Weekly Roundup - October 20, 2023

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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. Enjoy what you hear? Be sure to subscribe and leave a review! 
 
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This week on The Texan’s Weekly Roundup, the team discusses: 

• Rep. Jim Jordan losing the first vote for U.S. speaker, with three Texas Republicans voting against him
• The Texan’s tour of the Colony Ridge development in the Houston area
• Thousands of “special interest aliens” being apprehended at the southern border between 2021 and 2023
• The Texas Senate passing a ban on private employers issuing COVID-19 vaccine mandates
• Galveston County appealing a district judge’s ruling that its redistricting map violates federal civil rights law
• The fundraising numbers for Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2024 Democratic challengers
• Pro-life groups and San Antonio residents suing to restrict the city’s “Reproductive Justice Fund” from funding out-of-state abortion
• Texas comptroller purchases $20 million in in Israeli bonds to provide “financial liquidity” during Gaza war
• Attorney General Ken Paxton issuing guidance on ESG enforcement in Texas
• Forney ISD constructs a new “Keith Bell Opportunity Central” high school

And more.