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Problems Just Keep Mounting for Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

By Patrick StricklandOctober 10, 2022

Operation Lone Star has run up a $4 billion tab, but it’s also racking up quite the corpus of criticism.

Not So Fast: Rental Scooters May Not Hit Dallas Streets Again Until Sometime Next Year

By Jacob VaughnOctober 7, 2022

Scooters got booted from Dallas in 2020. Their return could be delayed until 2023.

As Christian Nationalism Rises, Progressive Pastors in North Texas Fight to Keep the Faith

By Tyler HicksOctober 5, 2022

With religious jingoism on the rise, progressive faith leaders must navigate money, politics and the occasional “underground work” to support their flock

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Priced Out: How Dallas’ Soaring Rental Costs Fuel Homelessness

By Jacob VaughnOctober 4, 2022

With rents up, some tenants are worried about ending up on the streets.

Oncor Wants to Raise Electricity Rates, but the City of Dallas Is Fighting the Price Hike

By Jacob VaughnOctober 3, 2022

Oncor, the state’s largest energy delivery company, is set to increase its rates. But, it’ll have to get through the city of Dallas first.

The Key Highlights of the Debate Between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke

By Patrick StricklandOctober 2, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke, faced off in their first – and likely only – gubernatorial debate on Friday night. The televised debate took place at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg. Ahead of the event, news broke that Abbott’s campaign had…

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Activists Want College Park Renamed After Late Organizer and Onetime Black Panther Fahim J. Minkah

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 30, 2022

College Park may be renamed to Fahim J. Minkah Community Park if these activists get their way.

City and Dallas Police Plan to Protest Alcohol Licenses of Businesses Causing ‘Public Safety Issues’

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 29, 2022

If Dallas says your business is causing public safety issues, it may protest your license to sell alcohol.

Texas Republicans Heap Praise on Italy’s Far-Right Giorgia Meloni

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 27, 2022

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni spent much of her political life on the farthest fringe of the radical right. Although she now insists fascism is a thing of the past, in the early 1990s she joined the Youth Front of the Italian Social Movement, a party founded by a former chief of…

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Dallas Removes Mulch Pile at Cochran Park After Residents’ Months-Long Push for Action

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 26, 2022

A mound of mulch stirred up some controversy in Dallas Cochran Park.

Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul Thinks Abortion Is a ‘D.C. Beltway Bubble Thing’

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 26, 2022

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Republican representing Texas’ 10th congressional district, went on Fox Friday to claim that abortion isn’t an issue most voters care about. When Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo asked McCaul about the importance of the abortion debate ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, he gave a…

Shortage of Working Vehicles Could Spread Dallas Fire-Rescue Even Thinner

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 20, 2022

So many Dallas Fire-Rescue vehicles are out of service that the city has turned to temporarily renting trucks for the department.

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As Housing Costs Rise, Oak Cliff Development Company Has Big Plans for Southern Dallas

As Housing Costs Rise, Oak Cliff Development Company Has Big Plans for Southern Dallas

By Kate PezzulliSeptember 19, 2022

Oak Cliff Community Investment Fund has plans for a 63-acre Southern Dallas community with affordable housing, green space, grocery stores, and more

Rights Groups Decry Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘Political Stunts’ as Texas Sends More Migrant Buses to D.C.

Rights Groups Decry Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘Political Stunts’ as Texas Sends More Migrant Buses to D.C.

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 16, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott has sent another busload of migrants north, this time to the Naval Observatory in D.C.

Fox Says Migrants Are ‘Killing’ Pets in South Texas, but Local Law Enforcement Has No Such Reports

By Patrick StricklandSeptember 15, 2022

On Tuesday, Fox News ran an especially alarming headline about migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Eagle Pass. The way the report put it, locals had started arming themselves, in part, because, according to at least one resident, migrants had “killed pets” in town. The Fox report said that migrants were…

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‘Violent Street Crime’ is Decreasing in the City, According to Dallas Police

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 15, 2022

The Dallas Police Department says it’s violent crime reduction plan has decreased “violent street crime” by 12% in the last year.

Dallas Tries Improving Trash Pickup and Sanitation Services With New Schedule, Longer Work Week

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 13, 2022

In June last year, Dallas residents submitted some 27,000 complaints about delayed or missed sanitation services. Residents still complain about the services today, but they may start to change in December.

Denton’s Cool Beans Cancels Disney Drag Brunch After ‘Threats’ and ‘Aggressive Phone Calls’

Denton’s Cool Beans Cancels Disney Drag Brunch After ‘Threats’ and ‘Aggressive Phone Calls’

By Darby MurnaneSeptember 10, 2022

It’s the latest drag brunch targeted by conservatives and right-wing groups in Texas.

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A New Audit Found Flaws in How Dallas Determines Whether a Dog Is ‘Dangerous’

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 9, 2022

Audit finds shortcomings in how Dallas investigates aggressive and dangerous dogs.

With Midterms Coming Up, Texas Democrats and Republicans Ramp Up Media Push and Attack Ads

With Midterms Coming Up, Texas Democrats and Republicans Ramp Up Media Push and Attack Ads

By Kate PezzulliSeptember 8, 2022

Texas Democrats announced that they will make a month-long media tour around Texas to explain what they have done so far during Biden Administration and what they can do if they gain seats in midterm.

In Denton, Beto O’Rourke Blasts Greg Abbott over Border, Abortion and Power Grid

By Kate PezzulliSeptember 8, 2022

Beto O’Rourke came to Denton again in one of the last stops on the Drive for Texas tour.

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Dallas Prepares for ‘Armed Resistance’ During Local Homeless Encampment Sweeps

By Jacob VaughnSeptember 7, 2022

Dallas’ encampment sweeps have gotten more tense in recent months, with some activists showing up in protest with rifles. The city has a plan to deal with the armed encounters.

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