Rights Groups Decry Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘Political Stunts’ as Texas Sends More Migrant Buses to D.C.
Gov. Greg Abbott has sent another busload of migrants north, this time to the Naval Observatory in D.C.
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Texan Tamyra Mensah-Stock Wins Gold Medal at World Wrestling Championships in Serbia
Texan Tamyra Mensah-Stock will again wrestle for gold at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on Thursday. Last year, Mensah-Stock, who wrestles in the 68 kg weight division (around 149.9 lbs), became the first African American woman to win a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympics. Not long…
Fox Says Migrants Are ‘Killing’ Pets in South Texas, but Local Law Enforcement Has No Such Reports
On Tuesday, Fox News ran an especially alarming headline about migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Eagle Pass. The way the report put it, locals had started arming themselves, in part, because, according to at least one resident, migrants had “killed pets” in town. The Fox report said that migrants were…
In Hunt County, Former Police Officer Goes on Trial for Killing Jonathan Price in October 2020
On Oct. 3, 2020, police officer Shaun Lucas shot and killed Jonathan Price in Wolfe City. He’s now on trial for first-degree murder.
North Texan Who Wrote ‘Murder the Media’ on U.S. Capitol Door Pleads Guilty over Pro-Trump Riot
Posing for a picture during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, probably wasn’t Nicholas DeCarlo’s best idea, but it likely wasn’t the worst decision he made that day either. Along with Nicholas Ochs, a Honolulu resident and purported leader in the far-right Proud Boys group, North Texas native…
In Texas, Judge Sentences Aryan Circle Gang Member Who Burned Off Man’s Tattoo to Life in Prison
The way federal authorities tell it, Jesse Paul Blankenship burned a tattoo off another man’s skin with a metal rod he’d heated with a blowtorch. He also participated in a kidnapping and opened fire on two people in their home. Between 2010 and 2021, federal authorities say, Blankenship had “put…
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‘Pandemic High’: In Dallas County, COVID-19 Surges Among School-Aged Children
High school-aged young people experienced a 75% week-over-week increase in COVID-19 cases.
Founded by Self-Described ‘Christian Nationalist,’ Rightwing Youth Summit to Include Ted Cruz and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Earlier this month, conservatives from around the country flocked to Texas to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) second annual gathering in Dallas. There, they heard former President Donald Trump describe himself as “the most persecuted person” in the country’s history, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz recycle old jokes and…
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia Says Officer on Leave After Creating Racist Coin
At a press conference Wednesday, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia apologized after news broke that an officer had created and tried to sell a racist commemorative challenge coin. Speaking at the event with the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, Garcia said the officer, whom he didn’t name, had been…
The Great Dildo Heist, North Texas Capitol Rioter Convicted and Other Crime Headlines from August
From bounty hunters to bank robbers, from Bonnie and Clyde to the Newton Gang, Texas has a rich and well-documented history of outlandish crime stories. Historians have dedicated entire books to some of the state’s most notorious crimes and criminal outfits. Unsurprisingly, Texas offered several unsettling crime-related headlines this month…
Calling on Freelance Writers: The Dallas Observer‘s News Desk Is Looking for Pitches
Do you enjoy combing through public records? Do you keep a watchful eye on what’s happening at City Hall? Do you keep up with soaring rental costs and the impact they’re having on Dallas neighborhoods? In short, do you have your thumb on Dallas’ news pulse? If so, we’ve got…
Extradited from Honduras, Alleged Nicaraguan Cocaine Trafficker to Face Trial in Texas
The U.S. calls him Raduan Omar Zamora Mayorga, but the alleged drug trafficker reportedly has many identities and aliases. Some know him as José Luis Oliva Meza, others by monikers like “The Lord of the Skies” and “The Boss of Bosses.” Now, the 41-year-old Nicaraguan national will stand trial in…
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The Dallas Observer Is Hiring a Staff Writer to Join Its News Desk
The Dallas Observer is looking for a staff writer to join our news desk. In case that’s unclear, we are an alternative weekly newspaper looking to hire a journalist – yes, in this day and age – to cover news in one of the nation’s fastest growing cities. What do…
Feds Indict Dozens Over Alleged Drone Smuggling Operation Lifting Drugs into Texas Prisons
It was a massive operation, the Department of Justice in East Texas says, and the latest case of drones being used to airlift drugs, weapons and other contraband into prisons in the state. An 11-count indictment, announced in a DOJ press release Friday, includes 42 defendants, though around half of…
Greg Abbott Enlists Chuck Norris in Bizarre PSA to Promote School Safety in Face of Mass Shootings
In the wake of the mass shooting that left 21 people, including 19 children, dead in Uvalde, Texas officials and lawmakers have floated a few out-there ideas about how to keep students safe in the classroom. Some suggested more guns on campuses, an idea that likely doesn’t sit well with…
With Midterms Nearing, Elections Administrators in Texas and Elsewhere Face Threats, Harassment
In November, Texans across the state will head to the polls to cast their votes in midterm elections widely viewed as a referendum on President Joe Biden’s first two years in office. But as state and national races heat up, election administrators in Texas and elsewhere are facing harassment, conspiracy…
Fresh from Defamation Defeat, Alex Jones Is Already Promoting Similar Conspiracy Theories
The InfoWars founder claims the “deep state” might assassinate both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Dallas City Council Passes Act Limiting Use of Resources for Abortion Investigations
The Dallas City Council has passed a resolution to limit the use of city resources to prosecute or investigate potential abortion-related offenses. On Wednesday, council members voted 13-1 in favor of the resolution. The vote makes Dallas the latest city to pass such a resolution. City councils in Austin and…
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At CPAC, Migration Is an ‘Invasion,’ Communism Looms and Trump’s the ‘Most Persecuted’ Man in U.S.
The three-day gathering in Dallas was an echo chamber of rightwing grievances and buzzwords.
At CPAC Dallas, Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists Take the Mainstage to Applause and Fanfare
When U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s Dallas gathering on Friday, the crowd broke out in applause. Sara Carter, the right-wing journalist who interviewed Greene on stage, launched their discussion by offering the far-right Georgia representative a chance to address criticism that…
Far-Right Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sets Anti-Migrant Tone at CPAC Dallas
Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán railed against migration, progressives and American Democrats during a speech at CPAC Dallas.
‘A Class of His Own’: North Texas Capitol Rioter Guy Reffitt Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison
Wylie resident Guy Reffitt will go to prison for more than seven years over his role in the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021.