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Daylight saving time ends this weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects.
| October 30, 2024
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Here's what to know.
Op-Ed: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
| October 29, 2024
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
Dozens of ex-Trump administration officials have spoken out against him or oppose his campaign
| October 29, 2024
Dozens of former Trump administration officials — including his former VP Mike Pence, former Chief of Staff John Kelly, and two of his former defense secretaries — have denounced the Republican nominee, with many instead endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
What’s new and what to watch for in the upcoming ACA open enrollment period
| October 29, 2024
In most states, the ACA's annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15. Here's what you need to know.
VIDEO: David Hogg joins North Texas block walk
| October 28, 2024
Political activist David Hogg joined a block walk in Richardson for Averie Bishop on Oct. 19, where he talked to Courier Texas about Leaders We Deserve, a grassroots organization he co-founded that is dedicated to electing young progressives to Congress and state legislatures across the country. Bishop, a Democrat, is running for the District 112 […]
VIDEO: Why Prop U is facing criticism in Dallas
| October 28, 2024
Does Dallas need more cops? Nonprofit Dallas HERO thinks so. That’s why they’ve petitioned to get Prop U — an amendment that requires the city to hire more officers — on the ballot. Critics say it could cut funding for other needed city services.
Powerful art that mobilizes Gen Z: The “We The Future” campaign is inspiring new voters across America
| October 28, 2024
Amplifier and Good Trouble Collaborative have partnered with exciting artists to create the “We The Future” campaign, geared towards uplifting and inspiring Gen Z voters ahead of the 2024 election.
In her words: At age 17, DakotaRei escaped Texas to get an abortion
| October 28, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | HEALTHCARE | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | TEXAS | women's health
Today, she's fighting for other women in Texas who aren't able to get the health care they need.
All the racist, hateful things said at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden
| October 28, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | Donald Trump | EXTREMISM | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
The rally bore glaring similarities to a Nazi rally held at an earlier iteration of Madison Square Garden in 1939. “My reaction is that it was a combination of 1933 Germany, 1939 Madison Square Garden last night,” former Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci said on Monday.
Kamala Harris rallies with Beyoncé to highlight ‘Trump abortion bans’
| October 26, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris rallied in Texas on Friday to call attention to the state’s abortion ban, which she blamed on former President Donald Trump.
Colin Allred rallies for reproductive freedom with Kamala Harris in Houston
| October 26, 2024
US Rep. Colin Allred leaned into his record of defending reproductive rights during a rally on Friday in Houston with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump comes to Texas to troll Harris, invite Cruz on trip to Venezuela
| October 25, 2024
Former President Donald Trump rallied in Austin on Friday, claiming Texas is home to the “largest border invasion in the history of the world.”