With Voting Rights Under the Microscope, New Campaign Targets Texas GOP Leaders
Released this week, a new TV ad condemns Republican state lawmakers’ latest push to restrict voting rights.
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Neo-Nazis Are Coming to Longview, but the City Doesn’t Want Them There
The ‘White Unity Conference’ was initially slated to take place in Paris, Texas, but facing community pressure, organizers had to relocate to Longview.
Did Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown Let COVID-19 Hit Jails Hard?
This week, a federal judge ordered a halt in an ongoing lawsuit brought by Dallas County Jail detainees against the county.
Dallas Cred Wants to Interrupt Violent Crime Before It Ever Happens
Dallas Cred doesn’t intervene in active violent situations. Instead, their job is to interrupt patterns that lead to violent behavior and wreak havoc on communities.
Forget Mad Cow Disease: Rabies Is on the Rise Among Texas Cattle
In 2021, rabies has spiked among Texas cattle.
Local ICE Partnerships Are Supposed to Target Criminals. In North Texas, They Rarely Do.
During a meeting with several sheriffs of border counties this past weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants the state to give more money to bankroll local law enforcement in enforcing immigration laws. “Our goal is not to release them,” the governor said. “Our goal is to jail them.” Enforcing immigration…
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In Small-town Princeton, City Officials Roll Up the Welcome Mat for Gay Pride
On Monday, Princeton City Council changed the event permit process following that town’s inaugural Pride march.
Defiant Texas Dems in D.C. Tell Abbott to Quit Holding Lege Hostage, Demand Congress Act on Voting Bills
To begin their first full-day of self-imposed exile in Washington, D.C., the Texas House Democrats who fled the state Monday afternoon spoke in front of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to explain why they felt they had no choice but to skip town to prevent Texas Republicans from forcing through new…
The Battle Over ‘Forget the Alamo’ Deepens Texas’ Raging Culture War
Earlier this month, Texas Republicans pressured a state history museum to cancel a discussion featuring authors of “Forget the Alamo.”
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Following Lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Unblock Twitter Critics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn’t like critics. In fact, he blocked many of them on Twitter for blasting him over his policies or poking fun at him. But last week, the Republican official caved in and agreed to unblock Twitter users who he’d previously banished from his account, @KenPaxtonTX…
‘Bad Dream’: Marvin Scott III’s Family Not Ready to Give Up After His Death in Jail
Marvin Scott III, a 26-year-old Black man, died in Collin County Jail this March. The video of his death was recently released.
CPAC in Dallas Was a Different Kind of Strange
Overall, the event, which would be capped off with a speech from the former president, seemed like a watered down version of the Q-affiliated For God & Country Patriot Roundup event in Dallas over Memorial Day weekend.
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Texas Dems Plan to Flee Texas for D.C. Monday to Block GOP Election Bills a Second Time
Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives are planning to fly to Washington, D.C. Monday in an attempt to halt the state Legislature from advancing controversial Republican-backed election bills during the ongoing special legislative session, sources close to state Democrats told to NBC News and The New York Times…
McKinney Man Who Bought Jet Skis, SUVs Through Illegal Scheme Sentenced to Prison
On Friday, a McKinney man was sentenced to federal prison after he allegedly used illegal funds to buy jet skis and SUVs.
Trouble in Dallas: The 911 Call Center Still Facing a Staff Shortage
Exacerbated by the pandemic, continued staffing shortages at DPD caused by non-competitive pay and attrition led to falling performance levels at the 911 call center. And they haven’t gotten much better since.
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For Opponents, the Fight to Stop the Marvin Nichols Reservoir Isn’t Over
With the reservoir making it into the state’s 2022 water plan, opposers now prepare to fight the permits required for the project.
Some Health Officials Say We’ve Hit Herd Immunity. Not Everyone Agrees.
Some public health experts say Dallas County has attained herd immunity, but others remain skeptical.
Is Ken Paxton an ‘Enemy of Progress’? One Advocacy Group Says So.
A government watchdog group Thursday named Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton an “enemy of progress,” citing his role in challenging the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, anti-immigration efforts and ties to the oil and gas industry. The D.C.-based organization Accountable.US named Paxton a “top target” of its Enemies of Progress…
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Dallas Teachers Brace for Upcoming Semester Amid Rampant Learning Loss
Dallas ISD teachers say last year’s COVID-19 challenges could inhibit learning in the upcoming semester.
With State and Local Law Agencies’ Help, Feds Again Nail Texas Prison Gang Aryan Circle
The Aryan Circle, believed to be the second largest prison gang in Texas, has a long history of violence, including murder, and other crimes, authorities say.
Traveling Halfway Across U.S., Striking Massachusetts Nurses Bring Fight to Dallas
The Massachusetts nurses say Tenet has misused taxpayer money and failed to protect its healthcare workers.
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‘Find Those Bodies’: Behind One Man’s Push to Restore a North Texas Freedman’s Cemetery
For years, a North Texas activist has pushed to clean up an old freedman’s cemetery in Pilot Point.