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Special Session 4 ends with no school choice plan: This Week in Texas Politics

Special Session 4 ends with no school choice plan: This Week in Texas Politics

This Week in Texas Politics saw the end of a fourth Special Session with no school choice plan. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and our panel of political analysts break down what this means moving forward.

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Texas must remove floating barrier in Rio Grande, court rules

Texas must remove floating barrier in Rio Grande, court rules

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a lower court in saying Texas must remove the floating border barrier in the Rio Grande. The fight is likely to continue to the Supreme Court.

December 1
Texas SNAP applications process delayed by months, whistleblowers report

Texas SNAP applications process delayed by months, whistleblowers report

Families in need of food assistance may struggle to put a meal on the table this holiday season because of a reported delay in processing SNAP applications. U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett joins FOX 7 Austin's Rebecca Thomas to discuss.

November 27
Gov. Abbott skydives with 106-year-old Georgetown man

Gov. Abbott skydives with 106-year-old Georgetown man

Governor Greg Abbott went skydiving with a 106-year-old World War II assembly line worker Al Blaschke on Monday.

November 27
Gov. Abbott formally endorses Donald Trump in Republican primary

Gov. Abbott formally endorses Donald Trump in Republican primary

Gov. Abbott formally endorsed Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary. Trump won Texas with just over 52 percent of the vote in the last election.

November 19
Texas: The Issue Is - Rep. Spiller on SB4, which would make illegal border crossing a state crime

Texas: The Issue Is - Rep. Spiller on SB4, which would make illegal border crossing a state crime

FOX 4’s Steven Dial spoke to North Texas Rep. David Spiller about SB4, which would make illegal border crossing a state crime.

November 19
Texas House cuts school voucher programs from education bill

Texas House cuts school voucher programs from education bill

The Texas House voted 84-63 to shut down Gov. Greg Abbott's plan for school vouchers.

November 17
Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?

Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?

The bill, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign, would become one of the nation’s strictest immigration laws if allowed to take effect.

November 16
Disability rights advocates speak out against school vouchers

Disability rights advocates speak out against school vouchers

Parents, educators, and advocates spoke out against HB 1, a "school choice" plan lawmakers are considering on Tuesday. The group argues public school funding shouldn't be tied to a voucher program.

November 15
Texas: The Issue Is - State Rep Gina Hinojosa on school choice vouchers

Texas: The Issue Is - State Rep Gina Hinojosa on school choice vouchers

In this edition of Texas: The Issue Is, FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski speaks with Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who in Special Session 3 and at the start of the current session filed her own school option bill.

November 12
Special Session: Progress made on school choice plan

Special Session: Progress made on school choice plan

With several of the governor's priorities still in the works, the fourth Special Session began Tuesday evening shortly after the end of the third. Progress was made Friday on a school choice plan.

November 11
Gov. Abbott signs bill limiting COVID restrictions in Texas

Gov. Abbott signs bill limiting COVID restrictions in Texas

Friday afternoon, Gov. Abbott signed the latest legislation limiting COVID restrictions in the state of Texas.

November 11
Uncertainty remains over school choice legislation in Texas Capitol

Uncertainty remains over school choice legislation in Texas Capitol

The uncertainty in the Texas Capitol remains to be about school choice. With time on the third session winding down, school choice legislation is already being reworked.

November 6
Gov. Abbott confident a school choice deal can be made

Gov. Abbott confident a school choice deal can be made

On Tuesday, Gov. Abbott announced there was an agreement on a proposal for a new school choice plan. The governor is optimistic a deal can be made, but a hard sell still remains on the house side.

November 1
School choice agreement announced by Abbott is no done deal

School choice agreement announced by Abbott is no done deal

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday an agreement was reached on school choice between House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt Gov. Dan Patrick, but there were not enough lawmakers to reconvene the Texas House.

October 31
Third special session expanded to include additional school finance

Third special session expanded to include additional school finance

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says this expanded agenda follows “productive discussions” with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan.

October 31
Texas House debates HB 4 that would allow punishment to undocumented immigrants

Texas House debates HB 4 that would allow punishment to undocumented immigrants

State lawmakers took up two controversial issues involving illegal immigration into Texas.

October 19
Gov. Abbott's top issue for third Special Session is school choice legislation

Gov. Abbott's top issue for third Special Session is school choice legislation

The top issue for the Special Session is Governor Abbott’s call for school choice legislation. Abbott is specifically asking state lawmakers to authorize what’s called education savings accounts.

October 9
Political drama kicks off third Special Session

Political drama kicks off third Special Session

The third Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislature started Monday, Oct. 9 with a lot of political drama already underway.

October 9
This Week in Texas Politics: Gov. Abbott calls for third special session

This Week in Texas Politics: Gov. Abbott calls for third special session

All eyes will be on Gov. Abbott's third Special Session in the Texas legislature next week as lawmakers return to Austin. Hear our political panel's thoughts on everything that went down in This Week in Texas Politics.

October 6
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Texas shooting spree: Families of victims in South Austin speak out
TEXAS SHOOTING SPREE
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Texas shooting spree: Austin community raises concerns on APD communication
TEXAS SHOOTING SPREE
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Some Austin residents who live near the crime scenes involved in Tuesday’s shooting spree are questioning why they were not notified of the threat posed by the suspected shooter, as he remained on the loose for hours.

Texas shooting spree: Suspect kills parents in Bexar County double homicide
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