Politics & Government

“[T]he mayor of Dallas seems really to be out there, roaming around on his own, with the city running in his absence,” said professor Cal Jillson.

If casino gambling is in the cards for Texas, some City Council members say Dallas needs to prepare for it.

“Your economic status should not and does not affect your ability to vote,” said Miguel Rivera of the Texas Civil Rights Project.

Sunrise Movement Dallas is advocating for more housing funds in the 2024 bond package, but others think the money could be better spent elsewhere.

Twenty-two states decided to boost the minimum wage as of Jan. 1. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that Texas is not one of them.

Frisco state Rep. Jared Patterson, author of the READER Act, is asking the state’s attorney general to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The federal program will stop taking enrollments from Texas and beyond in February if Congress doesn’t fund it further.

The Texas leader said, “[W]e’re not shooting people who come across the border because … the Biden administration would charge us with murder.”

The late Congress member’s funeral was held on Tuesday morning at Concord Church and attended by several prominent politicians.

It’s not easy to recall a Dallas elected official, but local activist and business owner Davante Peters is going after Mayor Eric Johnson.

Not sure which political seats will be up for grabs this year? Don’t worry, Dallas voters: We’ve got you covered.

Gov. Greg Abbott boasted in a recent email that Texas has bused more than 92,600 migrants to liberal-led cities nationwide since 2022.

We publish a lot of Dallas news, and some of it doesn’t get the attention we wish it would. Here are stories from the news section in 2023 not to overlook.

After the Houston Chronicle‘s editorial board likened Mary and Joseph to refugees, Gov. Greg Abbott accused the newspaper of doing the “Devil’s work.”

This year, the Observer received a message or two from disgruntled readers. Here are some of the cream of the crop.

“We’re ready to go out there and start having this conversation in a much bigger way,” said Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement.

City Council members and residents turned out yesterday to oppose the building of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes near single-family homes.

After Texas’ Republican governor signed Senate Bill 4 into law on Monday, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was none too pleased.

The number of Texans on Medicaid has ballooned since 2020. Now that federal pandemic protections have ended, many are being kicked off their coverage.

Meet Zach Freeman, a ‘concerned’ North Texas father of three who makes satirical videos demolishing far-right talking points and politicians.

Pro-Palestine advocates filled the City Council chambers to call for support of a ceasefire in Gaza. At least one city leader was open to it.

The Lone Star State continues its mission of deterring migrants from illegally crossing the southern border, including by introducing more razor wire.