Politics & Government

Keep Dallas Safe is sending campaign flyers attacking City Council member Paula Blackmon and candidate Jaynie Schultz.

After about 30 minutes of talking to the parties involved, the police said no criminal mischief had occurred and asked everyone to leave.

State Rep. Kyle Biedermann filed a bill to allow Texans to vote on independence from the U.S. The Texas Nationalist Movement sees an opportunity to push secession.

Three of Texas’ largest corporate donors have ‘given $493,000 to Texas state Senators who sponsored SB 7, many of whom had troubling prior histories of racism, discrimination or voter suppression,’ says Accountable.US.

Most drug-related arrests, 85%, are for possession of less than 2 ounces of weed.

East Texas U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert joined a congressional caucus that many have condemned as openly racist.

Some say the current City Council is the greenest Dallas has ever seen.

Democrat Mike Collier has recently announced he’s running against Dan Patrick for lieutenant governor in 2022.

Hoping to thwart Biden’s immigration reforms, Louisiana, Texas and Arizona entered agreements with DHS during the last days of the Trump administration.

Some are questioning whether U.S. Sen. John Cornyn understands what satire is after Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Several bills look to make it harder for cities to implement their climate plans. But it’s not all doom, gloom and smoke plumes at the capital this legislative session.

The first meeting for the association is on the books, but it still needs to go official and become recognized by the city. They are moving fast to establish the association but it may not be fast enough.

The FBI has called QAnon a domestic terrorist threat.

On Friday, state House lawmakers passed a bill that would create a board to produce a biennial recidivism report.

He didn’t discuss the case in any detail, but Bryan Riser has maintained his innocence from the beginning and insists he spent 34 days behind bars for something he had no involvement in.

Texas Republican lawmakers continue their push to restrict abortion rights.

Texas Republicans are pushing to keep trans teens from playing school sports.

Dallas County prosecutor Jason Fine said there ultimately wasn’t enough evidence, but that the investigation is ongoing and that there could be developments in the future.

When Dr. Sue Bornstein called for gun policy reform, she quickly attracted backlash from guns rights advocates, including the NRA.

The city’s homeless population could use the relief, but getting their hands on a stimulus check has proven a tough task.

The For God & Country Patriot Roundup, scheduled May 28-31, will be hosted by Gilley’s Dallas and Omni Dallas Hotel. A QAnon power couple is behind it all.

U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, among others, has spoken out against Republican bills seeking to impose more restrictions on voting in Texas.