Greg Abbott

Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter directing the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to ensure existing school facilities are held to heightened safety standards following the recent tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

Governor Greg Abbott's Public Safety Office has made a multimillion dollar investment readily available to establish a long-term Family Resiliency Center in Uvalde County.

According to the letter, the committees should be charged with examining and developing legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, firearm safety, and more.

In a letter, Gov. Abbott instructed the TxSSC to ensure all school districts' School Safety and Security Committees meet ahead of the new school year to review their Emergency Operations Plan.

The Chairman of the Texas GOP on Friday called a Special Session a “terrible idea.” A big reason why Smith doubts Gov. Greg Abbott will issue a call is because of the upcoming November election.

Some Uvalde, Texas community members are thankful for President Biden's visit, but are ready to see real change after a school shooting left 19 students and two teachers dead.

During a press conference to announce resources for the Uvalde community, Gov. Abbott said the information on the school shooting he was initially given by investigators turned out to be inaccurate.

Community members in Austin gathered at the State Capitol for a vigil to remember the victims in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.

Gov. Greg Abbott was speaking about what local officials believe to be the root causes of the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting when Beto O'Rouke interrupted the press conference.

Gov. Abbott directed DPS, Texas Military Department, and Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to coordinate Texas’ response on border security in preparation for Title 42 expiring on Monday, May 23.

The temperature and the political rhetoric increased this week, especially in Texas politics. Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts take a look at the hot topics that dominated this week.

The high court also raised questions about why the state opened these investigations in the first place, noting that the child welfare agency is not bound by directives from the governor.

The state has spent around $4 billion on the operations; the Washington Post has reported that around $1 billion in coronavirus aid was used.

Jamarr Brown, the Texas Democratic party code co-executive director, and James Dickey, CEO of JD Key Communications, join FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to discuss federal funding for undocumented students.

The requirement that public schools teach all children was affirmed by a 1982 ruling in a case known as Plyler v. Doe. The 5-4 decision struck down a Texas law that sought to deny enrollment to any student not “legally admitted” into the country.