Texas primary 2024: Gov. Abbott, Paxton campaign against fellow Republicans
Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton are campaigning against fellow Republicans because of how those candidates voted on certain issues. Will these retribution politics work in primary races?
Texas border, Ken Paxton, voting anxiety: This Week in Texas Politics
FOX 7 Austin’s Chief Political Reporter Rudy Koski, and our panel of analysts, took a look at the top stories happening in Texas, and other hot topics, this week.
Texas Crime: Man pleads guilty to killing 4-year-old boy in Corpus Christi
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a Necess County man, Ezekiel Ramirez, is facing a 50-year sentence for the murder of a 4-year-old child in Corpus Christi.
Judge rejects Ken Paxton's attempts to throw out charges
A judge has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempts to throw out felony securities fraud charges that have followed the republican for nearly a decade.
Texas border, 2024 election: This Week in Texas Politics
FOX 7 Austin’s Chief Political Reporter Rudy Koski, and our panel of analysts, took a look at the top stories happening in Texas, and other hot topics, this week.
Border crisis, marijuana fights and more: This Week in Texas Politics
The border crisis may have been the big headline this week, but Paxton's marijuana law fights, disgraced former state lawmakers and more were still on our minds. FOX 7's Rudy Koski discusses with our political panel.
House speaker Dade Phelan fights back against some Texas Republicans
House Speaker Dade Phelan has made some Texas Republicans so mad they're trying to get him primaried from office. Speaker Phelan is fighting back with a new digital campaign, which was first reported by the Texas Tribune.
Border convoy, Ken Paxton court orders, 2024 primaries: This Week in Texas Politics
From the border crisis, to Ken Paxton's small legal victory, to the upcoming Texas primaries, This Week in Texas Politics turned out to be very busy.
5 Texas cities sued by AG over marijuana enforcement policies
Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing five Texas cities, including Austin, for adopting amnesty policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana possession and distribution.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets temporary reprieve from testifying in lawsuit against him
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to temporarily halt state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s scheduled testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit that was at the heart of the impeachment charges brought against him in 2023.
Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to prevent him from testifying
Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to step in and prevent him from being compelled to testify in a Travis County court over allegations he retaliated against whistleblowers in his office.
Texas politics: Border battle, Paxton impeachment and the 2024 election
From Texas battle over the border to Ken Paxton's proposed re-impeachment, This Week in Texas Politics proved to be anything but ordinary.
Ken Paxton impeachment: State senator calls for reopening
A Texas state senator is urging his colleagues to consider reopening Ken Paxton's impeachment following his efforts to end a whistleblower lawsuit against him.
Texas border: Abbott standing ground despite SCOTUS decision siding with feds
Governor Greg Abbott said he will continue to hold the line at the U.S.-Mexico border despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of the federal government, who can remove dozens of miles of razor wire put up by the state of Texas.
This Week in Texas Politics: Paxton trial, arctic blast and border updates
FOX 7 Austin's Chief Political Reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts took a look at the headlines from This Week in Texas Politics.
Ken Paxton whistleblower lawsuit is not over: attorney
The whistleblower lawsuit against Ken Paxton is not over, according to the attorney representing his former employees who claim they were fired for reporting the attorney general to the FBI.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won't contest whistleblower lawsuit against him
In a court filing, Ken Paxton's office said he will not contest the lawsuit by "rogue employees" to "stop the self-aggrandizing political weaponization of our State’s courts."
This Week in Texas Politics: Texas border, school choice and new 2024 laws
It may be a new year, but the hot topics This Week in Texas Politics were topics that dominated in 2023. FOX 7 Austin's Chief Political Reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts took a look at the big issues that kicked off 2024.
Texas AG Ken Paxton, wife targeted in 'swatting' at McKinney home on New Year's Day
Paxton and his wife described the false report to police as being a 'life-threatening situation' in a statement to Fox News Digital
This Week in Texas Politics: Border crisis, Paxton deposition and the 2024 primaries
This Week in Texas Politics was another busy one, with a lot of maneuvering and rhetoric. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and our panel of political analysts discuss the headlines This Week in Texas Politics.