Politics & Government

The city is proposing new fees for builders who want their single-family building permits in a more timely manner.

The Texas governor and Mothers Against Greg Abbott are turning to billboards ahead of November’s gubernatorial race.

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…

The Texas Democratic Party has officially adopted its 2022 party platform.

Texas Republicans respond to the FBI raid of former President Donald Trump’s home.

The city of Dallas’ next budget will go into effect on Oct. 1. The city manager has some ideas on how to spend the money.

The three-day gathering in Dallas was an echo chamber of rightwing grievances and buzzwords.

First Washington, D.C. Now, New York City. Gov. Greg Abbott is busing migrants to Democratic-led cities in response to to President Joe Biden’s “open border policies.”

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…

For over a year, a homeless man named Deshode Rayvon Patton has been facing charges for resisting arrest. Now, the cop that arrested him has been arrested for allegedly falsifying details of the arrest.

Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán railed against migration, progressives and American Democrats during a speech at CPAC Dallas.

Here are some of Gov. Greg Abbott’s most heated spats with politicians from other states.

The city of Dallas published a press release informing residents about the FCC’s internet subsidy program designed to aid people in getting internet access.

A Sunrise Movement Dallas petition that proposes DART provide free rides for K-12 students is supported by Dallas City Council and some DART board members, but safety still being discussed as they begin looking to starting a pilot program.

GOP Congressman Louie Gohmert is accusing the Biden administration of promoting atheism abroad.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is likely racially profiling Hispanics, per a recent report.

High interest rates price out many would-be homebuyers in the Dallas housing market and lead to higher-than-normal contract cancellations.

After Congressman Matt Gaetz bullied her on media, a Texas teen activist raised more than $168,000 for abortion rights.

A group called Mothers Against Greg Abbott has released a pair of viral ads in recent weeks.

For decades, the GAF shingle factory has operated in West Dallas, becoming the largest industrial sulfur dioxide polluter in the whole county. Its days in the community may be numbered.

The city is trying to get rid of a toxic plant called water hemlock with as little interaction with it as possible. That’s why it has opted for chemical treatment, which some worry could affect wildlife.

Dallas firefighters needed specialized vehicles to put out a fire last week. One stopped working at the scene. The other broke down while still en route.