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Texas hospital room

Texas Maternal Mortality Committee Won’t Investigate Deaths in 2022-23

By Emma RubyDecember 4, 2024

Advocates warn that overlooking such data could complicate research into the impact of Texas’ abortion ban.

Dreamers Face Grim Future in the US as Trump Returns to Office

By Gregorio Olivares GutierrezDecember 4, 2024

Figuring out what to do with their college education is one of many questions facing DACA recipients in North Texas.

Texas Lawmakers Target Trans Community Ahead of Legislative Session

Texas Lawmakers Target Trans Community Ahead of Legislative Session

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 3, 2024

Republican reps have pre-filed 32 bills that restrict the rights of transgender Texans.

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New Texas Bill Would Classify Abortion Pills as Schedule IV Drugs

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 2, 2024

A Texas legislator has moved to designate abortion-inducing pills as controlled substances, potentially endangering women across the state.

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The Ticket, the Eclipse and Ending Veteran Homelessness: Positive Observer News Stories of 2024

By Kelly DearmoreDecember 2, 2024

It wasn’t all bad news in Dallas this year.

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2 Texans Named to Trump’s Cabinet, but They Weren’t the Picks Many Expected

By Emma RubyNovember 26, 2024

Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott both made it onto short lists for Trump’s cabinet positions, but neither is headed to D.C.

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Dallas mayor Eric Johnson

Mayor Eric Johnson ‘Stands by President Trump,’ Supports Deportations on Fox News

By Emma RubyNovember 22, 2024

A Fox News anchor asked the mayor about his party switch and how Dallas is taking on the “migrant crisis.”

‘We Get the Bare Minimum’: Dallas Voters Grapple With Grocery Prices

By Emma RubyNovember 21, 2024

Voters’ perception of the economy may have helped fuel Trump’s presidential win, but how much have prices really changed?

Northern Collin County Is Booming. What Happens When a Town Can’t Keep Up?

By Emma RubyNovember 20, 2024

With demand for new housing outpacing infrastructure and resources, one local government brings building to a halt.

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Dallas Names Four Finalists for City Manager Job

By Kelly DearmoreNovember 19, 2024

T.C. Broadnax’s replacement will be charged with finding a new police chief.

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Texas Legislators Started Filing Bills This Week – Here Are the 5 Craziest (So Far)

By Emma RubyNovember 15, 2024

One lawmaker wants to decriminalize gay sex, while another wants to give student loan forgiveness to border patrol lawyers.

How To Move to Mexico Before Trump Takes Office: A Guide

By Gregorio Olivares GutierrezNovember 13, 2024

Wanna get away?

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‘Culture of Fear’: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Leaves Texas Immigration Advocates Wary

By Emma RubyNovember 12, 2024

A Trump-appointed judge sided with Texas’ challenge to Biden’s spousal naturalization program in “sign of what is to come.”

Colin Allred

It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Texas for America’s Democrats

By Patrick WilliamsNovember 7, 2024

Cheer up, Harris voters. Someday the blue tide will roll in. We’ve been telling ourselves that in Texas for 30 years.

Texas Dems Plan to Aid ‘Vulnerable Communities,’ Immigrants Following Election

By Emma RubyNovember 7, 2024

Promises to heighten border security may have paid off for Republicans in the historically blue Rio Grande Valley.

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What Does Dallas Do With the HERO Props Now?

By Tyler HicksNovember 6, 2024

The controversial propositions that passed on Tuesday night likely spell trouble for Dallas city government and the police department.

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‘On a Limb by Ourselves’: Reproductive Rights Advocates Voice Fear, Anger After Election

By Emma RubyNovember 6, 2024

A national abortion ban and OB-GYNs leaving Texas are two major concerns for healthcare providers.

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As Abbott Takes a Victory Lap, Texas Dems Keep Losing

By Kelly DearmoreNovember 6, 2024

A school voucher program is closer than ever in Texas, and a Democrat winning statewide office still seems to be a long way off.

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Live Updates on Local, State and National Elections

By Kelly DearmoreNovember 5, 2024

Follow along with us all day as we bring you news and updates from local polls and the national races.

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Who Formally Declares the Winner of the US Presidential Election?

By Amy DaceyNovember 5, 2024

The United States differs from other nations in that there is no independent electoral commission to certify the final vote tally.

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Meet the Dallas Pastor Volunteering To Bring Peace to the Polls

By Garrett GravleyNovember 5, 2024

“I can’t tell you how many people have breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the voting location is a safe location …”

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Tarrant County Will Be the Place To Watch in North Texas on Election Day

By Emma RubyNovember 4, 2024

Tarrant County turned blue by tenths of a percentage point during the 2020 presidential election. Will history repeat itself?

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