Dallas County reported 416 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, far exceeding the county’s previous single-day record. That report marks the first time the county has reported more than 400 new cases of the novel coronavirus infections in a single day. The county’s previous single-day record was 345 new cases, set…
As it turned out, the answer for Texas counties that wanted to require people to wear face masks in public was there all along. All they needed to do was read between the lines and decipher Gov. Greg Abbott’s winks, nods and vague gestures. On Wednesday morning, Bexar County Judge…
Your hopes for voting absentee in July 14’s primary runoffs — assuming you aren’t over the age of 65, physically unable to vote in person or planning to be out of the county in which you’re registered throughout early voting and on Election Day — now rest with the United…
As far as actual news went, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s press conference Tuesday didn’t provide much. There was still, despite record numbers of novel coronavirus infections and hospitalizations across the state, nothing to see here. Doesn’t mean it was an afternoon without fireworks. The governor was abundantly clear about what…
From 1956 to 1971, the FBI actively tried to subvert civil rights and New Left movements through often illegal means. Among its many targets were activist groups in North Texas. The name of the project was the Counter Intelligence Program, which was syllabically abbreviated to COINTELPRO. Most of the FBI’s…
Any student athlete hoping hoping to return to athletic activities on Southern Methodist University’s campus this summer will be required to sign a waiver absolving the school of potential liability should the student contract the novel coronavirus, according to documents first obtained by The Dallas Morning News. The waiver, anonymously…
In 2017, Mansfield ISD suspended art teacher Stacy Bailey for being gay. The two-time teacher of the year winner lost her job after she showed her elementary-aged students a picture of her fiancee. In February, a federal judge ruled Bailey’s suspension unconstitutional. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court echoed that…
In some ways, Juneteenth couldn’t have fallen at a more appropriate time this year. In others, the timing couldn’t be worse. Juneteenth, which marks the anniversary of the emancipation of the last remaining black slaves in the South, is Friday. In normal times, the day is usually marked in Dallas…
A year ago last Thursday, the town of Waskom in deep East Texas declared itself a sanctuary city from abortion. The move was as notable for its novelty as its glaring unconstitutionality, but it started a movement. At the urging of East Texas Right to Life director and provocateur Mark…
Even in the blistering heat, people turned out in Reverchon Park on Saturday for the 16th day of protests in Dallas against police brutality. The event, organized by local nonprofit Next Generation Action Network, was dubbed a Black State of Emergency. Organizers urged attendees to vote, discussed defunding the police…
Thursday, Dallas County set another record for daily reported COVID-19 infections. For almost two weeks now, the records have become routine, climbing from 253, the high during the county’s previous pandemic peak in mid-May to Thursday’s total, 312. As the county reported many of those records, Dallas County Judge Clay…
If one twists one’s head and accepts the fact that everything sounds a little, or more than a little, off, it’s possible to do a straight news recap of an event like the roundtable Dallas’ Gateway Church hosted for President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon. People, notable people, like the…
In the end, VisitDallas did enough. Wednesday afternoon, after months of back and forth between the city and the agency charged with marketing it, the Dallas City Council signed off on a five-year contract extension with VisitDallas by a 14-1 vote. The council’s vote came after a days-long email campaign…
President Donald Trump is officially returning to the campaign trail Thursday, despite the anti-police violence protests that continue to snake through America’s streets and the COVID-19 pandemic that, in places like Texas, remains as big a threat as it’s ever been. Dallas, through sheer luck or something else entirely, will…
Ten members of the Dallas City Council sent a letter to Dallas City Manager TC Broadnax on Tuesday with some big news for budget season: Dallas is going to take a serious look at how it budgets for public safety. For the first time in a long time, the city’s…
It’s a moment 21 years in the making for Willie Hudspeth. Since the late ’90s, the activist has been protesting Denton’s Confederate monument, which stands in front of the town’s courthouse. Now, the statue is finally being removed. On Tuesday, Denton County Commissioners unanimously voted to apply for its relocation…
Dallas County reported 298 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, tying a single-day record the county set Friday. County Judge Clay Jenkins said the recent uptick in cases is likely related to increased testing capacity, and that those numbers would likely continue to ramp up over the coming days…
Beginning Wednesday, anyone entering a building on the University of Texas’ Arlington campus will be required to wear a face covering. Masks will also be required in areas of the campus — like buses or large outdoor events — where social distancing is impossible, the university announced Monday. Masks are…
Everyone — the protesters, members of the Dallas City Council and the media — knows what they think happened on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge last Monday night. They experienced it themselves, heard about it from their friends and saw it on video. There are some details that need to…
On the evening of June 1, hundreds of protesters left a rally at the Frank Crowley Courts Building, just outside the city’s curfew zone, and marched north on Riverfront Boulevard. They carried signs calling for justice for George Floyd, a black man killed last month by a Minneapolis police officer,…
More than 200 speakers and three rounds of interrogation of Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall later, and the Dallas City Council exited Friday night’s eight-hour, remote meeting with more questions than answers. Hall still can’t fully explain what happened on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Monday night, and the…
For the third time this week, Dallas County reported a record number of positive tests for COVID-19 Friday. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, 298 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus Thursday. Ten more Dallas County residents have died from the disease. Since the onset of…
