Texas Sen. Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF

Senato Ted Cruz and fellow Republican Katie Britt of Alabama filed the IVF Protection Act on Monday.

List: Texans to attend 2024 State of the Union address

Multiple Texans will be in attendance as President Joe Biden gives the 2024 State of the Union address, including Kate Cox and Jackie Cazares.

Colin Allred leads Democratic primary, trails Cruz in possible head-to-head, poll shows

The Hobby School of Public Affairs poll shows U.S. Congressman Colin Allred with a sizable lead over other challengers in the Democratic Primary, but trailing Senator Ted Cruz in a November matchup.

Texas Senate election 2024: Allred, Gutierrez, Sherman face off in debate ahead of primaries

Three Democratic candidates vying to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz faced off in a highly anticipated debate held in Austin on Saturday, the first time the three leading candidates shared the stage.

Ted Cruz discusses CHIPS Act, pushes to streamline permitting process for plants

Senator Ted Cruz made an appearance in Williamson County as he pushed for legislation that would streamline construction at semiconductor factories, like the Samsung plant in Taylor.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary for Ted Cruz's seat

Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez has entered the Democratic primary for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's seat. Ed Espinoza and Matt Mackowiak join FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to discuss.

Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Known for pushing gun restrictions after the Uvalde school shooting in his district, Gutierrez will vie for the opportunity to take on Republican Cruz in the general election. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is already running in the primary.

Texas: The Issue Is – Senator Ted Cruz talks debt ceiling, border crisis

As the national debt continues to grow, reaching the highest debt seen in history, conversations in Congress continue to circle around what should be done regarding the U.S. debt ceiling.

Houston police respond to 'self-inflicted cutting' call at Sen. Ted Cruz home

Houston police were called to the home of Texas Senator Ted Cruz after a 'self-inflicted cutting call' was received by authorities on Tuesday evening.

Gun rights, school safety take center stage at Texas Tribune Festival

Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke sat down for one-on-one interviews at the Texas Tribune Festival and discussed many topics, including gun safety.

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.

Mile-long school bus convoy honoring child victims of gun violence visits Sen. Ted Cruz

The NRA Children's Museum is a school bus convoy filled with personal memories of the children killed in shootings. It's outside Sen. Ted Cruz's offices Thursday morning, asking for gun reform.

Sen. Ted Cruz threatened by Houston-area man in cryptic phone call

In a cryptic phone call, transcribed in charging documents," the man says "Every last one of your Republican colleagues... is to be found...and killed, be it by a bullet to the face or by the smashing of a brick in your skull."

Texas teachers union, other groups protest Ted Cruz over gun stance

The Texas American Federation of Teachers marched because it said it wanted to send a message to Cruz and ask him to “stop the gun violence with commonsense steps in the U.S. Senate.”

Ted Cruz confronted for attending NRA convention same week of Texas school shooting

Texas Senator Ted Cruz was confronted by a protester while at a restaurant in Houston Friday night. The protestor asked Cruz why he came to the NRA convention after 19 children and two teachers were killed at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas