Nathalie Marie Palacios

Democrats may take legal action against Texas to block school choice law

The Texas Democratic Party chairman told CBS News Texas that Democrats are considering taking legal action against the state to keep the education savings account bill from taking effect.

• May 7

Historic vote for school choice bill through the eyes of Texas lawmakers

CBS News Texas followed various lawmakers throughout the day of the vote for SB2, including nearly 11 hours of debate over the bill.

• Apr 20

Texas school choice bill moves closer to governor's desk

Democrats in the House are now looking to the next election, where they hope Republicans will pay a political price.

• Apr 23

Easter Sunday outlook for North Texas after severe storms, possible tornadoes

A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Sunday.

• Apr 20

Eagle Pass' Shelby Park reopens after Texas military withdrawal

Eagle Pass Border Coalition members say there is still work to be done, and the park isn't back to what it was before.

• Apr 9

Selena Quintanilla's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, denied parole

Yolanda Saldívar was denied parole, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles confirmed in a statement posted to its webpage.

• Mar 30

Selena's killer eligible for parole 30 years after singer's death

Selena Quintanilla-Perez was killed by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in 1995.

• Mar 27

Opponents to school choice in Texas focus on potential long-term costs to taxpayers

Democrats at the state Capitol and other school choice opponents are raising concerns about the potential long-term cost of the program.

• Mar 16

Daylight saving time could come to an end in Texas if newly filed bills pass

Time For A Change? New bills filed at the Texas Legislature would end the practice of changing your clocks.

• Mar 11

Amber Alert canceled, missing 14-year-old North Texas girl found

The child was initially reported as a runaway on Friday, Feb. 28.

• Mar 7

Why hundreds of millions of eggs are thrown away every year

Jack Fink spoke with a Senior Vice President of the National Chicken Council, which has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to change a rule that requires companies that raise chickens for meat to throw away hundreds of millions of eggs every year.

• Mar 4

Texas lawmakers either embrace or mock Trump and Musk's DOGE strategies

President Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have increased their efforts to slash federal spending.

• Feb 26

Texas leaders press Congress to pay back the state for border security

Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.

• Feb 17

Texas and Trump boost cooperation to prevent illegal immigration at the border

Gov. Greg Abbott and President Trump are increasing efforts to boost border security. The Governor traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with the President in the Oval Office to discuss new ways they can jointly prevent illegal immigration.

• Feb 12

Texas deploys new actions to help Trump secure the border

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas the state will do whatever it takes to secure the southern border. His comments follow a number of Executive Orders issued by Governor Greg Abbott for state agencies to cooperate with the Trump administration.

• Feb 2

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