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 Senate bans THC again, targets bathroom use by trans people
| August 18, 2025
cannabis | EXCO-Player | LGBTQ | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS SENATE | thc
Although Texas House Democrats left the state to block a Republican redistricting bill, Republicans in the Texas Senate passed bills targeting trans people and THC.
Al Green fires back at Greg Abbott’s redistricting plan: ‘What is wrong with you?’
| August 18, 2025
EXCO-Player | greg abbott | HTX | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
US Rep. Al Green said Gov. Greg Abbott ought to be “ashamed” for trying to redraw the state’s congressional districts and targeting his Houston-area seat.
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.
Texas private schools hire relatives and enrich insiders. Soon they can do it with taxpayer money.
| August 15, 2025
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
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
Teachers and parents face record-breaking back-to-school costs in 2025
| August 12, 2025
Another back-to-school season has arrived, bringing with it the familiar scramble of supply lists, clothes shopping, and, of course, financial stress. But this year hits different. There's an elephant in the classroom that's becoming impossible to ignore, and its crushing financial pressure is squeezing teachers and parents alike.
WATCH: Rep. Jolanda Jones speaks out on why Texas Democrats took a stand
| August 9, 2025
Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones joined fellow Texas Democrats in leaving the state on Sunday to break quorum and block the GOP’s redistricting blitz.
WATCH: Texas lawmaker explains why she left the state to block redistricting
| August 9, 2025
Rep. Linda Garcia (D-Mesquite) is one of nearly 60 Texas House members that left the state on Aug. 3 to stop Gov. Gregg Abbott’s special session, and in turn, a Republican plan to flip five US House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
WATCH: ‘This is not a Texas map, it is a Trump map’
| August 8, 2025
Several Texas Democrats—including US Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas), Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Greg Casar (D-Austin), and Al Green (D-Houston)—made their way to Austin earlier this month to testify against redistricting plans.
WATCH: Colin Allred urges Texans to ‘build a backlash’ against GOP gerrymandering
| August 8, 2025
Collin Allred and US Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) joined hundreds of Democrats in Fort Worth on Wednesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and protest a plan from President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott to redraw the state’s congressional districts in an effort to flip five US House seats.
WATCH: Houston Dem says GOP is trying to ‘erase’ Black voters
| August 8, 2025
Houston Democrat Jolanda Jones calls out GOP redistricting efforts as a direct attempt to erase Black voters.