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Inflation, Supply Chain Issues and Slow Permit Process Are Hurting This Dallas Business

By Jacob VaughnMarch 18, 2022

Jonathan Soukup wants to build two new sheds that could help his floral business cope with inflation and supply chain issues. But two months have passed and he still hasn’t received the proper permits from the city.

The Texas GOP Is Big Mad Over Citi Policy Covering Travel Costs for Staffers Seeking Abortions

By Simone CarterMarch 18, 2022

The Texas GOP is upset that Citi will provide travel benefits for employees seeking abortions.

Two Years Ago, Dallas City Council OK’d Poker Rooms, But That Was Just a Bluff

By Jacob VaughnMarch 16, 2022

“Legal” poker rooms are thriving in Dallas after getting the OK to open from the city two years ago, but now council members aim to close them down.

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Dallas DA John Creuzot Joins Over 90 Criminal Justice Leaders in Slamming Texas’ Anti-Trans Directives

By Simone CarterMarch 14, 2022

More than 90 criminal justice leaders have filed an amicus brief asking a Texas court to block efforts to criminalize parents of trans children.

Dallas QAnon Cult Leader Is Using Indoctrinated Kids To Spread His Ideas On Livestreams

Dallas QAnon Cult Leader Is Using Indoctrinated Kids To Spread His Ideas On Livestreams

By Michael MurneyMarch 14, 2022

Dallas QAnon cult leader Michael Brian Protzman is using children to build his following and spread his QAnon-based beliefs through live-streams on the messaging app Telegram. On Thursday evening, Protzman led an hour-long conversation with a 12-year-old girl on a Telegram livestream. Before the girl joined, the conversation’s moderators said they…

Buttering Our Brisket: Texas Sens. Cruz and Cornyn Sure Like Tweeting About Food

By Simone CarterMarch 11, 2022

From Land O’Lakes butter to rising meat prices, Texas’ U.S. senators seem to have food on the mind.

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Dallas Police (Kind of) Have a Plan for Tackling Violent Crime in Apartment Complexes

By Jacob VaughnMarch 11, 2022

Dallas Police say apartment complexes are sources for most of the city’s violent crime. The department has been working on a plan for months to tack this statistic.

City of Dallas Employees Can Now Receive Mental Health Leave

By Jacob VaughnMarch 10, 2022

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.

Watchdog Says Hate Groups Dip in Texas and U.S., but Far-Right Remains Threat to Democracy

Watchdog Says Hate Groups Dip in Texas and U.S., but Far-Right Remains Threat to Democracy

By Michael MurneyMarch 9, 2022

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…

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Report: Former Kaufman County Judge Mike Myers Admits to Stealing Campaign Yard Signs in Forney

Report: Former Kaufman County Judge Mike Myers Admits to Stealing Campaign Yard Signs in Forney

By Michael MurneyMarch 9, 2022

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…

From Alleged Capitol Rioter to ‘ISIS Bride’: The Strangest Moments from Texas Primary Season

By Simone CarterMarch 6, 2022

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

‘F*** These Fascists’: UNT Students Protest Anti-Trans Candidate for Texas House

By Simone CarterMarch 4, 2022

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

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DFW Keeps Telling Fascists to Go Away, but a Neo-Nazi Group’s Coming to Dallas in October

By Patrick StricklandMarch 2, 2022

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…

A New Report Says Dallas Housing Policy Remains ‘Silent on Equity’

By Jacob VaughnMarch 1, 2022

Dallas’ comprehensive housing policy doesn’t promote equity.

Ultra-Conservative Activists Plan to Plant Anti-Trans Books on Shelves in Texas

Ultra-Conservative Activists Plan to Plant Anti-Trans Books on Shelves in Texas

By Michael MurneyMarch 1, 2022

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…

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No Malicious Intent in Dallas Data Loss, Investigators Say

By Jacob VaughnFebruary 28, 2022

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.

Three Times Salon Owner and Texas House Candidate Shelley Luther Should’ve Stopped Talking

By Simone CarterFebruary 26, 2022

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

Gohmert Blasted Paxton Over ‘Child Abuse.’ Paxton Attacked Trans Youth Just Weeks Later.

Gohmert Blasted Paxton Over ‘Child Abuse.’ Paxton Attacked Trans Youth Just Weeks Later.

By Michael MurneyFebruary 25, 2022

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…

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We’ll Be Damned: Texas Is the Third Most Sinful State, Study Finds

By Simone CarterFebruary 24, 2022

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

A Rough Road to Texas House: On the Campaign Trail of Capitol Riot Defendant Mark Middleton

By Patrick StricklandFebruary 23, 2022

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…

Experts Warn of Spike in Child Poverty in Dallas After Biden’s Child Tax Credit Expires

By Michael MurneyFebruary 23, 2022

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…

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Self-Driving Vehicles Are Hitting the Roads All Over Texas, and More Could Show Up in Dallas

By Jacob VaughnFebruary 18, 2022

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

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