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Although large irregularities were found in Harris County, an audit of how the state ran the 2020 General Election found no evidence of widespread voter fraud.

With below-freezing temperatures approaching later this week just in time for Christmas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a press release to let Texans know that it is “closely monitoring the weather situation.” It’s certainly good to know that the ERCOT is paying close attention to the upcoming…

Dallas bought a luxury apartment complex called The Briscoe in an attempt to provide affordable rents to teachers, first responders and nurses.

All too often, Dr. Amite Dominick receives letters containing some variation of the sentence, “I don’t think I’m going to make it.” Dominick, the founder and director of Texas Prisons Community Advocates, is in frequent contact with incarcerated people, their families and beleaguered corrections officers. Each of these groups has…

Despite constitutional concerns, Dallas passed an ordinance banning people, including panhandlers, from standing on medians. Now, the city is getting sued over it, with the Texas Civil Rights Project claiming it violates the First Amendment.

If passed, a permanent eviction ordinance in Dallas could give tenants up to 20 days to settle late rent with their landlord and stay in their home.

While one recent report suggests that the City of Dallas is putting too much of its money into arresting, prosecuting and jailing its citizens, and not enough on providing what it calls Systems of Community Care, a different, new report says that Dallas is doing well in another area of…

Local author and researcher Edward Sebesta says people with ties to anti-LGBTQ institutions are routinely chosen to give invocation speeches before City Council meetings. It’s unclear who exactly is choosing these speakers, but some say the picks come from the mayor’s office. At least one council member is concerned about the lack of separation between church and state with invocation speeches.

Republican lawmakers in Texas are coming after trans rights this upcoming legislative session, and they’re starting with gender-affirming care for minors and drag shows they want to be labeled as sexual-oriented businesses.

In 2019, then Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic Brad Cox kicked a mentally ill man named Kyle Vess several times while he was on the ground. A new Dallas Police Department investigation sheds new light on details about the altercation as Vess’ family sues Cox in federal court.

A new report shows that Dallas and Fort Worth are among several large U.S. cities dedicating a disproportionate amount of money to criminal justice and legal systems instead of programs designed to enrich its population and possibly prevent more arrests and incarceration. The Criminalization v. Care Report 2022, authored by…

There were plenty of close contests on the midterm ballot in November, but Proposition A in Dallas wasn’t one of them. Dallas voters overwhelmingly approved the $1.5 billion plan to build a new and expanded Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and to pay for a major refurbishment of the historic…