State of Texas - November 12, 2023

Special Session 4 starts with progress on a package blending education savings accounts with teacher pay and school funding, as well as legislation to create a new state crime for crossing the border illegally. Ryan Chandler and Monica Madden track where key priorities stand in the new special session. Plus, a near miss between two jets at Austin's airport is getting new attention from lawmakers in Washington. And Investigator Matt Grant checks out reports of widespread fraud in state inspections that are supposed to keep polluting vehicles off our roads. Why little is being done to stop the problem. State of Texas is a statewide, in-depth program focused solely on Texas politics. Produced at KXAN in Austin and airing in 14 markets across the state, the show gives viewers greater perspective on the Texas Legislature, state policy and elections.