Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
Three Democratic members of Congress offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions at a congressional committee on Thursday.
Texas abortion law hearing: Here’s what you need to know about the DOJ’s argument against SB8
The U.S. sued Texas after the Biden administration vowed to oppose Texas’ new near-total abortion ban. The lawsuit joins several legal challenges already in progress.
Austin City Council announces legal fight against ‘Heartbeat Law’ at local level
The heartbeat law took effect September 1, banning abortions as soon as a heartbeat can be detected.
Matthew Dowd, former George W. Bush strategist, to run as Democrat for Texas lieutenant governor
Dowd said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has focused on “culture war” issues to divide and hurt Texans.
FOX 7 Discussion: The first draft of redistricting map in Texas
Former Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey and Ed Espinosa, the president of Progress Texas, join Mike Warren to talk about the first draft of the redistricting map for Texas.
Texas Democrats unhappy with Republicans first redistricting draft
According to recent reports, the Texas population has increased by around four million in the past 11 years, leading to two more congressional seats.
Texas' two new congressional districts added to Houston and Austin in proposed redistricting map
Texas gained two new seats in Congress this decade based on population growth fueled mostly by people of color.
Texas has a constitutional amendments election this year. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 4
A statewide election on Nov. 2 will feature eight constitutional amendments that address topics ranging from religious freedom to taxes to judicial eligibility. Here’s what you need to know to vote.
Abbott dodges question on changing Texas abortion law for rape victims
Gov. Greg Abbott refused to say if he would support a bill that adds exemptions for rape and incest victims to the new law restricting abortions in Texas.
Texas governor signs law restricting access to abortion meds
Senate Bill 4 prevents doctors from giving abortion-inducing medication to women more than seven weeks pregnant and bans mail-order abortion drugs.
This Week in Texas Politics: Border surge and gubernatorial race
A panel of legislative analysts and journalists join FOX 7's Rudy Koski to discuss This Week in Texas Politics.
TX County officials call election audits an unnecessary partisan ploy while voicing confidence in 2020 results
Officials in some counties targeted by audits accuse Republican Texas leaders of pandering to conspiracy theorists and undermining faith in elections. They also say the secretary of state’s office hasn’t provided details on what the audits entail.
COVID-19 cases higher in schools without mask policies, CDC studies show
The studies found that school districts without a universal masking policy in place were more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks.
Officials: All migrants are gone from Texas border camp
No migrants remained Friday at the Texas border encampment where almost 15,000 people — most of them Haitians — had converged just days earlier seeking asylum, the local mayor said.
Texas to audit 2020 election results in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin & Harris counties
Hours after former President Donald Trump pressed Gov. Greg Abbott for a review of last year's election results in Texas, the state said it would audit the results in four counties, including three in North Texas.
Migrant locations reportedly withheld from Texas law enforcement
The lack of information regarding the migrant busing operation dominated much of Thursday's hearing.
Feds present harsh critiques, recommendations to protect Texas power plants after winter storm
Texas needs to strengthen its cold weather preparedness and winterization of the electric and natural gas industries to avoid another catastrophic cold weather power failure, recommended federal offices that oversee electricity and natural gas.
Padma Lakshmi defends filming 'Top Chef' in Houston after Texas' passing of anti-abortion law
Co-judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons are set to return and new episodes will premiere in spring 2022
Matthew McConaughey still 'measuring' Texas gubernatorial run; polling well against Abbott, O'Rourke
The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor has been mulling a run for about a year and a recent poll shows him doing better than Democrat Beto O’Rourke against current Gov. Greg Abbott
Governor Greg Abbott signs anti-smuggling legislation into law
The governor signed Senate Bill 576, which will crackdown on human smuggling in Texas, after meeting with McAllen city officials.