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.

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

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.

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.

FOX 7 Discussion: Could another special session be on the way?

Travis County GOP executive director Brian Ruddle and Glenn Smith from Progress Texas discuss the possibility of another special session.

This Week in Texas Politics: Executive orders, voting battles, special elections

FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski is joined by a panel of political analysts and reporters to discuss some of the headlines that caught their eye in "This Week in Texas Politics."

Justice Department sues Texas over Gov. Abbott's order for law enforcement to pull over vehicles with migrants

On Wednesday, Abbott issued the order, allowing Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to reroute civilian vehicles back to their origin point or a port of entry, or seize the vehicles, if police suspect the driver is transporting migrants who have COVID-19.

Governor Abbott delivers keynote address at Texas DPS graduation

Officials say that the A-2021 Trooper Training Class is the largest graduating class in the history of the Texas DPS with 145 graduating recruits

Texas lawmakers among those urging SCOTUS to overturn Roe v Wade

22 Texans joined other lawmakers from around the country in filing an amicus brief calling for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade on Thursday.

New Abbott order looks to provide clarity on Texas COVID-19 response

GA-38 combines several existing COVID-19 executive orders with the goal of providing clarity and uniformity on Texas's pandemic response.

New Abbott order restricts transport of migrants due to COVID-19

Abbott's order directs DPS to stop any vehicle upon reasonable suspicion and reroute it back to its point of origin or a port of entry.

Texans will soon be able to carry handguns in public without a license

Gov. Greg Abbott signed permitless carry, also known as constitutional carry, into law after it passed through the legislative session.