POLITICS
Dallas City Council rejects $25M partnership with ICE
| November 19, 2025
The Dallas City Council has backed the police chief’s decision to reject an offer to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Voters stopped a right-wing takeover of a Houston-area school board
| November 18, 2025
In early November, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD voters elected three new trustees to their school board, breaking a conservative majority that was elected in 2023.
I’m a Texan. But I don’t know if I can be a Texas OB-GYN
| November 14, 2025
ABORTION | HEALTH | health care | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | maternal healthcare | TEXAS | women's health
'I worry that I won’t be able to provide certain types of care because of the laws. I worry about the moral distress I’ll feel if I’m unable to act in particular cases—like when a woman might need a termination, and the law says that you can’t do one. On the other hand, there is value in having a doctor who understands the culture.'
Do I need to add ‘preserve democracy’ to my to-do list?
| November 13, 2025
Ever wonder what’s keeping this whole thing—you know, America—from just totally falling apart? It’s not the folks yelling on TV or trolling online: It’s the quiet work happening in local communities like yours.
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Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
| November 12, 2025
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.
Car-dominant Texas needs more public transit to meet mobility demands, TxDOT report says
| November 10, 2025
A draft of the first-of-its-kind Texas Department of Transportation plan released in October outlines the need for boosted public transportation in rural and smaller urban areas as well as a greater array of travel options, including rail, between the state’s major urban centers.
Texas voters approve all 17 ballot propositions
| November 4, 2025
Voters decided 17 statewide amendments to the Texas Constitution on Tuesday. Here are the results.
Here’s what changes Houstonians want to see after the CD 18 election
| November 3, 2025
Attendees of an Oct. 19 rally spoke on what changes they're hoping to see after the Congressional District 18 race, which currently has 16 candidates.
Gina Hinojosa urges Fort Worth to fight for its public schools
| November 3, 2025
DFW | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | FORT WORTH | fort worth isd | TEA | texas education agency | Texas Lead Story
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat running for governor, answered questions and called on community members to fight back against Fort Worth ISD’s state takeover at a town hall on Saturday.
From Texas to the heartland, new report examines federal impact on rural America
| October 30, 2025
Texas' farming communities reflect the broader struggles of rural America as they contend with climate change, immigration raids, and federal cuts.
‘The supports aren’t there’ Fort Worth voter rallies for young people at ‘No Kings’
| October 29, 2025
This Fort Worth resident said she wants her children, and other young people, to get a world at least as good as the one she’s had. The decorated umbrella she brought to the Fort Worth ‘No Kings’ rally on Saturday only covers a fraction of her issues with the current administration, but yet she’s hopeful for a better future. #NoKings
Dallas ‘No Kings’ protester calls out Trump’s ‘BS’
| October 29, 2025
Thousands of Texans protested President Donald Trump on Oct. 18 in downtown Dallas, calling out his “BS” claims that protesters on “No Kings Day” were paid to be there. #NoKings