Politics & Government

Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther has said and done some pretty controversial things.

Two weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert spoke for nearly an hour to a packed house at a Donald Trump merchandise store in Gainesville, about 70 miles north of Dallas. Predictably, he didn’t take long to start harping on trans youth. The East Texas Republican is one of several candidates…

This year, Texas was ranked as the third most sinful state in the country, according to a study by personal finance website WalletHub.

At first glance, Sneaky Pete’s wouldn’t strike you as the kind of place where someone vying for your vote would pitch their political campaign. On the shore of Lewisville Lake, it’s a spot where people can grab a cold beer and a greasy burger after a long day on the water…

Child poverty rates immediately spiked nationwide after expanded payments from the federal government to parents struggling through the pandemic stopped after December. A new study from Columbia University released last week found that the portion of U.S. kids living in poverty jumped from 12.1% to 17% within a single month…

Safety concerns loom as autonomous vehicles take over the roads in Texas and across the country.

Jenna Ryan, the Frisco real estate broker sentenced for role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, has been released from federal prison.

Electric scooter operators have been trying to get back into the city since they were kicked out in September 2020 over public safety concerns. Is there return just beyond the horizon?

In a new ad, Luke Warford, Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, warns that not enough was done to fix the state’s power grid.

Some Republicans have taken to calling Gov. Greg Abbott a “RINO,” Republican in Name Only.

The city auditor found holes in how Dallas tracks road pavement and improvement projects and the money it spends on them.

Gov. Greg Abbott is welcoming cryptocurrency to Texas, but some experts fear that the business could strain the power grid.

Texas Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz and gubernatorial candidate Chad Prather are showing support for Canadian truck drivers.

Courts are stalling Dallas’ enforcement of new hours of operation for sexually oriented businesses.

After this weekend, a 6-foot statue of Santos Rodriguez will look over Pike Park.

Republicans for Voting Rights has launched a new billboard campaign slamming Gov. Greg Abbott over his audit of the 2020 presidential election.

On Friday, Dallas Animal Services had nearly 400 pets and they needed some help taking care of them.

Danielle Thomas already had so much on her mind that the winter storm barreling toward North Texas barely registered. Her grandmother had died nearly a month earlier, and on the same day, she lost her job as an instructor at a Dallas kickboxing studio. She was busy grappling with the…

On Friday, as Texas continued to grapple with winter weather, gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke embarked on his statewide “Keeping the Lights On” tour.

Winter Storm Landen took out power for tens-of-thousands across Texas.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert is challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican primaries on March 1, but even if he unseats Paxton, Gohmert might carry on Paxton’s legacy of involvement in high-profile criminal investigations. On Tuesday, White House counsel Dana Remus sent a letter to the National Archives, where…

For the second year in a row, advocates in Dallas are preparing the homeless for harsh winter weather.