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 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 - 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: 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.