Tom Abrahams

1 month ago | abc13.com | Tom Abrahams

On a new installment of This Week in Texas, ABC13 looks back at President Trump's first 100 days in office for his administration's second term. Revisit the President's exclusive interview with ABC's Terry Moran, with the perspective from ABC Washington's Bureau Chief Rick Klein. SEE HERE: FULL TRANSCRIPT: Trump's exclusive 100 days broadcast interview with ABC News"Well, there's no question that he's confident," Klein told ABC13. "100 days in about how things have been going so far.

2 months ago | abc13.com | Tom Abrahams

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Tuesday is the last day to vote early before Election Day on May 3. Wait, you ask, there's an election? There is, in cities all over southeast Texas. These are municipal elections. Ballots will look markedly different depending on where you live. And while they don't have the cache of a presidential race, they're arguably more important in a variety of ways. In Pasadena, the signs are there. Voters are choosing a new mayor and city council members.

2 months ago | abc13.com | Tom Abrahams

In a brand-new episode of This Week In Texas, ABC13 sits down with Senator Ted Cruz to talk about school choice and why he got involved in the issue. Our political insiders offer their thoughts as Texas gets closer to school choice being law. And could the state take over the Flood Control District as it did HISD? Eyewitness News has that story and reaction. Plus, ABC13 gets insight into how tariffs are impacting local businesses in This Week in Texas. Missed an episode?

2 months ago | abc13.com | Tom Abrahams

This Week in Texas, ABC13 sits down for a lengthy conversation about DC politics with Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. "What we're seeing right now in Congress is that Congress is not doing its job," she said. "Congress is not asserting itself against a very aggressive executive branch."Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw also sits down for a one-on-one discussion about the massive cuts across the federal government.

2 months ago | abc13.com | Tom Abrahams

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- A state house committee is hearing testimony on Wednesday on a host of bills that focus on foreign adversaries and limiting or stopping their influence in Texas. The Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs listened to hours of testimony on bills that would prevent foreign lobbyists, foreign investment, and the foreign purchase of genomic information if those foreigners are from nations the federal government views as adversarial.