Weekly Roundup - August 1, 2025

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• Texas Republicans Propose 5-Seat Gain Congressional Map in Redistricting Fight
• National Democrats Ramp Up Presence in Texas, Opposing Mid-Decade Redistricting
• Texas Senate Passes Hemp-Derived THC Ban on Second Reading
• Texas House Files Identical Hemp-Derived THC Ban Bill as Senate
• Texas Lawmakers Begin Preparing Hill Country Flood Response, Kerrville Hearing to Come
• Houston ICE Arrests Over 200 Illegal Aliens With Child Sex Offenses Over Six Months
• allas Residents Threaten to Sue City Over 133 Ordinances Violating 'Death Star' Law
• Samsung Plant in Texas to Develop Tesla AI Chips, Abbott Applauds $16.5 Billion Move
• U.S. Department of Education to Release $6.8 Billion in Federal Funds, $660 Million to Texas
• Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Protected From ‘Federal Land Grab’ via Trump Energy Order