Texas: The Issue Is - COVID vaccine mandates
The big fight of the special session remains the debate on school choice but the issue of banning COVID vaccine mandates is the other big debate at the capitol. Jeff Leach, the sponsor of Senate Bill 7, which would prevent a private business owner from requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, shares more.
Texas: The Issue Is - October 15, 2023
On this edition, we spoke with Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw about the war in Israel as well as U.S. security
Texas: The Issue Is - October 1, 2023
For this week’s Texas: The Issue Is, Steven Dial from our sister station in Dallas spoke to Eagle Pass Democrat State Rep. Eddie Morales, who says the Biden administration is not doing enough at Texas' southern border.
Rep. Eddie Morales on southern border issues
For this week’s Texas: The Issue Is, Steven Dial from our sister station in Dallas spoke to Eagle Pass Democrat State Rep. Eddie Morales, who says the Biden administration is not doing enough at Texas' southern border.
The Issue Is - Abbott calls special session in October
Texas Governor Greg Abbott calls a special session for October
Texas: The Issue Is - A look at first week of testimony in AG Ken Paxton impeachment trial
It was a historic week in Texas politics with the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. FOX 4’s Steven Dial spoke with constitutional lawyer David Coale about the first week of testimony.
The Issue Is - Katy ISD new gender policy
Katy ISD has enacted a new policy requiring parents to be told if their child identifies as transgender or chooses to use a different name or pronoun at school. Jonathan Sines with Texas Values joins FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski to discuss this Texas: The Issue Is.
Texas: The Issue Is - Leaders, lawmakers celebrate property tax relief measure
Calling it the "biggest property tax cut in the history of the world," Texas leaders and lawmakers gathered before the cameras in New Caney for a collective victory lap over the $18 billion they are refunding to millions of our state's landowners.
Texas The Issue Is: Property tax bill signed
Live & breaking news for the entire Houston area.
Texas: The Issue Is - Congressman Colin Allred discusses challenging Ted Cruz for Senate seat
North Texas Congressman Colin Allred is leaving his Democrat friendly seat in the House of Representatives to challenge Ted Cruz for the Senate.
Governor Greg Abbott pledges to push 'school choice' through legislative head wind
Five days after his "school choice" proposal was gunned down by the Texas House in a budgetary "test vote", Governor Greg Abbott drew a line in the sand for lawmakers in the lower chamber.
Texas: The Issue Is: Congressman Michael McCaul on China, state border, Ukraine and Afghanistan
Texas Congressman and Chairman Michael McCaul shared his thoughts on the Biden administration's pulling out of Afghanistan, as well as his take on immigration, and the continued aid and support to Ukraine in this edition of Texas: The Issue Is.
Texas: The Issue Is: Work underway to make penalty tougher for criminals who cut off ankle monitors
There is a bipartisan effort to make the penalty tougher for criminals who cut off their ankle monitors. Bills filed by State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas), create a felony offense to remove an electronic ankle monitor, would require hospitals to be notified if a violent criminal is being allowed on campus and would make the assault of a hospital worker a 3rd-degree felony.
Texas: The Issue Is: State Comptroller Glenn Hegar discusses $33 billion surplus
The state continues to figure out what to do with the gigantic $33 billion budget surplus. We sat down with the Chief Financial Officer of the Texas government, State Comptroller Glenn Hager to share his thoughts on the matter.
Texas: The Issue Is: Congressman Wesley Hunt discusses migrant crisis, battle among GOP
Newly elected Republican Congressman Wesley Hunt insists the deepening immigration crisis along the Texas border is a clear and present danger to America's sovereignty and security. A former U.S. Army combat helicopter pilot, Hunt is joining other GOP lawmakers who label the Mexican cartels "an existential threat."
Congressman Crenshaw talks border crisis, calls drug cartels 'existential' threat
During an interview with Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) a decorated Navy SEAL officer who has represented Texas' 2nd district since 2019, explained how the issue at the border is in fact a crisis.