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

Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the first speaker of the House in U.S. history to be ousted in a vote
A lack of additional funding for border security in the U.S. House’s stopgap funding measure
A Texas congressman claiming he will nominate Donald Trump for speaker of the House
Texas’ school choice and border security-focused special session set to begin Monday, October 9
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas waiving federal laws to construct barriers on the border
26 state attorneys general questioning Pornhub over a supposed ‘loophole’ in its verification system
The police footage of Sen. Charles Schwertner’s DWI arrest in February
A Kerr County commissioner being removed from office for his prior felony record
A Texas law over social media content moderation on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court preparing to hear arguments in a “public nuisance” case over the smell from chicken farms

Weekly Roundup - October 6, 2023