Politics & Government

The Upskilling Dallas Program would help adults in the workplace who could use more training to get farther.

Dallas City Council member Chad West is pursuing traffic calming measures as a way to cut back on speeding.

This weekend, the Texas House Democratic Caucus is hosting civil rights rallies in North Texas and other cities across the state.

District 5 City Councilman Jaime Resendez is facing two challengers who say he’s not doing enough for district residents.

A new working definition of antisemitism will hopefully help raise hate crime awareness in Dallas.

Plano state Rep. Jeff Leach was served with papers in the Capitol for a tweet condemning a bill call for a referendum on Texas’ succession from the U.S.

Sen. Royce West, a Dallas Democrat, now says misinformation led him to support Senate Bill 12, which would ban drag performances in front of minors.

Dallas’ anti-panhandling ordinance made it past the City Council. But can it get past a federal judge?

Voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm over a slew of restrictive voting bills making their way through the Texas Legislature.

Violent crime may be slightly down, but Dallas murders are on a startling rise.

Republican lawmakers are calling for state Rep. Bryan Slaton to resign over allegations he’d had an “inappropriate relationship” with an intern.

Texas is setting the stage for the future of medication abortion in the United States.

The Texas Anti-Stealthing Act would allow stealthing survivors to seek relief in civil court.

Some parents say they’ll leave Texas if Senate Bill 14 is enacted and prevents their children from getting the care they need in the state.

Dallas-born Harlan Crow reportedly took U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for rides on his “superyacht.”

House Bill 300, filed by state Rep. Donna Howard of Austin, has received widespread bipartisan support.

People have mixed feelings about tiny homes, but Dallas leaders are considering funding their construction to help house the homeless.

During a hearing this week over a contentious bill, one local GOP lawmaker became the butt of a joke.

Texas prides itself on being ultra-conservative, but Oklahoma is giving us a run for our money.

A bill may be needed to allow Texas cities the local control needed to ban the sale of single-use plastic water bottles at their own golf courses.

City Council member Jesse Moreno says he’s done a lot for Dallas’ District 2 since elected in 2021. Sukhbir Kaur, his opponent, says he hasn’t done enough.

Dallas Fire-Rescue trainees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. The Dallas Fire Fighters Association President says there should be alternatives.