In November the University of Texas System Board of Regents adopted a version of the Chicago Statement, calling it a formal commitment to freedom of speech on its campuses. Released by the University of Chicago in 2015, the Chicago Statement, formally known as the Report on the Committee on Freedom of…
West Dallas community members are not happy with the owners of a long-standing asphalt shingle manufacturing factory that says it doesn’t plan shut down operations until 2029. Members of the community say they want it gone five years sooner.
Several bills filed ahead of the upcoming legislative session in Texas aim to change the state’s tune on cannabis. It will likely be an uphill battle.
It would be accurate to say that being a fan of the Texas Rangers baseball club is like being Charlie Brown, hoping that maybe, just maybe, Lucy won’t pull the football away this time. But there’s a better way to sum up the existence we Rangers fans have endured for…
Suhaib Allababidi, 45, of Grand Prairie lied to the federal government about where the products his company sold to government entities were manufactured, says U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham. According to a statement released by Meacham’s office, Allababidi ‘s company, 2M Solutions in Grand…
On Sunday, Nov. 20, under an afternoon sky streaked with clouds, hundreds of marchers made their way down Lower Greenville Avenue. Large, colorful signs displayed “Women Life Freedom,” #FreeIran, #JusticeForIran and “Stand With Iranian Women.” On the same day, half a world away in the Iranian capital of Tehran, marches…
In the months leading up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup there was ample reason to think the cleat markings of FC Dallas would be all over the turf of the newly built stadiums of Qatar. Soccer studs who spent their younger years rising up through the ranks of FC…
Rep. Gene Wu, a Democrat in Houston, filed a bill that could spell trouble for Texas poker rooms. But that trouble just depends on what county they’re in.
Several laws on the books in Texas criminalize homosexuality. State Sen. Nathan Johnson from Dallas wants to change that with several bills filed early in the upcoming legislative session.
A surprising voice has entered the debate surrounding legal sports gambling in Texas. Former Gov. Rick Perry released a video on behalf of the Sports Betting Alliance in which he lists what he says are the benefits of mobile sports gambling. “Texas is built on the core principle of individual freedom,”…
The Supreme Court may not get around to ruling on President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan until later next year. That’s why his administration is extending the pause on student loan repayments for seemingly the last time.
Chantel Hardaway is a single mother of seven living in North Texas. On July 27, as she lay in a hospital after giving birth to a son, a Dallas County justice of the peace court took up her eviction case, and because she didn’t appear, the court ruled in the…
Denton’s city manager is worried about legal challenges to an ordinance passed by voters that would decriminalize low-level marijuana possession. However, none of the other Texas cities that passed similar ordinances have faced such legal challenges.
In June, short-term rental company Airbnb announced a ban on so-called “party houses.” The Silicon Valley titan stated that the trial ban it placed on bookings for “open-invite” events and other crowd-attracting scenarios at properties hosted on its site in 2020 proved effective enough to turn into a permanent ban…
Some of the bills filed early in the upcoming Texas legislative session double down on the state’s strict abortion laws. Others aim to loosen them.
Texas state Rep. Jared Patterson of Frisco announced last week that he has filed a bill that aims to establish Austin as “the District of Austin,” thereby retiring the roles of Austin’s mayor and city council. The conservative lawmaker, who also is in favor of banning the use of social…
On Thursday, Grand Prairie police announced the arrest of Colbie Huffman, 22, in relation to the chase that resulted the crash that killed 32-year-old officer Brandon Tsai. Hoffman was driving a vehicle with fake paper tags when Tsai attempted to pull him over.
On the heels of legal challenges from the city, Dallas poker enthusiasts may be headed to the Texas Legislature to fight for legal games in the state.
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis has responded to a lawsuit filed in October by six current and former employees claiming he sexually harassed them by treating “many female employees as objects that, without their consent, must gratify his sexual impulses and personal vanity.” In an interview with NBC 5,…
On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for an investigation into last week’s elections in Harris County, citing “widespread problems,” a move Democrats and rights groups have decried as a partisan attack. In a news release, the governor claimed Harris County voters faced “confusion and delays” thanks to “missing keys,…
Rep. Nicole Collier filed a bill this week that could offer a defense to prosecution for people who buy consumable hemp products that contain illegal amounts of THC.
The Dallas Central Appraisal District is still working to get all of its systems back online after a ransomware attack last week.
