This Week in Texas Politics: Wildfires, education, cyber warfare

Some of the political fights that we saw this week in Texas politics were political cyber warfare. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and our panel of political analysts break it down.

This Week in Texas Politics: Polls, schools and inflation

FOX 7's Rudy Koski is joined by a panel of political analysts to discuss the Texas governor race, poll results, education and more.

Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks

Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature’s right to regulate guns.

Cornyn: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s legal woes an ‘embarrassment’

“This is the chief law enforcement officer of the state of Texas and it’s a source of embarrassment to me that that has been unresolved,” John Cornyn told reporters.

Ted Cruz, John Cornyn vote no as Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court today Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — the first Black woman ever confirmed to the high bench. Texas’ U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz voted against her nomination, joining a near-party-line vote of 53-47.

Ted Cruz, John Cornyn are poised to vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first Black woman on the country’s highest court in its more than 230-year history — a fact that Cruz has called "inspirational" and Cornyn has called "long overdue."

Bill addressing deaths of Fort Hood soldiers signed into law

The Servicemember Safety and Security Act improves safety on military installations and requires military installations to do several things.

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.

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.

John Cornyn, Ted Cruz help block voting rights bill that would protect voters of color

In a final push to secure federal voting rights legislation this year, congressional Democrats failed to secure the necessary votes to avoid a GOP filibuster on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Cornyn, Doggett react to Abbott's order against vaccine mandates

Senator John Cornyn and Representative Lloyd Doggett share their thoughts on Governor Greg Abbott's new order against vaccine mandates in Texas.

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, Ted Cruz vote against infrastructure bill that could give Texas more than $30 billion

The Senate approved a $1 trillion, bipartisan bill that also earmarks money for broadband internet access. It’s not yet known how much money set aside for the country’s aging electricity infrastructure could go to Texas’ main power grid.

Texas senator joins calls for Senate hearing on deaths at Fort Hood

Senator John Cornyn has joined calls for a Senate hearing into the command climate and culture at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.