Politics & Government

Reading the latest draft of the citywide plan ForwardDallas can make your head spin. We’re here to help make sense of it all.

The possibility of the highly debated SB 4 becoming law in Texas has local police departments playing the waiting game.

The Texas attorney general has set his sights on some fun spots in North Texas with one of his recent lawsuits.

Many of Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher pushers won their elections last Tuesday. However, some say school vouchers weren’t at the top of voters’ minds.

The Oklahoma Legislature is now in session, and many bills have the distinct aim of restricting the rights of women and LGBTQ residents. Sound familiar?

Davante Peters launched an effort to recall Mayor Eric Johnson in January. The effort came to naught after he failed to secure enough signatures.

Long lines, surprises and grudges marked the primary elections in Texas. Colin Allred won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in dominating style.

Dallas has an interim city manager, but some worry the decision was made far too quickly.

Nonprofit Heart House provides afterschool and summer programming for refugee, immigrant and under-resourced children in Dallas’ Vickery Meadow.

The outspoken intellectual was in North Texas for a pro-Palestine rally, and we found ourselves in the back of an SUV with him discussing much more than the conflict in the Middle East.

The race for Texas Senate District 16 is intriguing, mainly because there isn’t a Republican running. Primary Day will be Election Day for either Johnson or Neave Criado.

Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott have led the charge for much of the recent Republican-on-Republican battling. History suggests it could negatively impact the GOP.

Sandbranch has been without clean water for decades. Now, a candidate for Dallas County’s District 3 commissioner seat says he’s going to change that.

In an episode that aired Monday, Dallas’ mayor was a guest on the junior Texas senator’s podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz. It went about as well as you’d think.

Each week, buses pull up to Oak Lawn United Methodist church to deliver migrant passengers, many of whom have endured weeks of tough times near the border. They’re on their way to a new home.

“It would be pretty hard to find a fiercer champion for the people,” said Beto O’Rourke of the Farmers Branch Democrat.

Some intriguing questions and details have emerged since the Dallas City Manager surprisingly announced his resignation on Wednesday.

The historic freedman’s town Tenth Street has seen significant underinvestment over the decades. Now, it could get a boost through the city’s 2024 bond.

Democratic candidates in North Texas already face uphill battles against Republican opponents, but that becomes even more so when looking to change gun laws.

The Dallas Housing Coalition wanted $200 million allocated for housing in the 2024 bond package but it technically got only $26.4 million.

The internet wasn’t kind to Big D’s leader after D Magazine reported on his divorce and alleged infidelity.

The would-be candidate has run for office 15 times, he says. Now, he seeks to unseat U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas in the upcoming primary.