Rep. Al Green faces potential second censure after State of the Union disruption

U.S. Congressman Al Green could be censured for a second year in a row after he was escorted out of President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Texas congressional races heat up
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FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski takes a look at some highly contested races in other parts of Texas, including one for Congress in the Houston area.

Texas Senate Primary candidates Ken Paxton, John Cornyn attend Trump's State of the Union address

Texas Representative Troy Nehls has invited State Attorney General Ken Paxton to President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address, a move that brings the contentious Texas Republican Senate primary between Paxton and incumbent John Cornyn to the national stage.

Texas sues Aid Access over mailing abortion pills to residents

Texas has filed a lawsuit against the international organization Aid Access, alleging the group is violating state law by mailing abortion-inducing pills to Texas residents.

Texas Secretary of State voting update: March 3 Primary Election Guide

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson is urging voters to use official resources and prepare for the upcoming March 3 Primary Election as early voting totals surpass one million.

Demand surges for Texas Education Freedom Accounts with 123,000+ student applications filed

Over 123,000 students have applied for Texas’ new private school voucher program, far exceeding the 90,000 available spots and signaling a massive demand for the state’s $1 billion education initiative.

More than 1 million votes cast during early voting
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As we enter the second week of early voting, more than a million votes have been cast across the state. Central Texans are playing a part in that surge as voters have wasted no time heading to the ballot box.

Texas Democrats outpacing GOP in early vote count

Data from the Texas Secretary of State's Office shows Democrats are currently slightly ahead of Republicans at the ballot box. Both parties are outpacing the number of early votes made at the same point in 2022.

Last week of early voting kicks off
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The last week of early voting kicked off on Monday, and with more than a million votes cast so far, the turnout is outpacing the last midterm election.

Texas rep calls for public hearing on alleged state cover-up of ICE shooting

A Democratic state representative is demanding a public hearing of his committee regarding the alleged Texas cover-up of a fatal shooting involving a federal immigration officer in South Padre Island. 

South Texas primaries show signs of new political turbulence for Dems, Republicans

As early voting wraps up its first week, there are new questions about how immigration enforcement is factoring into voter turnout and if that issue continues after the primary votes are counted.

Texas Primary: First week of early voting wraps up
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As early voting wraps up its first week, there are new questions about how immigration enforcement is factoring into voter turnout. And, if that issue will continue after the Primary votes are counted.

Texas Democrats accuse comptroller of excluding Islamic schools from voucher program

Texas Democrats are claiming acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is acting outside the scope of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts, or school voucher, law and excluding schools based on religious identity.

Texas GOP Senate race is heating up
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Recent polling shows the race for the Senate GOP nomination has tightened up. John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, and Wesley Hunt seem to be in a toss up with the battle extending into a May runoff.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran grow
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President Trump is issuing an ultimatum to Iran, telling Tehran to make a deal to get rid of its nuclear program or bad things will happen. Trump is gathering the most U.S. air power in the Middle East since the Iraq War amid signs the Islamic Republic is gearing up to defend itself. 

Texas GOP attorney general candidates bring hard hits, pitches during debate

A debate between the four Republicans who want to replace outgoing AG Ken Paxton took place in Dallas. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski took a look at that and how Ken Paxton and John Cornyn shared tough words in their race for Senate.

Texas GOP AG candidates have debate in Dallas
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A debate between the four republicans who want to replace outgoing AG Ken Paxton took place in Dallas. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski took a look at that and how Paxton and John Cornyn shared tough words in their race for Senate.