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

The Texas House and Senate advancing their property tax relief plans in the second called special session
Mitchell Jordan defeating Krissy Clark to become mayor of Palestine
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign rally with Texas officials
The Vatican investigating Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, a critic of Pope Francis and Joe Biden
The U.S. border patrol’s drop in illegal immigrant encounters after the end of the Title 42
A Texas appeals court considering a Galveston homeowners associaton’s ban on short-term rentals
A Texas judge sanctioned for not officiating same-sex marriages heading to the state Supreme Court
Odessa negotiating with the Texas GOP executive director to become city manager
Four additional suspects charged in the nation’s deadliest human smuggling incident in San Antonio last year
A biology professor fired for student complaints over his comments on religion and gender
The Texas law enforcement who went to Poland to conduct training on human trafficking prevention

Weekly Roundup - June 30, 2023