Weekly Roundup - May 26, 2023

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

• The Texas House’s investigation into Attorney General Ken Paxton
• U.S. House Republicans passing a border security bill as the Title 42 order came to an end
• The Senate passing a House education bill after tacking on school choice proposals
• The House passing a bill to ban the state from adopting ESG policies just minutes before a legislative deadline
• The House passing a ban on state public universities having DEI offices
• Texas House Democrats defeat a measure to require U.S. citizenship to vote in Texas
• The Senate approving a substitute for the House’s bill to replace the expired Chapter 313 program
• The House moving forward with a bill to increase state control over Harris County’s elections
• Harris County considering legal action over the House’s actions over its elections
• The Senate passing a bill to remove explicit materials from public school libraries
• The Senate passing a bill to create a state border force and increase penalties for human smuggling
• Bills to address gun crime and bail policies dying on the House floor as deadlines roll in
• The Senate adding grid priorities to the Public Utility Commission as insurance against the House
• The House passing a b