https://www.cbsnews.com/ Eye On Politics From CBSNews.com Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:32:13 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-democrat-nicole-collier-locked-inside-house-chamber-returning-texas-capitol/ House leaders mandated police escorts for Democrats to guarantee they return for Wednesday's session. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:23:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/04/fb9d5339-27d1-4bcc-8502-f4cf1c48097a/thumbnail/60x60/ddd186efa9f369a36f769b3323a1feb6/gettyimages-2227847217.jpg 9eceb563-2647-42e1-b5ed-3296a4ea0d92 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gov-greg-abbott-republicans-considering-expanding-gop-congressional-seats-beyond-five-5-already-proposed/ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells CBS News Texas there have been discussions about trying to add as many as three GOP congressional seats in addition to the five already being sought. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:24:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/08/12/6efd5ca4-7577-4cf6-96ed-b578ca292a8b/thumbnail/60x60/7140e97450f848691df9dc6c3a8045ed/toc-08112025-gov-abbott-clean-feed.jpg ec182445-b360-4747-909e-cb8f3a2bb993 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-wants-texas-border-agents-to-be-allowed-to-remove-razor-wire/ The Biden administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to step in and allow Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire the along a 29-mile stretch of the Rio Grande River. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 23:59:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/01/03/3c2aed1e-21ba-4d65-a414-9825545ccacf/thumbnail/60x60/7b63f91c98a02e84cf772d730f32d478/gettyimages-1828388757.jpg 725c23d2-d9a7-4699-8d67-cd28f0c3d8bb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-eddie-bernice-johnsons-successor-on-the-late-congresswomans-legacy/ When former State Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson retired early last year after 30 years in Congress, she handpicked her successor in then State Representative Jasmine Crockett. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:37:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/11/20/8e54e5cf-cc32-417f-9425-51da5b7a2aa7/thumbnail/60x60/a867680f9dafb68c6de0ca1bdcf68772/Eddie-Bernice-Johnson-1.png 9b08174b-4734-42e6-a142-1afa203f9baf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-dallas-congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson-dies-at-88/ Eddie Bernice Johnson was a trailblazer and a fixture of North Texas politics for 30 years. Sun, 31 Dec 2023 21:21:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2012/05/30/abad91ab-1e1d-44aa-8d22-b0c719ae4236/thumbnail/60x60/f4e6fcd74a1feb347cee0740c9791911/photo12.jpg 30683272-aaf2-4575-bc35-f2560f9f0218