Texas: The Issue Is — State Rep. James Talarico pitches inflation relief bills
State Rep. James Talarico joins FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski to discuss his inflation relief bills, which would pause collection of several state-related fees for a year.
Texas: The Issue Is - Governor 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 – Former Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison discusses foreign policy
FOX 4’s Steven Dial spoke with former Ambassador to NATO and former Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison about the current state of foreign policy.
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul on China, 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 – State Rep. Matt Schaefer on reorganizing Operation Lone Star
Operation Lone Star is entering its third year and people are wondering how this mission can continue as it is. State Rep. Matt Schaefer talks with FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski about HB 20 and how he hopes to reorganize the mission.
Texas: The Issue Is – Senator Ted Cruz talks debt ceiling, border crisis
As the national debt continues to grow, reaching the highest debt seen in history, conversations in Congress continue to circle around what should be done regarding the U.S. debt ceiling.
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.
Texas: The Issue Is — State Rep. Martinez Fischer talks school choice vouchers
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, chairman of the Texas House Democrat Caucus, considers school vouchers a bad idea and not the way to fix what he believes is a flawed education funding formula.
Gov. Abbott responds to criticism of school voucher program
Governor Greg Abbott says Texas public schools will not lose funding if education savings accounts are established in the state.



















