Politics & Government

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Monday that he’s running for reelection unopposed. One political hopeful is now claiming fraud.

In June, a task force put together by Mayor Eric Johnson this week will turn in a report with recommendations on how to better tackle homelessness in Dallas.

After it was placed on the City Council’s Feb. 22 agenda, a vote on plans for I-345 will be delayed.

Rattlesnakes will make an appearance this week at the Texas Capitol as part of a decades-old annual tradition.

Senate Bill 147 is one of this legislative session’s most controversial bills, with critics alleging that it’s discriminatory against Asian Americans.

If Texas House Rep. Shelby Slawson gets her way, cities won’t able to do squat to protect tenants from evictions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will get a big Texas welcome when he speaks during a GOP fundraiser in Dallas this March. Some say that DeSantis is a more viable Republican option for president than former president Donald Trump or even current Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

New Dallas program will allow rental property owners to do their own annual inspections. The city hopes the program will free up resources and time for code compliance staff to address properties that might regularly be in violation of city codes.

Dallas and other municipalities could legalize adult recreational use of cannabis under House Bill 1937. The bill was filed by Rep. Jessica González, a Dallas Democrat. The bill does have some opponents, even those are in favor of legalizing cannabis.

During remarks during a religious women’s conference over the weekend, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado appeared to use a Bible verse to wish death upon President Joe Biden. Her appearance was a part of the SALT Conference (Spiritual and Leadership Training) held at Storehouse Church on Alpha Road…

Migrants and immigrant rights advocates in a Monday press conference petitioned Vice President Kamala Harris to fulfill promises she’d made on the campaign trail.

Over the last couple of months, several houses have caught fire in Dallas’ Tenth Street Historic District. The causes are still undetermined. The Tenth Street neighborhood is considered one of the last remaining intact Freedman’s Towns in the country, complete with its own cemetery where residents who were once slaves are buried.

Big plans for Dallas housing are in motion at City Hall this week. The city hopes to build more homes and address racial disparities in homeownership.

Fort Worth state Rep. Nate Schatzline has filed a bill that would mandate single-point entryways for Texas schools.

After spending over half a million dollars fighting poker clubs in court, Dallas is considering a legal path forward for them in the city.

Thousands of reports of missed trash and recycling service poured in from Dallas residents as the city rolled out a new schedule for sanitation workers.

If all goes as planned for the city of Dallas, a large, new park will help improve the green scene in North Dallas. The City Council has approved an application to be submitted for an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program grant that could be worth up to $10 million…

Could Dallas, not Frisco, be home to Universal Studios’ new kids theme park? Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson sure hopes so. He has the perfect place for it: contaminated Hensley Field.

Texas House Rep. Elizabeth Campos’ House Bill 1292 would require cities like Dallas to provide mobile showers to the homeless.

This week, Dallas’ Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture committee heard recommendations for new rules regarding local boarding homes. The new rules aim to discipline unlicensed or bad operators of Dallas boarding homes and improve conditions for their residents.

For lawmakers from Dallas in both Austin and Washington, D.C., the early weeks of January mean gathering with their colleagues and preparing for a unique type of battle. Last week proved to be a highly active one for first-term U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas’ 30th District. She attended her…

Hannah Lebovits is an assistant professor of public affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington researching housing and homelessness through the lens of social equity and sustainability. She is one of the plaintiffs in the civil rights lawsuit against the city of Dallas challenging its new median ordinance. She…