Texas: The Issue Is - Rep. David Spiller on SB4
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FOX 4?s Steven Dial spoke to North Texas Rep. David Spiller about SB4, which would make illegal border crossing a state crime.

Texas House rejects school vouchers

21 Republicans joined all House Democrats in supporting an amendment that took the education savings account provision out of House Bill 1.

Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?

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.

North Texas sheriffs share thoughts on SB4, which would make illegal border crossing a state crime

Texas Governor Greg Abbott plans to sign Senate Bill 4 into law. The controversial bill allows any officer in the state to arrest someone they think crossed into the country illegally.

Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays

Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year.

David DePape trial: jury begins deliberating case of Paul Pelosi attack

Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of the man accused of bludgeoning former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer when he broke into the couple's San Francisco home last year.

Border Security: Texas House passes $1.5B for border barrier, security

A bill that would provide over a billion dollars to help secure the southern border got the green light from the state House on Tuesday. Lawmakers are also reviewing a bill that would make entering Texas illegally a state crime.

Texas lawmakers pass controversial bill making illegal border crossing a state crime

The controversial Senate Bill 4 was passed by legislators on Tuesday night. The bill creates a new state crime for illegally entering or re-enteing into Texas from a foreign country.

House passes spending bill to avert government shutdown

The House has voted overwhelmingly to prevent a government shutdown. New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan.

Longtime North Texas representatives leave Congress amid partisanship, gridlock in DC

Political experts say the exodus from Congress in North Texas is due to multiple factors, but a common denominator is fatigue from the gridlock and partisanship in DC.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess will not seek reelection

Burgess, a North Texas Republican who comes from a family of doctors, was a key critic of Democratic efforts to overhaul the country’s health care system.

Texas: The Issue Is - School Vouchers & Teacher Pay
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The FOX Texas Trio is talking about school vouchers and teacher pay in the Texas Legislature's fourth special session. The conversation starts with FOX 7's Rudy Koski interviewing Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who filed a school option bill of her own in the previous special session. Then the trio debate what options there are moving forward.

Texas: The Issue Is - State Rep Gina Hinojosa on school choice vouchers

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.

Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment

Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state's constitution this week.