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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s Switzerland Trip Has Some Folks Pissed
“[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.
Dallas May Push for Casino Gambling With the State Legislature
If casino gambling is in the cards for Texas, some City Council members say Dallas needs to prepare for it.
Voting Rights Advocates Decry Program That Cost 600,000 Texans Their Driver’s Licenses
“Your economic status should not and does not affect your ability to vote,” said Miguel Rivera of the Texas Civil Rights Project.
How Much Bond Money Should Dallas Use To Fund Affordable Housing?
Sunrise Movement Dallas is advocating for more housing funds in the 2024 bond package, but others think the money could be better spent elsewhere.
51 Years After Roe v. Wade, Biden Highlights Dallas’ Kate Cox in Abortion Video
The video posted Monday to the president’s X account ends with a simple message: “Protect abortion rights.”
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‘Rowing in the Same Direction’: Task Force Recommends Changes to Dallas Homeless Response
While North Texas has seen some success housing the homeless, there’s still more to be done to address the issue according to a Dallas task force.
The Broke Get Broker: Texas Declines To Raise Minimum Wage
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.
Readers Rejoice: Texas Book-Ban Law Found ‘Unconstitutional’ by Appeals Court
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.
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The World Cup Final in Arlington? Some Say Yes, but We’ll Soon Find Out for Sure
Signs are pointing to North Texas playing host to possibly the biggest sporting event on Earth when the World Cup comes to town in 2026.
West Dallas Resident Files Lawsuit To Try To Run Shingle Factory Out of Town
Janie Cisneros of West Dallas wants a local shingle factory gone. She says she’s looking for justice, and she’s turning to the courts to get it.
‘Several Critical Failures’: DOJ Releases Report on Uvalde Law Enforcement Response
20 months after a gunmen killed 21 inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Department of Justice took responding local and state troops to task.
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116,259 Dallas Households Could Soon Be Without Affordable Connectivity
The federal program will stop taking enrollments from Texas and beyond in February if Congress doesn’t fund it further.
Dallas Highlighted in List of Top 10 Change-Making Cities for 2023
Change.org celebrated Big D’s most popular petitions in 2023, including ones related to zoning changes in Oak Cliff and the Texas Rangers’ victory parade.
Controversial Plans for a Skate Park in Dallas’ District 14 Have Screeched to a Halt
While the skate amenity is a no-go at Glencoe Park, it might find a home somewhere else in the city.
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Texas Hemp Shop Owners Often Find Themselves in a Legal Haze
Some owners of hemp-related businesses in North Texas and beyond are beginning to realize the trouble and risk just might not be worth it anymore.
Hillcrest Road Closure the Latest DART Silver Line Headache for Dallas
A portion of Hillcrest Road near Richardson will be closed for an entire year as DART Silver Line construction continues.
Fans Are (Rightfully) Freaking Out Over the Cowboys Losing in the Playoffs. Again.
Both locally and nationally, people are at a loss when it comes to how the Dallas Cowboys keep finding ways to embarrass themselves in the playoffs.
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Looking Back on When Martin Luther King Jr. Came to Dallas
The iconic civil rights leader spoke in Fair Park in 1963 as racial tensions skyrocketed in Dallas, just months before the Kennedy assassination.
3 Migrants, Including 2 Children, Drown at Texas Border After Being Denied ‘Access’
A mother and two children drowned in the Rio Grande near the park where state troops have prevented Border Patrol agents from processing migrants.
Gov. Abbott’s Migrant ‘Murder’ Rhetoric ‘Endorsed by Domestic Terrorists,’ Critics Say
The Texas leader said, “[W]e’re not shooting people who come across the border because … the Biden administration would charge us with murder.”
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Texas Turns Down Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funds for Hungry Students
The new summer EBT program would’ve helped Texas families in need pay for food during the summer months when kids might otherwise go without meals.