Politics & Government

Before, only licensed peace officers could take mental health leave after they experienced a traumatic incident on the job. Now, that will be opened up to more than 8,000 city employees.

Far-right extremism and white nationalist hate groups gained steam in 2021, even though the total number of active groups declined, according to a new report. In Texas, the number dropped from 54 to 52 compared with the previous year. On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which monitors hate…

Even after the Texas midterm primaries came and went, stories from the campaign season just keep getting stranger. A former Kaufman County justice of the peace, the son of a self-proclaimed “proud white nationalist” political activist from North Texas, admitted to law enforcement last week that he stole yard signs…

This primary season was riddled with apparent contradictions and hypocrisy thanks to Texas politicians on both sides of the aisle.

A Wednesday protest at the University of North Texas saw students shouting down an anti-trans Texas House candidate.

In recent years, many community members in Dallas, Fort Worth and elsewhere have made sure far-right groups didn’t feel welcome. For instance, white nationalist stickers and flyers were defaced around North Texas, counter-protesters outnumbered neo-Nazis in Fort Worth last April, and in one case, townspeople basically ran them out of…

Dallas’ comprehensive housing policy doesn’t promote equity.

Last month, during a speech to supporters gathered in the conference room of a Hilton Garden Inn in Denton, right-wing activist Tracy Shannon threw down a challenge. In the coming weeks and months, she and a group of fellow activists in North Texas plan to push a young adult novel…

If one IT employee had more training, and if Dallas Information and Technology Services Department had better practices, over 23 terabytes of city data may not have gone mission last year.

Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther has said and done some pretty controversial things.

Two weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert spoke for nearly an hour to a packed house at a Donald Trump merchandise store in Gainesville, about 70 miles north of Dallas. Predictably, he didn’t take long to start harping on trans youth. The East Texas Republican is one of several candidates…

This year, Texas was ranked as the third most sinful state in the country, according to a study by personal finance website WalletHub.

At first glance, Sneaky Pete’s wouldn’t strike you as the kind of place where someone vying for your vote would pitch their political campaign. On the shore of Lewisville Lake, it’s a spot where people can grab a cold beer and a greasy burger after a long day on the water…

Child poverty rates immediately spiked nationwide after expanded payments from the federal government to parents struggling through the pandemic stopped after December. A new study from Columbia University released last week found that the portion of U.S. kids living in poverty jumped from 12.1% to 17% within a single month…

Safety concerns loom as autonomous vehicles take over the roads in Texas and across the country.

Jenna Ryan, the Frisco real estate broker sentenced for role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, has been released from federal prison.

Electric scooter operators have been trying to get back into the city since they were kicked out in September 2020 over public safety concerns. Is there return just beyond the horizon?

In a new ad, Luke Warford, Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, warns that not enough was done to fix the state’s power grid.

Some Republicans have taken to calling Gov. Greg Abbott a “RINO,” Republican in Name Only.

The city auditor found holes in how Dallas tracks road pavement and improvement projects and the money it spends on them.

Gov. Greg Abbott is welcoming cryptocurrency to Texas, but some experts fear that the business could strain the power grid.

Texas Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz and gubernatorial candidate Chad Prather are showing support for Canadian truck drivers.