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  Former Dallas City Attorney Larry Casto Is Out of the Mayor's Race

  January 18 at 2 p.m.

  A half-dozen or so candidates remain in Dallas' mayoral race, hoping to navigate the rocky path to a one-on-one showdown and a runoff. Friday morning, former Dallas City Attorney Larry Casto announced he is no longer one of them. Casto, a North Oak Cliff resident, said he believes his remaining...

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  It Sure Looks Like Beto O'Rourke Is Headed for Des Moines

  January 18 at 4 a.m.

  Apologies in advance, but we're going to have to take another long look at Beto O'Rourke's Medium blog. Late Wednesday afternoon, O'Rourke took to the blogging platform with another journal entry right out of a graduate creative writing workshop — Doesn't the University of Iowa have one of those? —...

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  As Shutdown Drags On, TSA Agents Protest at DFW Airport

  January 17 at 4 a.m.

  It's hard to blame DFW Airport's Transportation Security Administration agents for being unprepared at this point. For federal workers, a government shutdown is always looming, an event out of their control that can be forced on them at any time. Those employed by the TSA and other federal agencies around...

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  Former State Rep. Jason Villalba Is (Maybe) the Last Kid in the Mayoral Pool

  January 15 at 12:24 p.m.

  Looks like it's going to be eight. Former state Representative Jason Villalba added his name to Dallas' long list of mayoral candidates Tuesday morning, becoming the eighth, and likely final, candidate to join the race. Villalba is trying his hand at municipal politics after being ousted from his seat in...

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  Tarrant County GOP's Decision to Keep Muslim Vice Chair — Why Was That Even a Question?

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  The good news, such as it is: The Tarrant County Republican Party decided that a politically conservative trauma surgeon who also serves on the Southlake City Council is a perfectly fine choice to be party vice chairman, even if he is a ... gasp ... Muslim. The bad news for...

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  Finding an Antidote to Trump's Politics of Fear in Dallas' Backyard

  January 14 at 4 a.m.

  It’s easy to get politically depressed. Sometimes it’s not easy to get out of bed. But we need to draw a deep breath and look at the long arc. Sunlight glows out there on the far horizon. Last week at the very moment President Donald Trump was doing his Dumbo...