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The Texan Podcast
Weekly Roundup - August 29, 2025
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The Texan’s Weekly Roundup brings you the latest news in Texas politics, breaking down the top stories of the week with our team of reporters who give you the facts so you can form your own opinion.
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- Cruz, Paxton Endorsements Upend Race for Texas Attorney General
- Austin Congressman Greg Casar Announces Bid for Newly Drawn 37th Congressional District
- Congressman Al Green to Wait Until CD 18 Special Election to Declare Candidacy, After Texas Redistricting
- Texas GOP Lawmakers Join Gov. Abbott for Signing of Hostile Foreign Land Ownership Ban
- Abortion Pill Crackdown Bill Passes Texas House Committee After Lawmakers, Pro-Life Groups Negotiate
- Ivermectin Over the Counter Bill Passes Texas House
- Affirmative Defense for Human Trafficking Victims on Track to Gov. Abbott’s Desk
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins Abbott, Lawmakers to Celebrate 'Make Texas Healthy Again' Bills
- Texas Supreme Court Denies Paxton Restraining Order Hearing on O'Rourke in Quorum Bust Funding Lawsuit
- A Tale of Two Speakers: Dade Phelan and Dustin Burrows
- Interview: Sen. John Cornyn Discusses Border Reimbursement, Re-election, State of the GOP