Uncertainty remains over school choice legislation in Texas Capitol

The uncertainty in the Texas Capitol remains to be about school choice. With time on the third session winding down, school choice legislation is already being reworked.

Elon Musk debuts 'Grok' AI bot to rival ChatGPT

Billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI announced the launch of its Grok AI assistant, which is in a beta phase and will be incorporated into X for premium subscribers.

This Week in Texas Politics: School choice unravels, divisions on border security funding

This Week in Texas Politics saw another political meltdown as school choice legislation fell apart at the Capitol. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and our panel of political analysts unpack this and more.

Biden lays flowers outside bar where a shooter opened fire in Maine as he mourns with community

The president has already visited other communities scarred by mass shootings. He's been to Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Monterey Park, California, just in roughly the past year.

MN Supreme Court appears skeptical that states should decide Donald Trump's ballot eligibility

Minnesota Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Thursday that states have the authority to block former President Donald Trump from the ballot, with some suggesting that Congress is best positioned to decide whether his role in the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack should prevent him from running.

Eric Trump testifies in civil fraud trial he relied on accountants for financial statements accuracy

Eric Trump has testified that he was relying on accountants to ensure the accuracy of financial statements that authorities say fraudulently exaggerated his father’s wealth and assets to deceive banks and insurers.

Mayors of US cities seek meeting with Biden on how to handle incoming migrants

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, and Los Angeles are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities.

Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial

The lawsuit centers on whether the former president and his business misled banks and insurers by inflating his net worth on the financial statements. He and other defendants, including sons Donald Jr. and Eric, deny wrongdoing.

Gov. Abbott confident a school choice deal can be made

On Tuesday, Gov. Abbott announced there was an agreement on a proposal for a new school choice plan. The governor is optimistic a deal can be made, but a hard sell still remains on the house side.

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire

Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify Wednesday and Eric Trump on Thursday, kicking off a blockbuster stretch as the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit enters its second month.

Biden’s Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips

President Joe Biden is headed to Minnesota to visit a family-run farm south of Minneapolis and hold a fundraiser featuring many of the state’s top Democrats, demonstrating political clout on the home turf of his new 2024 primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips.

School choice agreement announced by Abbott is no done deal

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday an agreement was reached on school choice between House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt Gov. Dan Patrick, but there were not enough lawmakers to reconvene the Texas House.

Third special session expanded to include additional school finance

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says this expanded agenda follows “productive discussions” with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan.

Donald Trump's relationship with far-right groups under scrutiny during 'insurrection' trial in Colorado

An extremism expert testified Tuesday that the former president has a close relationship with far-right extremists and that they clearly interpreted his calls to protest the certification of President Joe Biden’s win on Jan. 6, 2021, as a call to arms.

Lawyers argue whether Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause blocks Donald Trump from 2024 ballot

Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters are focusing on the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s words and actions in a hearing that could determine whether the Constitution’s insurrection clause bars Trump from running again for the White House.

Trump gag order in federal 2020 election interference case: What he can and can't say

The gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington bars him and anyone else involved in the case from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff or “any reasonably foreseeable witness.”