Texas Politics

This Week in Texas Politics saw the end of a fourth Special Session with no school choice plan. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and our panel of political analysts break down what this means moving forward.

The judge said she would grant a temporary restraining order that would allow Kate Cox, a mother of two from the Dallas area, to have an abortion. That decision is likely to be appealed by the state.

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza is facing a lawsuit that could remove him from office due to a new state law.

It's been two years since state lawmakers created a special committee called The 1836 Project, which controversially hopes to develop a new way to promote Texas history. FOX 7's Rudy Koski spoke with committee chairman Don Frazier.

The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by women who said their lives were put in danger because of the state’s multiple abortion bans.

A lot of politicians spent the holiday break sharing thanksgiving recipes, but a lot of politics also got served up this week.

HB 115 was filed in an effort to reboot the school choice debate but does not include teacher pay. However, with little time left in the fourth special session, it may be a long shot.

A Texas judge is considering a restraining order against the new law that bans TikTok from state-owned devices.

The Texas House voted 84-63 to shut down Gov. Greg Abbott's plan for school vouchers.

The bill, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign, would become one of the nation’s strictest immigration laws if allowed to take effect.

Parents, educators, and advocates spoke out against HB 1, a "school choice" plan lawmakers are considering on Tuesday. The group argues public school funding shouldn't be tied to a voucher program.

In this edition of Texas: The Issue Is, FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski speaks with Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who in Special Session 3 and at the start of the current session filed her own school option bill.

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.

Friday afternoon, Gov. Abbott signed the latest legislation limiting COVID restrictions in the state of Texas.

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.

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.

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.