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Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
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Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Jack is joined by UT Arlington political science professor Rebecca Deen and SMU political science professor Matthew Wilson to discuss the Republican presidential primaries, the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas, whether Texas' abortion ban will impact this year's elections, and how Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is impacting Texas House races.
Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Every week, we break down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
The fourth special session ended with a variety of education bills left for dead. State Rep. Frederick Frazier pleaded no contest to misdemeanor criminal charges in connection to a previous primary campaign. And Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is pushing back against Democrats and school districts who accuse the state of under-funding public education. Jack covers these stories and more in this week's edition of Eye on Politics (original air date: Dec. 7).
Jack sits down with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to discuss a range of topics, including school choice, casino gambling in Texas and House Speaker Dade Phelan.
This week on Eye on Politics: The Texas House rejects education savings accounts, sparking discussions on increased funding for public schools. Texas State University will host its inaugural presidential debate and Governor Abbott endorses Donald Trump for the White House, gaining support from multiple Republican lawmakers.
A third congressional district seat in North Texas will open up next year. We go one-on-one with Sen. John Cornyn about federal government funding, the Israel-Hamas war and border security. And the Texas House is set to decide whether to pass a school choice, or school voucher, bill -- but will rural Republicans change their minds and approve it this time? Jack covers these stories and more in this week's edition of Eye on Politics (original air date: Nov. 16).
Jack Fink covers the biggest political stories of the week in the latest episode of Eye on Politics.
Jack Fink covers the biggest political stories of the week in the latest episode of Eye on Politics.
Jack Fink covers the biggest political stories of the week in the latest episode of Eye on Politics.
In this week's Eye on Politics: Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 23, with property tax relief and billions of dollars in school bonds across North Texas on the ballot. Border security bills are making their way through the state legislature during this special session, but taxpayer subsidies for students to attend private school aren't moving yet in the House. Former President George W. Bush denounces Hamas and reaction to the Isreal war from students at one college.
North Texans united to support the Jewish community after the deadly Hamas attacks. Jack speaks one-on-one with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz about the war in Israel. Attorney General Ken Paxton endorsed candidates challenging Republicans who voted to impeach him. The animosity between Texas Republican legislative leaders intensifies after a report a conservative activist met with an avowed Nazi sympathizer and antisemite -- all this as the third special session gets underway at the Capitol. Read the story here
This week on Eye on Politics, the state lawmakers prepare to meet next week in their third special legislative session this year to tackle school choice and potentially teacher raises. CBS News Texas Reporter Ken Molestina discusses his trip to El Paso and the recent uptick in migrants crossing into Texas. Also, Republican Congressman Keith Self of McKinney and Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett about the fall of Speaker Kevin McCarthy and what's next. Read the story here
In this episode of Eye on Politics, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is facing calls to resign after he announced he's becoming a Republican. Some of Attorney General Ken Paxton's former top deputies say they'll keep pursuing their whistleblower lawsuit against the state. And a judge has declared the state's new law limiting drag shows unconstitutional.
