Texas Senate passes new property tax bill

The Texas Senate passed a property tax bill, which happened after a flurry of vetoes from Governor Abbott. Travis County Republican Party chairman Matt Mackowiak joined FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to discuss.

Twitter employees sue social media company over unpaid bonuses

Employees are suing Twitter over tens of millions of dollars in bonuses they say the social media company failed to pay despite promises it would.

Fighter jet intercepts aircraft in violation of flight restrictions during Biden's visit

A U.S. military fighter jet responded to several aircraft that violated temporary flight restrictions during President Joe Biden's visit to the Bay Area, officials said.

DA, ethics panel back judge: No evidence of bias in Trump hush-money case

Donald Trump’s tempestuous views aside, Manhattan prosecutors say neither the former president nor his lawyers have shown any evidence to support their claims that the judge in his hush-money criminal case has an anti-Trump bias.

President Biden talks AI with tech leaders in San Francisco

President Joe Biden ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area, as his campaign builds up its coffers and lays strategic foundations for 2024.

State Sen. Angela Paxton won't recuse herself from husband's impeachment trial

"I took an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this great state, and Texas law compels each member of the Senate to attend when the Senate meets as a court of impeachment," she said in a statement.

Abbott kills more than 70 bills sent to his desk by Texas lawmakers

In just the past week, Abbott has killed more than 70 bills sent to his desk by Texas lawmakers. Nearly 30 vetoes came on Sunday alone, the deadline for the governor to sign or veto bills from the regular session.

Texas Congressman Randy Weber talks why GOP continues to back Trump

On tonight's edition of Texas, The Issue Is: we speak with Congressman Randy Weber, who like most of Texas Republican delegation, is hanging tough with Donald Trump despite mounting criminal charges the former president faces.

Michael Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, denied release from probation

Michael Cohen admitted he lied to Congress, violated campaign finance laws, lied to multiple banks and evaded income taxes by failing to report millions in income.

‘It was surreal’: Helicopter pilot recalls covering O.J. Simpson car chase

“It was one of the strangest things I've ever covered. And I've covered some of the biggest stories ever in live television," Hannah Zoey Tur, a media helicopter pilot, revealed.

How much prison time could Trump face? Past cases brought steep punishment

The outcome of past cases against defendants accused of hoarding classified documents looms as an ominous guidepost for the legal jeopardy Trump could face.

Abbott signs bills to increase fentanyl education, prosecute fentanyl-related deaths as murder

Gov. Abbott signed four pieces of fentanyl-related legislation into law on Wednesday, including one bill that require fentanyl education in Texas schools, and another that prosecutes fentanyl-related deaths as murder.

Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial will remain in Houston, court rules

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling overturns lower-court decisions that had moved the case back to Collin County, where the suspended attorney general lives.