Politics & Government

Texas Democrats in 2003 fled to Ardmore, Oklahoma, to block gerrymandering legislation.

Released this week, a new TV ad condemns Republican state lawmakers’ latest push to restrict voting rights.

The ‘White Unity Conference’ was initially slated to take place in Paris, Texas, but facing community pressure, organizers had to relocate to Longview.

Dallas Cred doesn’t intervene in active violent situations. Instead, their job is to interrupt patterns that lead to violent behavior and wreak havoc on communities.

To begin their first full-day of self-imposed exile in Washington, D.C., the Texas House Democrats who fled the state Monday afternoon spoke in front of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to explain why they felt they had no choice but to skip town to prevent Texas Republicans from forcing through new…

Earlier this month, Texas Republicans pressured a state history museum to cancel a discussion featuring authors of “Forget the Alamo.”

Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives are planning to fly to Washington, D.C. Monday in an attempt to halt the state Legislature from advancing controversial Republican-backed election bills during the ongoing special legislative session, sources close to state Democrats told to NBC News and The New York Times…

Exacerbated by the pandemic, continued staffing shortages at DPD caused by non-competitive pay and attrition led to falling performance levels at the 911 call center. And they haven’t gotten much better since.

A government watchdog group Thursday named Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton an “enemy of progress,”  citing his role in challenging the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, anti-immigration efforts and ties to the oil and gas industry. The D.C.-based organization Accountable.US named Paxton a “top target” of its Enemies of Progress…

Since the start of 2020, at least 62 sanitation drivers have voluntarily quit the job, according to the city’s data. Another 37 were fired.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said the city’s public safety issues didn’t get here overnight. They won’t go away overnight either.

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw reintroduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue the Chinese government.

In Sherman, a public historian is fighting to install a historical marker commemorating a lynching that occurred there in 1930.

Despite ERCOT’s recent notice to conserve power, Gov. Greg Abbott is unlikely to feel the heat.

On Monday, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn argued against the For the People Act.

There was controversy, emails to city officials and petitions all in disapproval of the proclamation. It all set the stage for a tense City Council meeting June 15. One of the people who turned out was Ryan Khalil.

A new project seeks to honor former Gov. Ann Richards’ legacy in Downtown Dallas.

Thousands attended a Juneteenth march over the weekend. Organizers say the parade will be around for ‘a very long time.’

The debate over scooter rentals is really about the future of Dallas.

They operate seven days a week, 16 hours a day between two shifts. One shift runs from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and the other runs from then till 11 p.m.

Months after February’s deadly winter storm, questions remain surrounding who will foot consumers’ sky-high energy bills.

Debate over Pride month shows divide in Rowlett.