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

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In Texas, a Migrant Was Shot Dead in Border Patrol Custody

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 6, 2022

On Tuesday, a Mexican citizen was shot and killed while being held in Border Patrol’s custody, prompting calls for a transparent investigation into the incident. The deadly shooting took place at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station in El Paso, officials said in a press release. The incident came a week...
As Christian Nationalism Rises, Progressive Pastors in North Texas Fight to Keep the Faith

By Tyler Hicks
Oct 5, 2022

With religious jingoism on the rise, progressive faith leaders must navigate money, politics and the occasional “underground work” to support their flock
Feds: Texas Man Vowed to Kill Migrants, Jews, Black People, Beto O'Rourke Supporters and Cops

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 5, 2022

The way federal authorities tell it, Everett Wayne Copelin had a long list of people he intended to kill: migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Black people, Jews, federal agents and supporters of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. In early September, the FBI learned of Copelin’s threats, which he made under...
Priced Out: How Dallas' Soaring Rental Costs Fuel Homelessness

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 4, 2022

With rents up, some tenants are worried about ending up on the streets.
Texas Rangers and Collin County DA Investigate Death of Man Tased by Frisco Police

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 4, 2022

Frisco Police officers tased a man, causing him to fall to the ground and sustain a fatal head injury. The Texas Rangers and Collin County District Attorney's Office are investigating the incident.
Oncor Wants to Raise Electricity Rates, but the City of Dallas Is Fighting the Price Hike

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 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 Strickland
Oct 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...
Activists Want College Park Renamed After Late Organizer and Onetime Black Panther Fahim J. Minkah

By Jacob Vaughn
Sep 30, 2022

College Park may be renamed to Fahim J. Minkah Community Park if these activists get their way.
Subreddit r/PoliticalHumor Requires All Posts to Call Texas Gov. Greg Abbott a 'Little Piss Baby'

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 30, 2022

Moderators of the subreddit r/PoliticalHumor have a bone to pick with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and boy are they picking it. In protest of a new Texas law, HB 20, that requires social media companies to host views the companies consider objectionable, Reddit user BlatantConservative wrote that moderators now require...
Five Ways Gov. Greg Abbott's Controversial Border Clampdown Isn't Quite What He Claims

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 29, 2022

Since he launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promoted the controversial border crackdown as a state-led effort to do the federal government’s job. With November’s midterm elections almost here, the governor is promoting the border operation more and more. Operation Lone Star has proven...
Oath Keepers: Seditious Conspiracy Trial Puts Spotlight on Militia's Alleged Role in Capitol Riot

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 28, 2022

Only a few days after Joe Biden's victory in the November 2020 presidential election, Oath Keepers militia founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes was already on InfoWars warning that the "deep state" was trying to "illegitimately" remove then-President Donald Trump. Rhodes laid out his militia’s plans in an interview with host Alex...
Texas Republicans Heap Praise on Italy's Far-Right Giorgia Meloni

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 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...
The Dallas Police Department Is Rethinking How It Tracks Officers' Off-Duty Work

By Jacob Vaughn
Sep 27, 2022

An "outside vendor" may help the Dallas Police Department track the off-duty work of its officers.
Dallas Removes Mulch Pile at Cochran Park After Residents' Months-Long Push for Action

By Jacob Vaughn
Sep 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 Strickland
Sep 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...
Ex-Cop Faces a Wrongful Death Lawsuit over Fatal Shooting of Black Man in Wolfe City

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 24, 2022

On Thursday, a Hunt County jury unanimously found Shaun Lucas, a former police officer who shot and killed a Black man named Jonathan Price in October 2020, not guilty of murder. Lucas, who was fired from the Wolfe City Police Department following the incident, admitted to shooting 31-year-old Price, but...
Following Paxton’s Lead, Texas Republicans Lose It Over Bexar County Sheriff's Migrant Plane Probe

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 23, 2022

When the Bexar County sheriff held a livestream press conference on Monday, he didn’t hold back from letting everyone know he was angry. In fact, he said he was “furious” over a stunt last week that saw dozens of migrants recruited from Texas and shipped to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. On...
Despite State's Reputation, Survey Finds Bipartisan Support For Tighter Gun Laws in Texas

By Jacob Vaughn
Sep 23, 2022

While there was some divide in opinion when it came to total bans of assault rifles, a survey by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University found "overwhelming" bipartisan support for more gun control measures in Texas.
A New Dallas County Court Ruling Might Make It Easier for Some Tenants to Appeal Evictions

By Jacob Vaughn
Sep 22, 2022

A Dallas County court ruled it was unconstitutional to make tenants pay their rent to court registries while their eviction is on appeal.
Texas Democrats Call on State Health Officials to Release Data on Pregnancy-Related Deaths

By Patrick Strickland
Sep 21, 2022

Dozens of state lawmakers have called on DSHS to publish a report on the number of pregnancy-related deaths in Texas.