Staff Reports

US citizen might not be able to protect her family under the current administration
| August 18, 2025
Rosa Vargas-Galvan became a U.S. citizen in 2022 after living as a permanent resident since she was two years old. Her family did everything by the book, but under the current administration, that may not be enough to protect her or her family.

WATCH: Texas Senate Democrats blast ‘immoral, racist’ redistricting plan
| August 13, 2025
Democrats | EXCO-Player | greg abbott | HTX | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | TEXAS SENATE
After Democrats in the Texas Senate tried—and failed—to stop a vote approving a Republican bill redrawing the state’s congressional maps, state Sen. Borris Miles (D-Houston) delivered a fiery message to voters.
The Senate vote, though, is moot as Democrats blocked the bill in the state House. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to call another special session to pass the measure.

WATCH: Jasmine Crockett claps back at Trump: ‘I know he’s unintelligent’
| August 13, 2025
Democrats | Donald Trump | EXCO-Player | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | trump
President Donald Trump tried to drag US Rep. Jasmine Crockett by criticizing the Dallas Democrat’s intelligence. She wasn’t having it.
📸: TMZ

WATCH: Make your own rug at this Dallas-area studio
| August 12, 2025
DFW newsletter editor Joi Louviere shares her experience at a creative studio called Tutugether in Carrollton.

WATCH: The difference between redistricting and rezoning
| August 11, 2025
Redistricting and rezoning both have major consequences, but for different reasons. Here's what to know.

WATCH: Mezcal is having a moment: A Houston bartender explains
| August 10, 2025
Mezcal has been produced for centuries, and now it’s having its moment in Texas.



