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New Dallas Police Academy Could Cost $130-$150 Million and Include VR Training Space

By Jacob VaughnNovember 3, 2022

The Dallas Police Department has been training recruits at a temporary facility for over 30 years. The department hopes a new police academy will help it reach its staffing needs.

Collin County Republican Party Doubles Down After Facebook Meme Mocking Pelosi Hammer Attack

By Jacob VaughnNovember 2, 2022

The Collin County Republican Party made light of the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in a meme shared to its Facebook page.

Tarrant County Judge Race Is Shaping Up to Be a Microcosm of Debate over ‘Election Integrity’

By Darby MurnaneNovember 1, 2022

Ultra-conservative candidate Tim O’Hare is facing off against Democrat Deborah Peoples in the Tarrant County Judge’s race.

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Dallas Looks to Muffle the Noise at Love Field Airport. Some Say the Process Feels Rushed.

By Jacob VaughnNovember 1, 2022

For decades, Dallas has been trying to dampen the noise at Dallas Love Field. An update to the city’s Voluntary Noise Abatement Program could be the solution, but some say the feel they’ve been left out of the process.

Feds Pop Dallas Lawyer Over Alleged $1 Billion Tax Shelter Scheme

By Patrick StricklandOctober 31, 2022

Federal authorities say they’ve charged Joseph Garza, a 79-year-old Dallas lawyer, with creating tax shelters to hide more than $1 billion of money from the Internal Revenue Service for his big-dollar clients. Arrested at his home on Oct. 25, he appeared in court the following day, facing 18 counts of…

Watch: Tenant Named ‘Danny Deadbeat’ in Mock Trial for Texas Eviction Training

By Jacob VaughnOctober 31, 2022

Local eviction attorney Mark Melton came across a video from the Texas Justice Court Training Center showing a mock eviction trial. The fake tenant, who didn’t show up, was named Danny Deadbeat.

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Running Tab: With $4 Billion Already Spent, Abbott’s Operation Lone Star Gets Another $359 Million

By Patrick StricklandOctober 29, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, a widely criticized, state-led clampdown on migrants crossing the border, will enjoy another $359.6 million in funds, the governor announced Thursday.

Targeting Abbott, Texas Democrats Flip the Script on Crime After Deadly Hospital Shootings in Dallas

By Patrick StricklandOctober 28, 2022

For much of his reelection campaign, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has railed against challenger Beto O’Rourke and other Democrats for supposedly supporting policies that encourage crime. Now, some Texas Democrats have flipped the script, arguing that Abbott bears responsibility for violent crime in the wake of a shooting that killed…

Dallas City Council Member Says New Ordinance Could Lead to Discriminatory Enforcement

By Jacob VaughnOctober 28, 2022

The Dallas City Council almost unanimously approved an ordinance that bans standing on medians. City Council member Adam Bazaldua was the outlier, saying the ordinance could lead to more discriminatory enforcement than marijuana laws.

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Texas Ranks Fifth Most Difficult State to Cast a Vote In, Says New Study

By Patrick StricklandOctober 27, 2022

When it comes to ease of voting, Texas clocks in at No. 46 of all the states nationwide, according to a new study. Published in the Election Law Journal, an academic journal, the study found that only that only four other states made it more difficult than Texas does to…

Federal Lawsuit Claims Richardson-Based Company Is Driving Up Rent Prices

By Jacob VaughnOctober 27, 2022

Rents have been skyrocketing across the country. An investigation by ProPublica and a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month claim the Richardson-based software company RealPage could be to blame.

Ted Cruz Really Wants to Make It Up to Republicans for Calling Capitol Rioters ‘Violent Terrorists’

By Patrick StricklandOctober 26, 2022

It might be an awful lot to ask of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, but the Texas Republican has an issue with consistency. When Cruz appeared on Mark Levin’s Fox News program Sunday to promote his new book, Justice Corrupted: How the Left Weaponized Our Legal System, he returned to a…

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Moment of Silence Planned for Nurse, Social Worker Killed in Methodist Dallas Medical Center Shooting

Moment of Silence Planned for Nurse, Social Worker Killed in Methodist Dallas Medical Center Shooting

By Jacob VaughnOctober 26, 2022

Police are still investigating the killing of 45-year-old Jaqueline Pokuaa, a nurse, and a 63-year-old social worker named Katie Flowers at Methodist Dallas Medical Center this weekend.

Data Shows Texas’ Restrictive Voting Laws Led to Widespread ‘Racial Disparities’ in March Primaries

By Patrick StricklandOctober 25, 2022

In September 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law SB 1, legislation that rights groups say has curtailed voters’ access to the ballot box.

At Yankees-Astros Game, Ted Cruz Greeted with Middle Fingers and Taunts

By Jacob VaughnOctober 25, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz got a not-so-warm welcome at Sunday’s baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees.

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Not Just the Drag Show in Plano: Three Other Times Ken Paxton Suggested Ridiculous Prosecutions

By Patrick StricklandOctober 24, 2022

It all started as it so often does in Texas – with a half-truth. Conservative media figure Sara Gonzales, who works for right-wing BlazeTV, shared a clip of a drag performance that took place at a Plano bar. Gonzales claimed that it had been billed as an “all ages” drag…

Dallas Promised to Fix Longstanding Delays in the Permitting Process, but Some Are Still Waiting

By Jacob VaughnOctober 24, 2022

A shift from in-person to online work at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the start of a problem Dallas is still dealing with today – long waits for building permits. To some, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.

Tried in Texas, Colombian Attorney Gets Prison Time Over FARC Scam for Drug Traffickers

By Patrick StricklandOctober 22, 2022

A U.S. judge in Texas sentenced Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez to 90 months in prison.

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Texas Conservatives Ramp Up Migration Row as El Paso Mayor Denies White House Pressure

By Patrick StricklandOctober 21, 2022

The headline was startling. On Tuesday, the New York Post ran a front-page print story titled “Tex Mess,” claiming that President Joe Biden’s administration had strong-armed El Paso officials into not declaring a “state of emergency” over migrant arrivals. The story, which cited an anonymous official, quickly spread among Texas…

As the Dallas County Judge Race Gets Personal, Could a Surprise Be Coming on Election Day?

As the Dallas County Judge Race Gets Personal, Could a Surprise Be Coming on Election Day?

By Patrick Williams and OthersOctober 21, 2022

Dallas County is reliably blue. Everybody who follows politics knows that, right? Democrats hold all but one seat on the Commissioners Court, with J.J Koch the only Republican. Justices of the Peace Al Cercone and Steve Seider and Constable Ben Adamcik are the only other Republicans serving in elected office…

Dallas Considers Eliminating Open Microphone Speaker Sessions During City Council Meetings

By Jacob VaughnOctober 21, 2022

The City Council has seen its fair share of disruptors at meetings over the last year. Now, it’s looking into new ways to deal with them.

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Plano Woman Faces a Second Lawsuit Over Racist Attack Against Four Indian Americans

By Jacob VaughnOctober 20, 2022

A second woman has filed a lawsuit against Esmeralda Upton, a Plano resident caught on video attacking and hurling racist insults at a group of Indian American women as they were winding down a night out in late August. Indrani Banerjee and three friends met at the restaurant Sixty Vines…

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