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Jasmine Crockett: Texans want ‘real people’ to represent them
| December 10, 2025
2026 Election | DALLAS | EXCO-Player | Jasmine Crockett | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | US SENATE
Watch as Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) breaks down what it’ll take for Democrats to win a statewide race for the first time since 1994. Crockett announced her candidacy for the US Senate in Texas on Monday in Dallas.
James Talarico on what he needs to win the US Senate race in Texas
| December 10, 2025
State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) said he can win Texas’ US Senate race by mobilizing two sets of voters—young people along with Independents and Republicans who’ve never voted for a Democrat.
Talarico made the comments during an event hosted by BigTentUSA on Monday. He’ll face US Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary on March 3.
Texas dumps businesses owned by women, minorities from aid program
| December 10, 2025
Claiming that it promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion, acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock removed thousands of businesses owned by women and minorities from the state’s Historically Underutilized Business program designed to help them compete for state contracts.
Colin Allred running for US House to ‘stand up to Donald Trump’
| December 10, 2025
Calling Dallas his home, Colin Allred on Monday announced his campaign to return to Congress, this time in a primary race that pits him against an incumbent Democrat.
Allred, who served in the US House for three terms, announced his run for the 33rd Congressional District in Dallas after dropping out of the US Senate race. He’ll face US Rep. Julie Johnson in the Democratic primary in March.
Arlington’s annual Christkindl Christmas market is now open
| December 10, 2025
Texas honors the famous Christmas markets of Germany with this Christkindl pop-up, each year in Arlington.
Petrochemical expansion in Texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds
| December 10, 2025
Researchers at Texas Southern University in Houston have analyzed demographic data around the locations of almost 100 industrial facilities proposed statewide and found that about 90 percent are located in counties with higher concentrations of people of color and families in poverty than statewide averages.
Time to spruce things up: Where to choose your own Christmas tree in Texas
| December 9, 2025
christmas | Community | CULTURE | HARDGATE | holiday | holiday season | HOLIDAYS | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Nothing quite compares to the smell of a fresh Christmas tree during the holidays. That cozy pine scent more than makes up for the inevitable floor full of needles—or the annoying task of keeping your pet out of the tree’s water.
Greg Abbott vows to put Turning Point USA chapters in all Texas schools
| December 9, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Turning Point USA Senior Director Josh Thifault in Austin on Monday to announce a partnership with the far-right organization.
Women, minority small business owners confused, worried after Texas kicks them off HUB program
| December 9, 2025
BLACK OWNED BUSINESS | local business | mom and pop businesses | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS | woman-owned business
But hours later, the comptroller’s office emailed Hartman again, notifying her and more than 15,000 other small businesses — nearly 97% of the certified HUB businesses in Texas — that they were being removed from the HUB program entirely.
Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for US Senate seat in Texas
| December 8, 2025
2026 Election | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | HTX | politics | Republicans | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas), a progressive critic of the Trump administration, stepped into the US Senate race on Monday and upended the Democratic primary.
From the stockyards to the spotlight: M.L. Leddy’s earns place on NYT Best Stores List
| December 8, 2025
50 Best Clothing Stores in America | Community | cowboy boots | CULTURE | DFW | FAMILY | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | M.L. Leddy’s | New York Times | old texas | saddles
M.L. Leddy’s, a Texas staple for over 100 years, recently made the New York Times list of 50 Best Clothing Stores in America. Here’s what you need to know.
Organizations work to tackle maternal health crisis across Texas
| December 8, 2025
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH | dallas county | DFW | Federal Cuts | high-risk pregnancies | maternal health | Medicaid | North Texas Maternal Health Accelerator | pregnancy | Tarrant County
Health care systems and organizations are working together across north Texas to improve maternal health outcomes.