Samsung chooses Taylor as home for new chip manufacturing plant

The new plant is expected to create more than 2,000 jobs, and marks the company’s largest-ever investment in the United States.

Samsung to build $17B chip manufacturing plant in Taylor

The Taylor factory is set to be 1200 acres larger than the one in Austin. Construction will begin in early 2022 with a target of production start in the second half of 2024.

How a YA oral-sex scene touched off Texas' latest culture war

A coming-of-age memoir by a California writer has been seized upon by politicians who want greater control over the kinds of books available in Texas schools.

Abbott allocates $4 million to fund county-level election audits

A new state law requires the secretary of state's office to audit results in four randomly selected counties every two years.

This Week in Texas Politics: Looking towards 2022 election

The week in Texas politics has been dominated by the governor's race, which heated up Monday with Democrat Beto O'Rourke tossing his hat into the ring.

Voting rights advocates sue Abbott over redistricting maps

The new redistricting maps were approved by Gov. Greg Abbott. However, not everyone believes the redistricting map properly represents Texas.

Analysis: Different year, different race, different Beto

Beto O’Rourke has this advantage over Abbott: He has no real competition in the coming primary and can start his race against the governor now instead of stopping to win over the Democrats.

FOX 7 Discussion: Beto O'Rourke enters race for Texas governor

Former Texas GOP chairman James Dickey and Ed Espinoza with Progress Texas join Mike Warren to discuss Beto O'Rourke entering the race for Texas governor.

Beto O’Rourke joins Texas gubernatorial race

On Monday, Robert "Beto" O'Rourke officially became the latest to try to take the keys to the Texas Governor's Mansion away from the GOP.

Gov. Abbott files petition to challenge OSHA COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The petition urges the court to vacate the mandate and confirm Abbott's executive order GA-40 is not preempted, says the governor's office.

Democrat Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for Governor of Texas

Democrat O'Rourke made the announcement on social media saying in part, “Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today."

This Week in Texas Politics: Abbott's pornography investigation and more

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Education Agency to investigate any pornography that may be in public schools and to report it to law enforcement if it's accessible to students.

Federal judge overrules Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on masks in schools

The judge said the governor's order impedes children with disabilities from the benefits of public schools’ programs, services and activities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

After Astroworld tragedy, Texas forms taskforce for concert safety

Texas is forming a task force on concert safety as people look for who to blame in the tragic aftermath of Astroworld in Houston.

Austin Veterans Parade Foundation 'respectfully declines' Abbott's invitation to host a rally

Governor Greg Abbott extended an invitation after the foundation announced recently that the 2021 Veteran's Parade would not take place in Austin “due to COVID restrictions from the Austin Public Health Department."

FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott continues to demand removal of 'pornography' from Texas schools

Ben Sterling, a teacher from Round Rock, joins Mike Warren to talk about Abbott's directive to develop statewide standards preventing “pornography” and “other obscene content in Texas public schools.”

Analysis: Early signs point to another GOP-dominated election cycle in Texas

Republican incumbents enter their reelection campaigns well ahead of their Republican challengers and with most voters unacquainted with the Democratic challengers in the field, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.