After a nearly six-week exodus over GOP voting bill, enough Democrats return to Texas House to resume work
Democrat Reps. Garnet Coleman, Armando Walle and Ana Hernandez were the latest to rejoin the House on Thursday, narrowly clinching a quorum.
Texas says schools now must notify families of a positive COVID-19 case in classrooms
This is a reversal of the TEA’s previous guidance, which didn’t explicitly require school districts to notify parents of a close contact.
Disability rights group files federal lawsuit challenging Gov. Abbott’s mask mandate ban
Disability Rights Texas claims in a lawsuit that Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates prevents students with disabilities from safely returning to school and is a violation of students federal rights.
Paris ISD finds loophole in governor's mask mandate ban by adding masks to dress code
A small northeast Texas school district may have found a way to get around Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates. Masks are now part of the dress code for students in Paris ISD.
FOX 7 Discussion: Texas “fetal heartbeat” law goes into effect in Sept.
Andy Hogue with the Travis County GOP and Diana Gomez, advocacy manager for Progress Texas talk about the new law that goes into effect in September.
Parent physically assaults Texas teacher, rips mask off her face
Another teacher was verbally assaulted by parents who claimed they could not understand what the teacher was saying while her face was covered.
Parents demonstrate outside Governor's Mansion over mask mandate ban
Several parents and other demonstrators expressed opposition to Gov. Greg Abbott’s opposing view on mask mandates Monday morning.
FOX 7 Discussion: Has Abbott lost some of his power in Texas?
Glenn Smith from Progress Texas joins Mike Warren to talk about how Governor Abbott has been handling things in Texas as of late.
Abbott sets special election for proposed constitutional amendments
Governor Abbott has set November 2, 2021, as the special election day for eight proposed constitutional amendments in Texas.
Texas Supreme Court sides with Gov. Abbott, temporarily blocking Dallas County mask mandate
The Republican-controlled Texas Supreme Court sided with Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton by issuing a stay order in the legal battle over mask mandates in Texas.
This Week in Texas Politics: Legislative impasse and courtroom battles
FOX 7's Rudy Koski and his panel of Texas political journalists weigh in on the legislative and legal news of This Week in Texas Politics.
Court rules against Gov. Abbott in legal battle over Dallas County mask mandate
An appeals court said Governor Greg Abbott cannot take away the power of local government leaders to manage local disasters.
Supreme Court halts Harris Co. Judge's order protecting Dems from arrest warrants
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on his Twitter that the Supreme Court halted Harris Co. judges' order to block the arrest of more than 40 Democrats
Texas senator ends 15-hour filibuster, voting bill passes
After a long 15 hours, Texas Senator Carol Alvarado ends her filibuster Thursday morning of a voting rights bill, which passed the senate vote moments later.
FOX 7 Discussion: Legal fight over emergency health powers
UT law professor Randall Erben joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about the legal battles over Abbott's mask mandate ban.
Austinites set to vote on 'Make Austin Safe' ordinance
In a recently released fiscal analysis, the Chief Financial Officer of Austin broke down what it would take if voters said yes to the ordinance.
Civil arrest warrants issued for holdout Texas Democrats
The Sergeant at Arms began his search Wednesday for more than 50 holdout Democrats with a folder filled with civil arrest warrants.
Abbott, Paxton file petition in defense of mask mandate ban
Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton are pushing back against a Dallas County judge who ruled against the mask mandate ban.
Texas DFPS rules certain reassignment surgeries constitutes as child abuse
The Texas DFPS commissioner has determined that 'genital mutilation of a child through gender reassignment surgery' constitutes as child abuse.
Harris County to file lawsuit challenging Gov. Abbott's order against mask mandates
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced late Tuesday night that the County has authorized filing a lawsuit challenging Governor Abbott's order preventing Texas local governments from requiring masks.