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  Beto O'Rourke Backs Biden's 'Build Back Better' Economic Recovery Plan

  July 13 at 4 a.m.

  Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke endorsed the ambitious economic recovery plan unveiled by his one-time opponent, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, during a Zoom conference call Friday. Announced Thursday, the “Build Back Better” plan aims to create 5 million new jobs in the U.S.’ manufacturing and technology sectors. It...

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  Majority of Texans Think Coronavirus Response Is Going Badly, Poll Shows

  July 7 at 4 a.m.

  As infections of the novel coronavirus surge across North Texas and around the state, a majority of Texans now say efforts to control the spread of the virus are going badly, according to a poll released this week. The poll, conducted by the Texas Politics Project at the University of...

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  What Dallas Thinks About Kanye West Running for President – The Best of Twitter

  July 7 at 4 a.m.

  On Saturday evening, music mogul Kanye West celebrated Independence Day with the announcement that he is running for president in the November election. Breaking the news on Twitter, he wrote, “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am...

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  Protesters Call for Immigration Reform Outside Dallas City Hall

  June 29 at 4 a.m.

  A federal judge recently ordered children who have been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for more than 20 days to be released by July 17. But demonstrators protesting for immigration reform outside Dallas City Hall on Saturday say that order isn't enough. "This is a victory, but it...

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  Most Texas Hairstylists Rebuke Shelley Luther for Breaking Law, New Poll Shows

  June 29 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas hair salon owner Shelley Luther has cannonballed her way into the national spotlight. Her brash act of political defiance flung heaps more mud into the already murky debate surrounding safety mandates amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, the University of Houston released a poll indicating that Luther’s peers disapproved...

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  Marsha Jones Redefines the Meaning of Community for Black Women in Dallas

  June 25 at 4 a.m.

  While discussions on police abolition are still prevalent in the media and protesters continue to advocate defunding police forces and investing instead in community resources, people all over the world are beginning to reconsider just what “community” means. For The Afiya Center, radical community ideals and notions of intersectionality — how race,...