A New Audit Found Flaws in How Dallas Determines Whether a Dog Is ‘Dangerous’
Audit finds shortcomings in how Dallas investigates aggressive and dangerous dogs.
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‘Pandemic High’: In Dallas County, COVID-19 Surges Among School-Aged Children
High school-aged young people experienced a 75% week-over-week increase in COVID-19 cases.
With Midterms Coming Up, Texas Democrats and Republicans Ramp Up Media Push and Attack Ads
Texas Democrats announced that they will make a month-long media tour around Texas to explain what they have done so far during Biden Administration and what they can do if they gain seats in midterm.
Cards Against Humanity to Give Profits from ‘Dystopian Forced-Birth Hellscape’ Texas to Abortion Fund
Cards Against Humanity is donating 100% of its profits from anti-abortion states to the National Network of Abortion.
In Denton, Beto O’Rourke Blasts Greg Abbott over Border, Abortion and Power Grid
Beto O’Rourke came to Denton again in one of the last stops on the Drive for Texas tour.
FIRE: The Free Speech Group Taking on North Texas Colleges
While watching the vice presidential debate in 2020, history professor Lora Burnett started to tweet from her living room in conservative Collin County. Then-Vice President Mike Pence wouldn’t stop talking when the female moderator had repeatedly and kindly asked. Burnett, who’d been scrolling through her Twitter feed and reading comments…
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Dallas Prepares for ‘Armed Resistance’ During Local Homeless Encampment Sweeps
Dallas’ encampment sweeps have gotten more tense in recent months, with some activists showing up in protest with rifles. The city has a plan to deal with the armed encounters.
Dallas Attorney Mark Melton Works to Confirm Forgery Claim in Client’s Eviction Case
In August, local attorney Mark Melton accused a clerk at a Dallas County Justice of the Peace court of forging a notice in his client’s eviction case. Since then, Melton has deposed clerks with the court who claim they didn’t see the notice in question in his client’s file until he came around asking questions about it. The judge and clerk accused of forging the notice completely deny the claims.
Dallas Program Is Meant to Help with Home Improvements, but It’s Far Behind Schedule
Dallas’ home improvement program aims to help homeowners fix up their houses, but progress is very slow and only about 10% of applicants are being helped.
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Ted Cruz Is Going to Bat for Cryptocurrency in the U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has some Bitcoin and says he’s excited about the future of cryptocurrency.
Texans, It Could Be Your Chance to Catch Giant Alligator Gar in the Trinity River
Texas Parks and Wildlife puts on drawing for 150 anglers to be able to catch and keep an over 48-inch alligator gar from the Trinity River
Amid ‘Dizzying Culture Wars,’ Texas Social Studies Curriculum Overhaul Vote Delayed
After a final vote on Friday, Texas will likely delay changes to how social studies is taught in public schools.
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Founded by Self-Described ‘Christian Nationalist,’ Rightwing Youth Summit to Include Ted Cruz and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Earlier this month, conservatives from around the country flocked to Texas to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) second annual gathering in Dallas. There, they heard former President Donald Trump describe himself as “the most persecuted person” in the country’s history, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz recycle old jokes and…
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia Says Officer on Leave After Creating Racist Coin
At a press conference Wednesday, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia apologized after news broke that an officer had created and tried to sell a racist commemorative challenge coin. Speaking at the event with the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, Garcia said the officer, whom he didn’t name, had been…
America’s Tease
Over a quarter-century the Dallas Cowboys have blossomed into an $8 billion company by hawking defective products … and no one seems to mind. It’s late August at The Star in Frisco and Jerry Jones is about to utter one of the most ironic insults in the history of Dallas-Fort…
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North Texas Hosts Its Own Opioid Awareness Day in Denton
North Texas nonprofit R.O.O. is hosting an Opioid Awareness Day at the Denton square on August 31.
Does U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Want to Defund the FBI? He’s Not Quite Saying Either Way.
In undercover footage by video outlet The Undercurrent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said the FBI needs to clean house.
Dallas Attorney Dean Malone Wants to Hold Texas Prisons and County Jails Accountable
Chris Cabler worked hard, loved animals and had a big heart. He would help his family whenever he could. He had two grown children he loved dearly and a grandson who was 6 days old when he died. On May 5, 2019, Cabler hanged himself in a jail in Red…
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Former South Park Writer Toby Morton Gets Lots of Hate Mail over Greg Abbott Parody Website
Recently, former South Park and Mad TV writer and actor Toby Morton has been in the business of making fun of Republican politicians through several websites seemingly associated with their campaigns. Governorgregabbott.com is one that keeps him the busiest.
Collin College Administrators Can Be Held Accountable for Alleged First Amendment Violations, Federal Judge Rules
In a blow to Collin College, a federal court has ruled that a former professor’s lawsuit against the school can proceed.
Despite Calls for Polling Station, Sheriff Says Mail-In Ballots Are Just Fine at Dallas County Jail
Ahead of elections in November, groups like Texas Organization Project have been advocating for a polling station at the Dallas County Jail. But Sheriff Marian Brown says the jail already has a system in place for inmates to vote that works.
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The Great Dildo Heist, North Texas Capitol Rioter Convicted and Other Crime Headlines from August
From bounty hunters to bank robbers, from Bonnie and Clyde to the Newton Gang, Texas has a rich and well-documented history of outlandish crime stories. Historians have dedicated entire books to some of the state’s most notorious crimes and criminal outfits. Unsurprisingly, Texas offered several unsettling crime-related headlines this month…