Texas Politics

Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a special event on Saturday to celebrate the signing of Senate Bill 2, creating one of the largest school choice programs in the country.

FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts discussed the big stories from This Week in Texas Politics.

The differences in the bills could lead to a clash between leaders in the House and Senate.

The author of a bill that would ban “furries" in Texas public schools struggled to come up with examples of it actually happening when pressed during a committee meeting this week.

The Commission was established by Pres. Trump to focus on the foundations, awareness, and protection of religious liberty in the U.S.

The Texas Senate has passed all 40 bills identified by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as priorities for this legislative session.

President Donald Trump praised Texas leaders for passing school choice legislation during a National Day of Prayer event on Thursday.

Gov. Abbott will sign school choice into law Saturday.

The bill would require disclosure by an officeholder, candidate or political committee that used altered media in ads and spends more than $100 on political advertising.

House Bill 186 would require social media companies to verify a user's age when they sign up for an account.

The "Life of the Mother Act" clarifies what is considered a "life-threatening" situation for medical providers.

The City of San Marcos has drawn the ire of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who says that a proposed resolution concerning Israel and Palestine seems "calculated" to violate Texas law.

The Texas House voted on a bill that would protect on-duty law enforcement officers from deadly conduct prosecution.

The Texas Lottery Commission has voted to ban the use of lottery couriers in Texas.

At an event in Denton this weekend, former Congressman Beto O'Rourke refused to rule out the possibility of a run for U.S. Senate.

One of the largest lotto courier services, Lotto.com, pushed back against the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) and its acting Deputy Executive Director, Sergio Rey. This came after the TLC decided to ban retail couriers.

In This Week in Texas Politics it was the end of the line for several big issues like school choice. But, we also saw a new partisan battle line being drawn at the state capitol.

The Texas House passed a bill to restrict HOAs from issuing fines when lawns turn brown.