FOX 7 Discussion: Proposal to punish Texas cities that defund police departments

Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced a legislative proposal discouraging the defunding of law enforcement. Bonnen joins Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to talk about it in greater detail.

UT Austin still planning for 25 percent occupancy at football games

University officials are requesting students returning to campus quarantine for two weeks before attending any school activities.

Good Day Cooks: Starting your day on a High Note
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Tierra Neubaum is in her kitchen whipping up some yummy recipes using pantry staples and ingredients from High Note Kitchen.

Pet of the Weekend: Bear
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This weekend?s Pet of the Weekend is ?Bear? from Texas Humane Heroes in Leander.

Good Day Cooks: Starting your day on a High Note
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Tierra Neubaum is in her kitchen whipping up some yummy recipes using pantry staples and ingredients from High Note Kitchen.

FOX 7 Discussion: Attack ads against Biden-Harris ticket already out

Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak and Democratic political strategist Natalie Montelongo join Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin on attack ads already airing from Trump campaign against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in September

The move came one day after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they would not play this fall. In the Big 12, fall sports will begin after Sept. 1 with the football schedule beginning league play Sept. 26. Schools also can play one non-conference opponent.

FOX 7 Discussion: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak and Ed Espinoza from Progress Texas join Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to talk about the upcoming election.

FOX 7 Discussion: Talking about defunding APD with Austin Mayor Steve Adler

Amind calls to defund the Austin Police Department, the Austin City Council will vote on the city's budget this week - and consider cuts to APD's funding. Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Rebecca Thomas to talk about how this could change Austin's response to public safety.

Austin Apartment Association hosting food drive
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The Austin Apartment Association kicks off its Doc and Gayle Young Food Drive with a Gobble Trot. The volunteer-driven fundraiser food drive started in 1986. Executive VP of the Austin Apartment Association, Emily Blair, has more details.

The elephant toothpaste experiment

Even though it’s called elephant toothpaste, it is NOT actually toothpaste.

Make your own crystals at home!

This is a great experiment because you’re only limited by your imagination and what you can make with pipe cleaners.

FOX 7 Discussion: Restoring Texas state parks

A new stream of funding is expected to help Texas restore state land, like parks. However, it comes as agencies have been directed to reduce spending. Texas State Parks director Rodney Franklin joins Mike Warren to talk about this in greater detail.

FOX 7 Discussion: President Trump’s executive orders

There are many questions about these new executive orders, including if the president can legally do this and how they will be funded. Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak and Glenn Smith with Progress Texas join Rebecca Thomas to talk about this in greater detail.