Eye on Politics: CPAC in review and a sit-down with Sen. Ted Cruz
This week's episode of Eye on Politics covers the Inflation Reduction Act, the role abortion could play in the November election and a review of CPAC in Dallas.
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Jack is as passionate about reporting today as he was when he first began his broadcast journalism career about 35 years ago.
He covers politics for CBS News Texas and hosts the weekly show Eye On Politics, which airs at 7:30 Sunday morning on CBS News Texas Channel 11 and is streamed through the CBS News app and Pluto TV at the same time.
Jack joined CBS News Texas in September 2003.
He regularly interviews Republican and Democratic elected officials, and interviewed Joe Biden when he ran for President in 2020 and former President Donald Trump in 2018 and when he was a candidate in 2016.
While Jack loves covering politics, he has also worked on investigative stories and covered numerous hurricanes and tornado outbreaks.
He won an Emmy Award for his investigative report on DFW Airport spending, and Texas Associated Press awards for his stories about the previous indictments against former Governor Rick Perry, his coverage of the federal courts in Dallas and his weather coverage.
Before moving to North Texas, Jack reported for television stations in Orlando, Southern California, Fort Myers-Naples and Utica, New York.
He began his journalism career in Syracuse, where he was an anchor and reporter at WHEN-AM.
Jack has been happily married for more than 30 years to Amy, who is a former morning news anchor at radio station KLIF-AM in Dallas. They are the proud parents of two amazing daughters.
Jack and Amy both graduated from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
While they still bleed Orange, they love Texas and are happy to call the Lone Star State home.
This week's episode of Eye on Politics covers the Inflation Reduction Act, the role abortion could play in the November election and a review of CPAC in Dallas.
Senator Cruz made his comments during an interview while attending the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.
CBS 11's Jack Fink asks Gov. Greg Abbott about criticism of the laws implemented following the Santa Fe mass shooting. He also talks to an expert about the November midterms.
The Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton Anatole is attracting thousands of conservatives to the three-day convention.
The Governor's comments come as school districts across Texas this month will open their doors to millions of students, their teachers, and other educators and staff.
A Dallas City Council committee approved a reproductive rights resolution unanimously, 9-0, Tuesday afternoon.
This episode of Eye on Politics delves into recession fears, the future of DFW International Airport, and Texas' abortion trigger law
The Texas Education Agency is requiring all the state's 1,000+ school districts to do so before the start of classes this month.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission says as of July 26, there's a wait list of nearly 2,500 for state mental health hospital beds,
Texas may be protected a bit by the strong oil and gas industry and by the cost of housing, which is still lower than most of the rest of the country.
Legal experts say the FBI will not only investigate how Portia Odufuwa obtained the gun she's accused of firing inside the Dallas Love Field terminal, but also, her criminal history.
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke rallied Texas Democrats at their state party convention Friday night in Dallas.
The extensive, intense Texas heat, the voluntary call Monday for Texans to conserve power and a growing population serve as a reminder that Texas needs more power generating plants.
The Chair of the committee investigating the school shooting in Uvalde said Monday that he intends to show Uvalde residents video from inside Robb Elementary School.
Latino organizations are criticizing and supporting Gov. Abbott's new executive order allowing National Guard members and State Troopers to return migrants to border crossings in Texas.