Politics & Government

The city wants to know why Officer Bryan Riser was left on the police force even as he became a suspect in a kidnapping and murder plot.

The shelter system helps some people get back on their feet, others get stuck in it and some avoid it at all costs.

The DFW For All campaign is a platform of policy proposals and ideals that include issues like housing, healthcare, labor rights, climate change and government accountability.

If passed, Republican State Rep. Brooks Landgraf’s HB 2461 would enhance penalties for people allegedly involved in a riot and make it more difficult to get bond.

A Dallas-based startup company has unveiled a new application, Penhole, that seeks to engage users with their elected officials.

In a FOX interview, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Texans who “gambled” on variable-rate energy plans should “read the fine print.”

In need of broader affordable housing, the city’s first comprehensive housing study showed a shortage of some 20,000 affordable homes.

City Council members said they wanted to make sure the help was distributed equitably.

North Texas politicians are gearing up to compete for the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright’s congressional seat in a May 1 special election.

The camp was birthed from encampment resolutions, or sweeps, that were taking place in downtown. During the sweeps, people’s belongings, including ID’s, birth certificates and other important documents, were turned into trash.

Dallas and some other North Texas cities have asked residents to conserve water as systems experienced low levels of storage in their tanks.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is facing backlash after he was caught flying to Cancun while Texas experiences a crisis.

Warmer weather is supposed to make things better in the coming days, but local attorney Mark Melton thinks there will still be plenty who need help after.

ERCOT initially said that people should expect rolling power outages through Monday and possibly Tuesday, but many Texans are still without electricity.

OurCalling says more than 300 unhoused people have already made it to the convention center, while more are expected to come.

Former aides of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton say he helped a political donor in exchange for a home renovation and a job for his mistress.

Black people make up a quarter of the city’s population, but account for nearly half of all arrests in Dallas.

The vote passed 10-5, leaving it up to Dallas voters to decide whether non-citizens will be able to serve on boards and commissions.

Texas Republicans are pushing legislation they say will prevent the state’s conservatives from being banned on social media.

Political groups are amplifying calls for Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Louie Gohmert to resign.

The new Dallas Police Chief, Edgardo “Eddie” Garcia said the city needs its officers to get violent crime under control and that’s what they’d rather be doing anyway.

OurCalling’s facility at 1702 Caesar Chavez Blvd. is the main site administering the tests to Dallas’ homeless individuals seeking shelter. Tests are being administered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-noon.