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.
Every week, CBS 11 political reporter Jack Fink breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond. Watch the latest episode of Eye on Politics in the video player above and stream new episodes live every Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. on CBS News DFW.President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address this week. He emphasized the economy and the speech turned tense and contentious at times when the president discussed the national debt.
The U.S. House chamber erupted when the president accused some Republican lawmakers of wanting to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare as a way to reduce the national debt. The national debt currently stands at $31.5 trillion. U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-TX 3rd District said,"The American people are hurting at the kitchen table. They know better than to believe what President Biden said tonight because they're feeling the pain of this. He can say things are well, but the American people know they're not well."
Captain Casey Murray, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association President, criticized the airline too."It was a failure epically, from top to bottom."Pilots and flight attendants have said the airline's crew scheduling software became overwhelmed by all the flight cancellations, meaning they couldn't match crews to their planes.
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