Special Session: Progress made on school choice plan
With several of the governor's priorities still in the works, the fourth Special Session began Tuesday evening shortly after the end of the third. Progress was made Friday on a school choice plan.
Gov. Abbott signs bill limiting COVID restrictions in Texas
Friday afternoon, Gov. Abbott signed the latest legislation limiting COVID restrictions in the state of Texas.
School choice, border bills start to move in Special Session 4
Lawmakers held a hearing regarding a complex education funding bill that provides additional money for teacher pay, and even more for parents to send their kids to private schools.
Hays CISD Education Foundation relaunches amid school choice uncertainty
With funding uncertain, Texas school districts are working to secure their futures. FOX 7's Rebecca Thomas speaks with Ida Musgrove, executive director of the Hays CISD Education Foundation, about their plans to fund for the future.
Election Day 2023: City of Kyle announces unofficial results, council runoff
The City of Kyle has released the unofficial results from the Nov. 7 election. Results are not official until they are canvassed on Nov. 14.
Election Day 2023: Texans vote on new constitutional amendments
Voters across the state were asked to approve 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Governor Abbott calls for fourth special session
Gov. Abbott called for the fourth special session to begin on Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. The agenda items include education and border security.
Uncertainty remains over school choice legislation in Texas Capitol
The uncertainty in the Texas Capitol remains to be about school choice. With time on the third session winding down, school choice legislation is already being reworked.
Dan Patrick out with pneumonia as Special Session ends at Capitol
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will not be at the Texas Capitol due to a viral pneumonia diagnosis. This comes as the third Special Session wraps up this week.
Texas voters to decide on numerous proposed amendments on Election Day
Across the Lone Star State, voters have been asked to make the call on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Draft bill hints at preparations for another Special Session on school choice
Special Session 3 will be coming to a close on Tuesday with no path forward for school choice legislation, but steps are apparently being taken to prepare for another Special Session.
This Week in Texas Politics: School choice unravels, divisions on border security funding
This Week in Texas Politics saw another political meltdown as school choice legislation fell apart at the Capitol. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and our panel of political analysts unpack this and more.
Gov. Abbott confident a school choice deal can be made
On Tuesday, Gov. Abbott announced there was an agreement on a proposal for a new school choice plan. The governor is optimistic a deal can be made, but a hard sell still remains on the house side.
School choice agreement announced by Abbott is no done deal
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday an agreement was reached on school choice between House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt Gov. Dan Patrick, but there were not enough lawmakers to reconvene the Texas House.
Third special session expanded to include additional school finance
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says this expanded agenda follows “productive discussions” with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan.
Houston hosts Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial starting April 15
Paxton allegedly promoted a McKinney technology company's stock without disclosing that he received compensation for doing so.
This Week in Texas Politics: Immigration legislation, Texas GOP civil war, and Ken Paxton
This Week in Texas Politics featured emotional debates at the Texas Capitol. Campaign swings into Texas, and more hard swings in the ongoing Texas GOP civil war.
Texas: The Issue Is - State Rep. Jeff Leach on proposed COVID vaccine mandate ban
In this Texas: The Issue Is, FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski spoke to state Rep. Jeff Leach about Senate Bill 7, a proposed ban on businesses requiring COVID vaccines for employees.
'Trump train': Biden 2020 campaign staffer, attorney speak on City of San Marcos settlement
In this FOX 7 Focus, John Krinjak sits down with one of the staffers on the Biden 2020 campaign bus and an attorney for the plaintiffs about the settlement and what message they hope it sends.
Texas politics: School choice, immigration and the 'Trump train'
Overnight, the Texas House got into the school voucher debate with the filing of HB 1. That bill is only only one of the big issues This Week in Texas Politics.