Texas Dems call border visit a 'publicity stunt' amid 'real issues'

Democrats on Wednesday said Texas leaders should focus on expanding power capacity and coming up with a better emergency plan in the meantime.

FOX 7 Discussion: Texas voting rights battle

ACLU of Texas senior staff attorney Tommy Buser-Clancy joins Mike Warren to discuss the possibility of federal lawsuits if Texas passes SB 7.

FOX 7 Discussion: Governor Abbott, Trump visit the border wall

Travis County GOP Executive Director Brian Ruddle and Tricia Cortez with the No Border Wall Coalition talk about Abbott and Trump's visit to the border.

FOX 7 Discussion: Abbott's migrant detention plan

Immigration attorney Thomas Esparza joins Rebecca Thomas to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to crack down on border crossings.

South Texas prepares for Abbott, Trump border tour

On Wednesday Gov. Greg Abbott will use the border as a backdrop to show former President Donald Trump his plan to secure it.

House votes to remove Confederate statues from US Capitol

A similar bill last year failed to gain traction in the Senate, but backers are hoping for a different outcome now that President Joe Biden is in the White House and Democrats control the Senate.

FOX 7 Discussion: Governor Abbott and Trump's trip to border

Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak joins Mike Warren to talk about Governor Abbott and Trump's planned visit to the border.

CDC eviction moratorium left in place by Supreme Court

The court on Tuesday rejected a plea by landlords to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium on evicting millions of tenants who aren't paying rent during the coronavirus pandemic.

House to vote on forming new committee to investigate Capitol riot

A new House committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol would have 13 members and the power to subpoena witnesses.

FOX 7 Discussion: Majority of Texans support expanding Medicaid

Brian Phillips with Texas Public Policy and state representative Erin Zwiener join Mike Warren to talk about a recent poll that shows most Texans support expanding Medicaid.

California bans government travel to 5 additional states due to new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

California is restricting state-funded government travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia as a "result of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.

Gwen Berry turns from flag as national anthem plays at Olympic trials

Hammer thrower Gwen Berry placed her left hand on her hip and took a quarter-turn so she was facing the stands, not the flag, while the national anthem played.

Mike Gravel, former US senator who read Pentagon Papers, dies at 91

Mike Gravel was known for reading thousands of pages of the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. He also later twice ran for president.