Weekly Roundup - May 8, 2026

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.

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• Ken Paxton, Mayes Middleton Lead John Cornyn, Chip Roy in New Republican Primary Runoff Poll
• Democrats Home In on South Texas as Bobby Pulido Added to National 'Red to Blue' Program
• Texas Officials Continue Fight Against EPIC City, Despite Recent Travis County Court Ruling
• State Commission Disciplines Harris County Judge Who Terminated Probation for Child Sex Offenders
• Texas Supreme Court Restores Delta-8 THC Regulation, State Hemp Product Ban Remains Blocked
• U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Lower Court Ruling Requiring In-Person Dispensing of Abortion Pills
• New Legal Challenge to Texas Law Criminalizing Illegal Immigration Rebuked by Lt. Gov. Patrick
• U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Oversight Group Created in 2026 Federal Farm Bill
• Illegal Alien Arrested in Texas and Indicted for Raping Man in New York Previously Entered U.S. Four Times
• Texas Judge Strikes Down Federal Treasury Requirement to Report Cash Real Estate Transactions
• Patrick, Burrows State Texas Camps Can Meet 'Spirit of the Law' on New Internet Requirements for Summer 2026