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How to become a poll worker in Texas
by Joi Louviere
| August 14, 2024
Poll workers are key to a healthy democracy, helping ensure elections across the country run smoothly. Not only do they hand out those cool “I voted” stickers and answer questions during the early voting period and on Election Day, but they also make sure everyone’s vote is included in the final tally by counting absentee […]

Opinion: Republicans want to repeal the modern family
| August 14, 2024
From Project 2025 and JD Vance all the way down to state lawmakers, a growing number of far-right Republicans are waging war on modern families. Whether it’s attacking child care programs, encouraging women to stay in abusive marriages, or making it harder for same-sex couples to adopt, the modern right is fighting to repeal the modern family.

VIDEO: Texas voter is excited to vote for Kamala Harris
| August 13, 2024
@courierdfw Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Houston this week at the 60th International Biennial Boule of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., event. Attendee Nieka Davis told us why she's excited to have VP Harris on the 2024 presidential ticket. . . . #kamalaharris #kamalaforpresident #kamalaforthepeople #kamalaforpresident🇺🇸✌️#amplifygreater #sgrhoboule #greaterwomengreaterworld #SigmaGammaRho @sgrhoupdates #notgoingback #dallas #texas #houston […]

Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos
| August 13, 2024
One centerpiece of that program is dozens of never-before-published videos created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy. The vast majority of these videos — 23 in all, totaling more than 14 hours of content — were provided to ProPublica and Documented by a person who had access to them.

8 North Texas waterparks your family will love
by Joi Louviere
| August 13, 2024
Indoor and outdoor, seasonal and year-round, DFW has tons of waterparks worth a splash.

Biden-Harris administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and bypass chatbots
| August 13, 2024
The White House wants to end corporate practices that it says wastes consumers’ time and money, such as forcing customers to wait on hold for refunds, placing unnecessary barriers on canceling subscriptions, and making it difficult to access or submit health insurance claims.

JD Vance says he wants to help families, but missed vote to expand child tax credit
| August 13, 2024
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance proposed more than doubling the federal child tax credit to $5,000 over the weekend, but recently missed the chance to vote for an expanded credit—an effort his fellow Senate Republicans blocked.

Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families
by Araceli Cruz
| August 13, 2024
Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history.

7 movies filmed in Texas
| August 12, 2024
We’ve compiled a list of some of the most memorable movies that were filmed in Texas. Save this for your next weekend movie binge.

Texas voter guide for college students
| August 12, 2024
Here's what college students and first-time voters need to know about voting in the November election.

“Vibe shift”: Young Texas voters, motivated by Kamala Harris, lock into the presidential election
| August 12, 2024
These first-time, Texas voters are finally motivated by the election now that Kamala Harris is in the race.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
| August 12, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | women's health
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.