Police maimed protesters with less-lethal ammunition during the 2020 protests against police brutality. Ever since, states and municipalities across the country have considered bans on these types of ammunition. Texas will take up the issue in the upcoming legislative session after the filing of House Bill 974 by Rep. Erin Zwiener.
Rafael Munoz understands the importance of the issue facing “Dreamers” in the federal courts. He’s a first-generation child of an immigrant family from a border town near Del Rio, where he was born. It was a personal journey for him and his family, and one he’s been trying to help…
If passed, a permanent eviction ordinance in Dallas could give tenants up to 20 days to settle late rent with their landlord and stay in their home.
Last week a Texas court handed abortion-rights advocates a victory when it dismissed a lawsuit against a San Antonio doctor who provided an abortion in September to a woman who was more than six weeks pregnant. It’s a significant win for those who oppose Texas Senate Bill 8, also known…
While one recent report suggests that the City of Dallas is putting too much of its money into arresting, prosecuting and jailing its citizens, and not enough on providing what it calls Systems of Community Care, a different, new report says that Dallas is doing well in another area of…
Local author and researcher Edward Sebesta says people with ties to anti-LGBTQ institutions are routinely chosen to give invocation speeches before City Council meetings. It’s unclear who exactly is choosing these speakers, but some say the picks come from the mayor’s office. At least one council member is concerned about the lack of separation between church and state with invocation speeches.
Republican lawmakers in Texas are coming after trans rights this upcoming legislative session, and they’re starting with gender-affirming care for minors and drag shows they want to be labeled as sexual-oriented businesses.
‘Tis the season for hot button issues as the Texas Legislature prepares for its upcoming session in 2023. Bills touching on topics ranging from abolishing the city of Austin, marijuana reform, legal sports gambling and school library books will be on the table during the 88th legislative session, which begins…
In 2019, then Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic Brad Cox kicked a mentally ill man named Kyle Vess several times while he was on the ground. A new Dallas Police Department investigation sheds new light on details about the altercation as Vess’ family sues Cox in federal court.
A new report shows that Dallas and Fort Worth are among several large U.S. cities dedicating a disproportionate amount of money to criminal justice and legal systems instead of programs designed to enrich its population and possibly prevent more arrests and incarceration. The Criminalization v. Care Report 2022, authored by…
Sen. Charles Perry’s Senate Bill 264 could stomp out the state’s market of hemp derived THC.
There were plenty of close contests on the midterm ballot in November, but Proposition A in Dallas wasn’t one of them. Dallas voters overwhelmingly approved the $1.5 billion plan to build a new and expanded Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and to pay for a major refurbishment of the historic…
In November the University of Texas System Board of Regents adopted a version of the Chicago Statement, calling it a formal commitment to freedom of speech on its campuses. Released by the University of Chicago in 2015, the Chicago Statement, formally known as the Report on the Committee on Freedom of…
West Dallas community members are not happy with the owners of a long-standing asphalt shingle manufacturing factory that says it doesn’t plan shut down operations until 2029. Members of the community say they want it gone five years sooner.
Several bills filed ahead of the upcoming legislative session in Texas aim to change the state’s tune on cannabis. It will likely be an uphill battle.
It would be accurate to say that being a fan of the Texas Rangers baseball club is like being Charlie Brown, hoping that maybe, just maybe, Lucy won’t pull the football away this time. But there’s a better way to sum up the existence we Rangers fans have endured for…
Suhaib Allababidi, 45, of Grand Prairie lied to the federal government about where the products his company sold to government entities were manufactured, says U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham. According to a statement released by Meacham’s office, Allababidi ‘s company, 2M Solutions in Grand…
On Sunday, Nov. 20, under an afternoon sky streaked with clouds, hundreds of marchers made their way down Lower Greenville Avenue. Large, colorful signs displayed “Women Life Freedom,” #FreeIran, #JusticeForIran and “Stand With Iranian Women.” On the same day, half a world away in the Iranian capital of Tehran, marches…
In the months leading up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup there was ample reason to think the cleat markings of FC Dallas would be all over the turf of the newly built stadiums of Qatar. Soccer studs who spent their younger years rising up through the ranks of FC…
Rep. Gene Wu, a Democrat in Houston, filed a bill that could spell trouble for Texas poker rooms. But that trouble just depends on what county they’re in.
Several laws on the books in Texas criminalize homosexuality. State Sen. Nathan Johnson from Dallas wants to change that with several bills filed early in the upcoming legislative session.
A surprising voice has entered the debate surrounding legal sports gambling in Texas. Former Gov. Rick Perry released a video on behalf of the Sports Betting Alliance in which he lists what he says are the benefits of mobile sports gambling. “Texas is built on the core principle of individual freedom,”…
