If there’s one thing Texas Republicans love more than limiting the rights of women, the LGBTQ community and immigrants, it’s dunking on one another.
“I have a very clear message for anyone using the southern border for staged political events: Don’t come to Arizona. Take your political theater to Texas,” said U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
“[T]he Civil War and the 1869 Supreme Court case Texas v. White settled the question pretty clearly: states cannot secede without congressional approval,” said Dr. Mark Hand, assistant professor of political science.
The Texas primary election is on March 5, but the last day to register to vote in it is right around the corner.
In a viral Cameo video posted to X, the former New York congressman accuses Southlake Mayor John Huffman of supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Republican politicians from the Lone Star State are seemingly salivating over the idea of a possible conflict with the federal government.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried to bring the whistleblower lawsuit against him to an end, but that move seems to have backfired on him.
“[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.
If casino gambling is in the cards for Texas, some City Council members say Dallas needs to prepare for it.
“Your economic status should not and does not affect your ability to vote,” said Miguel Rivera of the Texas Civil Rights Project.
Sunrise Movement Dallas is advocating for more housing funds in the 2024 bond package, but others think the money could be better spent elsewhere.
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.
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.
The federal program will stop taking enrollments from Texas and beyond in February if Congress doesn’t fund it further.
The Texas leader said, “[W]e’re not shooting people who come across the border because … the Biden administration would charge us with murder.”
The late Congress member’s funeral was held on Tuesday morning at Concord Church and attended by several prominent politicians.
It’s not easy to recall a Dallas elected official, but local activist and business owner Davante Peters is going after Mayor Eric Johnson.
Not sure which political seats will be up for grabs this year? Don’t worry, Dallas voters: We’ve got you covered.
Gov. Greg Abbott boasted in a recent email that Texas has bused more than 92,600 migrants to liberal-led cities nationwide since 2022.
We publish a lot of Dallas news, and some of it doesn’t get the attention we wish it would. Here are stories from the news section in 2023 not to overlook.
After the Houston Chronicle‘s editorial board likened Mary and Joseph to refugees, Gov. Greg Abbott accused the newspaper of doing the “Devil’s work.”
This year, the Observer received a message or two from disgruntled readers. Here are some of the cream of the crop.
