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  New Asylum Rule Would Hit DFW Immigrants and Organizations Hard

  November 18 at 4 a.m.

  The Federal Government's newest round of proposed anti-immigration rules targets asylum seekers and will put a strain on those here in North Texas and the organizations and people who support them, advocates say. The new rule would double the wait time for a work permit.

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  Former Dallas County DA Gets Rewarded for Political Suicide Mission

  November 15 at 4 a.m.

  All things considered, Faith Johnson is probably better off today. Sure, she got waxed by Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot in the 2018 election, losing by 20 points, but she was never expected to win anyway. Since her loss, however, the former judge has picked up a sweet partnership...

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  Texas Wins Right to Stay in Dark Ages of Voter Registration on a Technicality

  November 14 at 4 a.m.

  For a brief moment in 2018, it looked like Texas might be dragged out of the dark ages and forced to fix one of its residents' longest-standing frustrations. A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit squashed that dream Wednesday, at least for the time being...

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  Dallas City Council Corruption Case a Third-Cousin to Trump Impeachment

  November 13 at 4 a.m.

  The main lawyer in an upcoming Dallas City Council corruption trial is also an important player in impeachment. And quid pro quo, by now the best known Latin phrase in Washington, meaning this for that or what for what, also is at the center of our local imbroglio. Washington A-Team...

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  Ethan Persoff’s The Bureau Is a 202-Track Album, an 88-Page Comic and Now a Radio Drama

  November 12 at 4 a.m.

  Last year, Austin-based cartoonist, archivist and sound artist Ethan Persoff was in need of a break. Between the 2016 election of President Donald Trump and 2018, he says, he was filled with nervous stress and trepidation. But after spending two years glued to the news and social media debates over...

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  Everything You’ve Heard About Viral Texas Custody Case Is Wrong

  November 12 at 4 a.m.

  If you happen to follow any of Texas' Republican leadership on Twitter — and God bless you if you do — you've likely encountered the state GOP's latest cause célèbre: a child-custody dispute in Dallas County between a mom who says that one of her two 7-year-old twins is a trans...