Eye on Politics: Texas lawmakers still debating high-profile bills
From gun reform to school choice, Jack Fink is taking a look at how much lawmakers have to accomplish before May 30.
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From gun reform to school choice, Jack Fink is taking a look at how much lawmakers have to accomplish before May 30.
One of Governor Greg Abbott's top legislative priorities - school choice - remains in a House committee just days away from a key deadline.
Jack Fink speaks with lawmakers and activists about what comes next in the gun control debate.
In this week's episode: Allred challenges Cruz, municipal elections are this weekend and retired teachers in Texas are likely getting a cost-of-living adjustment.
Why are the mayors of our largest North Texas cities facing little, if any, challenges? A new bill would require you to vote in precincts again on Election Day, instead of anywhere you want in your county. And when did the top legislative leaders become surfer dudes?
Under SB 990, voters would instead be required to cast their ballots only in their precincts on Election Day.
Mayors in multiple North Texas cities are running unopposed or against minimal opposition in the upcoming municipal elections.
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In this week's episode, Jack Fink focuses on the Texas Capitol, where it's been a busy week.
Jack Fink speaks with both the Texas Republican and Texas Democratic Party chairs about what they're focused on this legislative session.
There are two competing visions to provide property owners tax relief that are advancing in the Texas House and Senate. The debate over school choice is heating up in Austin. And with two shootings at high school parking lots in North Texas, CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink speaks with the authors of key school safety bills in the House.
Political reporter Jack Fink dives into a civil lawsuit in Texas that has brought the issue of abortion back into the spotlight and breaks down a bill that would expand Medicaid for mothers after giving birth.
CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink breaks down a lawsuit over the state's near-total abortion ban and explains some key school safety legislation being considered in the legislature.
A proposal to lower the state sales tax, the results of a school safety audit and what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' visit to Texas says about his presidential ambitions.
Members of Congress from North Texas visited with Ukraine's president this week as Russia's war against the country turns one year old.
Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his legislative priorities in his State of the State address and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan tells political reporter Jack Fink that he doesn't believe taxpayers should have to foot the bill for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's whistleblower lawsuit settlement.
Sen. Ted Cruz is planning to run for re-election, but does he also have his eye on the Oval Office? That's harder to say.
Jack Fink sat down with Sen. Ted Cruz to discuss the recent spate of unidentified objects appearing in the skies above the U.S. and whether or not he has his eye on the Oval Office.
Could casino gambling and sports betting be legalized in Texas? Plus, members of Congress from North Texas sound off on President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address.
In this week's episode of Eye on Politics, CBS 11 political reporter Jack Fink speaks with two members of Congress from North Texas about the debate over national police standards in the wake of the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers.
For this week's episode of Eye on Politics, CBS 11 political reporter Jack Fink also sits down with the mayors of Arlington and Fort Worth to discuss their bids for re-election.
This week's episode of Eye on Politics covers the proposed state budget and the efforts by some lawmakers to "rein in" district attorneys who don't enforce Texas law.
This week's episode of Eye on Politics (original air date: Dec. 12) is all about the start of the 88th Texas Legislature.
In this episode of Eye on Politics (original air date: Jan. 5), CBS 11 political reporter Jack Fink covers the battle for U.S. House Speaker.
In the latest Eye on Politics: The end of a political era in Tarrant County and a State Senator from North Texas talks about his successful kidney transplant
