FOX 7 Discussion: Texas school districts defy Gov. Abbott
Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak and Glenn Smith with Progress Texas join Mike Warren to discuss the latest on COVID-19 and schools in Texas.
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients
Carrie Kroll with the Texas Hospital Association joins Rebecca Thomas to discuss THA requesting critical staffing assistance from Gov. Abbott.
Judge grants Dallas County authority to issue mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Abbott's order
A Dallas judge has ruled Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates does not help combat the pandemic. It grants Dallas County the authority, at least for now, to go ahead and defy the governor's order and require masks.
Texas House votes to continue search for holdout Democrat members
Earlier Tuesday, the state Supreme Court put the brakes on a ruling by a Travis County judge on a specific House rule to help round up the Democrats.
Bexar County judge grants request in lawsuit over mask mandate ban
A Bexar County judge has granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against Gov. Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in schools.
Growing list of Texas schools defy Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
Dallas ISD and Austin ISDs now have mask mandates. Houston ISD will decide on Thursday. Other school districts are still weighing their options, looking to see what developments come from the governor’s office and health officials.
Texas Supreme Court allows for arrest of Democrats who don't show up to Legislature
The Texas Supreme Court voided a lower court ruling that blocked the arrests of the Democrats who don't show up for the second special legislative session.
Abbott asking Texas hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective surgeries
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a series of actions the State of Texas is taking to mitigate the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Texas.
Abbott, HHSC announce emergency SNAP benefits extended for August
The emergency August allotments are in addition to the more than $3.9 billion in benefits previously provided to Texans since April 2020.
FOX 7 Discussion: Standoff continues into 2nd Texas Special Session
Eddy Carder, PhD and Constitutional law professor at Prairie View A&M University, joins FOX 7's John Krinjak to discuss the second Special Session.
This Week in Texas Politics: Special Session, the border and COVID-19
A panel of Texas journalists joins FOX 7’s Rudy Koski to review the week in Texas politics.
Governor Greg Abbott calls second Special Session, Dems still in D.C.
Many items on the agenda for this second special session carry over from the session that just ended, including the controversial election legislation
Abbott to call 'special session after special session' to make fleeing Dems consider voting bill
Abbott called a special session last month to force lawmakers to vote on a series of items, including "election integrity" legislation.
Analysis: Schools open in Texas with unvaccinated K-6 students and months of learning loss to overcome
A fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19 is advancing aggressively, and parents and educators are trying to sort it out as the school year begins.
Texas Gov. Abbott won't impose shutdowns, mask mandates amid delta variant fears
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott indicated that his office will not impose further lockdown measures or mask mandates in response to surging COVID-19 case rates.
Round Rock student asks Abbott to allow schools to mandate masks
Round Rock ISD sixth-grader Ozair Mohiuddin has started a petition to ask Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to allow public schools to require masks.
Abbott fires back after federal judge blocks executive order on migrant vehicles
Abbott's order banned the transportation of migrants within Texas by anyone other than law enforcement, according to reports.
President Biden tells Abbott, others to 'get out of the way' of vaccine push
President Biden slammed Abbott and other governors for taking action to prevent such mandates, saying it forbids people from doing the right thing.
Judge blocks Texas troopers from stopping migrant transports on the grounds that they may spread COVID-19
A federal judge Tuesday blocked Texas from allowing state troopers to stop vehicles carrying migrants on the grounds that they may spread COVID-19 as worries and new cases are rising along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas AFT calling on Abbott to allow school districts to mandate masks
A large majority of Texas AFT members surveyed online last week said the governor should allow school districts to mandate mask use in schools.