Politics & Government

The Dallas City Council elections were decided by an apathetic voting base.

A ransomware group called Royal is behind a cyber attack that’s interrupting multiple city services across Dallas.

District 13 City Council member Gay Donnell Willis faces former real estate agent Priscilla Shacklett in her bid for re-election.

Texas Republicans are fighting for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, but how many commandments have they broken?

Dallas City Council member Adam Bazaldua was elected to represent District 7 in 2019, and faces three challengers for a third term.

Dallas City Council member Paula Blackmon has only one challenger for the District 9 seat she has held since 2019.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred is running for Senate, but could a Democrat really unseat Ted Cruz in uber-conservative Texas?

Rising rents and gentrification in Dallas continues to make life more difficult for many.

City Council member Jaynie Schultz will face off with journalist Candace Evans for District 11 seat.

The Dallas-based organization Rideshare2Vote is helping to transport voters to the polls.

The Good Jobs Good Airports Act would provide better pay and benefits to airport workers across the U.S.

For years, many Texas prisons have lacked any air conditioning. That might finally change.

Dallas City Council member Tennell Atkins faces two challengers, Subrina Brenham and Davante Peters, in the race for District 8.

Historians and literary advocates are blasting a bill aimed at allowing certain textbooks to be restricted.

The Upskilling Dallas Program would help adults in the workplace who could use more training to get farther.

Dallas City Council member Chad West is pursuing traffic calming measures as a way to cut back on speeding.

This weekend, the Texas House Democratic Caucus is hosting civil rights rallies in North Texas and other cities across the state.

District 5 City Councilman Jaime Resendez is facing two challengers who say he’s not doing enough for district residents.

A new working definition of antisemitism will hopefully help raise hate crime awareness in Dallas.

Plano state Rep. Jeff Leach was served with papers in the Capitol for a tweet condemning a bill call for a referendum on Texas’ succession from the U.S.

Sen. Royce West, a Dallas Democrat, now says misinformation led him to support Senate Bill 12, which would ban drag performances in front of minors.

Dallas’ anti-panhandling ordinance made it past the City Council. But can it get past a federal judge?