Attorney General
• New Execution Date Set for Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson
• Border Patrol Union, Sheriffs, Former Texas DPS Head Endorse Cornyn in U.S. Senate Race
• U.S. Closes Border Again to Livestock Imports After New Screwworm Case in Mexico
• Attorney General Paxton Demands Alleged Texas Flood Fundraising Scam Cease Operations
• Ted Cruz Aims to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization