POLITICS
7 most notorious true crime cases in DFW history
CULTURE | DFW | dfw history | DFW Lead Story | HARDGATE | murder | NATIONAL NEWS | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | true crime
Texas House passes $1 billion school vouchers bill in historic vote
| April 17, 2025
The Texas House passed a $1 billion school voucher bill early Thursday, a measure that provides $10,300 to students to attend private schools.
Fort Worth prioritizes literacy effort as 2 in 3 students cannot read proficiently
| April 16, 2025
Mayor Mattie Parker issued a resolution April 15 declaring literacy as one of the city’s priorities. The document emphasized Fort Worth’s promise to help the 12 school districts serving the city achieve universal grade-level reading among students.
Meet the tent company making a fortune off Trump’s deportation plans
| April 14, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | diversity | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | equity | EXTREMISM | funding | IMMIGRATION | old texas | politcal | political | politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | TEXAS POLITICS | trump | US-MEXICO BORDER
Deployed Resources, a privately held tent company, is set to operate a new ICE tent camp to hold people awaiting deportation in El Paso, Texas.
How Trump’s attempt to gut Planned Parenthood will hurt people across Texas
| April 11, 2025
Millions of people are losing access to family planning services. That’s because in some states, including Texas, President Donald Trump is freezing funds to Title X.
Ken Paxton jumps into US Senate race, sparking bitter GOP primary
| April 9, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton entered the US Senate race, turning the GOP primary into an acrimonious battle with incumbent US Sen. John Cornyn.
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. That could hurt students with disabilities in Texas.
| April 8, 2025
censorship | CHILDCARE | CIVIL RIGHTS | DALLAS | diversity | Donald Trump | EDUCATION | education department | EQUALITY | equity | EXTREMISM | funding | HIGHER EDUCATION | inclusion | lawmakers | laws | national politics | old texas | politcal | political | politics | public education | schools | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | trump
In a state with a checkered history with federal special education law, advocates say Texas students will see an erosion of their disability rights protections. As the Trump administration pushes to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, advocates for students with disabilities worry that, without federal oversight, Texas will fail to provide adequate special education services to the children who need them.
Is your Dallas neighborhood a heat island?
| April 8, 2025
Dallas officials hope a 2024 climate study can help create strategies to combat heat islands — a phenomenon that has left some neighborhoods in the city up to 12 degrees warmer than other areas during the summer months.
Texas Republicans take aim at public transit in two major cities
| April 7, 2025
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | CIVIL RIGHTS | DALLAS | DFW | FORT WORTH | funding | INFRASTRUCTURE | lawmakers | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | TRANSPORTATION
The Texas Legislature is considering bills that transit officials warn could hamper public transportation in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions.
VIDEO: ‘Fire who? Elon Musk’ — Thousands of people rally at Texas Capitol
| April 5, 2025
Thousands of people crowded the south lawn of the Texas Capitol on Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
Second chance charter: This Texas educator is fighting for high school dropouts
| April 4, 2025
Once a teenager drops out of high school, stigmas often follow. The world has become a more and more unforgiving place for young people, and on top of the unique challenges today’s teens face, financial crises at home and in the public school system leave struggling youth without much support. Fortunately, there’s a North Texas […]
Texas Senate approves ban on DEI, LGBTQ+ clubs in public schools
| April 4, 2025
dei | DFW | diversity | EDUCATION | equity | greg abbott | inclusion | public schools | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | trump
The Senate approved SB 12 in a 20-11 party-line vote on March 19. It’s now headed to the Texas House for consideration. The bill bans the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation, creates an avenue for parents to file complaints about violations, and requires districts to create policies for disciplining employees who engage in DEI-related tasks.
Telehealth for pets? It’s the cat’s meow, a Texas lawmaker says.
| April 1, 2025
funding | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | lawmakers | laws | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
Animal health care experts raised concern that telehealth would lead to misdiagnosis and erode what little care already exists in rural Texas.