DPS in Dallas Won’t Solve One of DPD’s Biggest Problems: Staffing
Dallas kept growing, but it’s police department didn’t. Some say this is why the police need the state’s help with violent crime.
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Jenkins Says Listen to Experts, not Gov. Abbott On COVID-19
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says residents shouldn’t let Gov. Greg Abbot’s inaction on COVID-19 prevent them from taking safety precautions.
Texans Can Keep Dreaming About Weed Reform. It Could Take Awhile.
Last year, there were a record number of bills filed in the Texas Legislature. But do this day, smoking the good stuff in the Lone Star State is likely to result in criminal penalties. The fight continues. Some are optimistic about it. Others not so much.
Record Numbers of North Texans Relying on Food Banks This Thanksgiving
Thousands of North Texans are relying on food banks for a Thanksgiving meal this year.
Texas Lawmakers Ask TEA to Shoot Down STAAR
In a letter Wednesday, 68 state lawmakers asked the Texas Education Agency to cancel this year’s STAAR test because of the pandemic.
First FDA-Approved COVID-19 Treatment Hits Texas, Aims To Keep People Out of Hospitals
The intravenous drip therapy, created by Eli Lilly and Co., only takes about an hour and is the first authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Gov. Greg Abbott said it will be reserved for people in the early stages of the virus who are likely to develop severe symptoms, such as immunocompromised patients and those 65 or older.
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COVID-19 Testing Is the ‘Wild, Wild West,’ Dallas County Leaders Say
After struggling with a shortage of available tests for the coronavirus during the spring and summer, local residents can now find testing sites springing up on parking lots and street corners across Dallas County. The question facing county leaders is whether all those tests and the data they collect are…
Ted Cruz Calls Democratic Senator a “Complete Ass” for Wearing Mask on Senate Floor
Monday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned a Democratic colleague for wearing a mask, sparking outrage on social media.
Summoning Your Anxiety: In-Person Jury Trials Have Started in Collin County
Though it isn’t the “packing the courts” some politicians fear, for McKinney’s Jeff Willis it’s more than scary. “I was very uncomfortable, borderline scared,” the 58-year-old former firefighter said. “In this environment with COVID cases spiking? Packed in a room with 65 to 70 strangers? I mean, something just wasn’t…
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Dallas Takes Up a New Tool to Map Crime Risk, but Reformers Worry It’ll Reproduce Old Biases
In 2013, the Arlington Police Department began experimenting with a then-novel way of looking at crime. With money from a National Institute of Justice grant and in partnership with academic criminologists, Arlington used Risk Terrain Modeling, a data analysis tool, to combine existing crime reports with geographic information in hope…
As Thanksgiving Nears, COVID-19 Cases Soar in North Texas
Local public health experts advise against hosting Thanksgiving per usual this year.
Beaumont State Rep. Dade Phelan Likely to Become Texas’ Next House Speaker
Republican Beaumont state Rep. Dade Phelan is likely to become the next speaker of the Texas House.
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Protecting Themselves: Underserved Communities Tasked With Combatting Crime
In Dallas, communities have been working to clean up their own streets for decades.
As COVID Cases Spike & ICU Beds Fill, County Pushes for Stricter Measures
In the Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting last week, County Judge Clay Jenkins advised repeatedly that people not travel for Thanksgiving or even visit other households and stay home with their immediate families. COVID-19 was taking on a grim trend then, and it has grown worse since. At noon on…
The Art of Patience: Getting COVID Vaccine to North Texans will Take Time, Experts Say
Pfizer announced a potential vaccine last week, but North Texas doctors say the distirubtion process could take a while.
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Southern Sector Rising’s Update On Shingle Mountain Is Zoom Bombed by Porn, Slurs
In their efforts to remove Shingle Mountain, the result of Dallas’ racist zoning practices, activists are faced with more racism.
Cuban Tweet Urges Donations to Food Banks Instead of Georgia’s Senate Runoffs
On Thursday, Mark Cuban Tweeted an interesting idea: Instead of donating to campaigns in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate, we should reconsider and donate to a local food bank. Candidates for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats were up for reelection Nov. 3. The Peach State requires a candidate…
Three Dallas ISD Schools Honored in National Blue Ribbon Scholar Ceremony
Three Dallas ISD schools were celebrated for receiving National Blue Ribbon Scholar awards in a ceremony Thursday.
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Texas Supreme Court Denies Suit Alleging Republican Poll Watchers Were Turned Away
Texas Congressman Lance Gooden is just one of the Texas Republicans who jumped on the bandwagon spewing unsubstantiated claims of fraud and casting doubt on the results of the presidential election, which the Alternative Press declared Joe Biden the winner of.
Ted Cruz Hearts Parler. Need You Know More?
Last week, as it became clear that Joe Biden won the presidential election, social media platforms suddenly had new vibes. While Twitter was like a Super Bowl parade, Facebook was more of a sad prayer circle. Then, by Saturday, it was clear the latter was experiencing a bit of a…
Are ‘No Cruising Zones’ Dallas’ Stop-and-Frisk?
Cruising is defined in the city code as passing through “the same traffic control point within a no cruising zone three times within any two-hour period.” A person can be ticketed up to $500 for cruising in one of these zones. Some think this will put a dent in Dallas’ prostitution and sex trafficking problem. Others say it would result in widespread racial profiling.
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No, Latinos Didn’t Hand Texas to Trump, Experts Say
Latinos turned out to vote in record numbers and the majority voted for Democratic President-elect Joe BIden.