Weekly Roundup - December 19, 2025

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• Texas Congressional Members Urge U.S. Army Officials to Investigate Fort Hood Doctor Sexual Abuse Allegations
• Dallas City Council Approves Police and Fire Pension Funding Agreement
• Harris County Democratic Party Resolves to Withhold Endorsement from Houston Mayor Whitmire
• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal for Rehearing in Llano County Library Book Removal Case
• Texas Sues Five TV Companies, Alleging 'Spying' Via Data Collection Practices
• Congressman Wesley Hunt Files Bill Targeting Educator Sexual Abuse and 'Grooming'
• Waymo Recalls Over 3,000 Self-Driving Vehicles Following Repeated Illegal School Bus Passings
• KIPP Charter School Network to Close Seven Campuses in Texas
• President Trump's Notable Texas-Related Pardons in 2025
• Mexico to Release Water Owed to Texas Under 1944 Treaty Following U.S. Pressure
• San Antonio Family Association Adds VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority to Lawsuit Over City’s Green Line
• Texas School Districts Expand Career and Technical Educational Pathways for Students