POLITICS
Dallas ISD will offer free pre-K to all students starting next school year
DALLAS | dallas isd | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | North Texas | pre-K | pre-kindergarten | public education | school | students
Lt. Governor candidate says she wants to send TX Republicans “packing”
2026 Election | 2026 elections | Democrats | election 2026 | EXCO-Player | local politics | midterm | old texas | TEXAS
James Talarico slams John Cornyn during Democrat convention in Dallas
dallas county | Democrats | EXCO-Player | James Talarico | John Cornyn | local politics | old texas | talarico | TEXAS | US SENATE
Parents and students must ‘demand excellence’ from Texas universities
| January 22, 2026
EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | Texas A&M
Dr. Leonard Bright, an ethics professor at Texas A&M University, is urging students and parents who are concerned about ongoing attacks on academic freedom in Texas to fight back at the ballot box.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
| January 22, 2026
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press.
‘She likely died from a stroke’: Inside the chilling reality of Texas’s abortion laws
| January 21, 2026
ABORTION | HEALTH | health care | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | maternal health | Repro Rights | TEXAS | Texas Republicans
A Houston mom knew she needed to stay alive for her teenage son. But not one of 90 doctors she saw was willing to save her life by ending her dangerous pregnancy.
How Texas A&M became ground zero for higher education’s culture war
| January 20, 2026
Dr. Leonard Bright’s Ethics and Public Policy course was canceled a few days into the semester. It’s just one in a string of attacks on academic freedom at the university.
Texas Comptroller wants to bar Islamic schools from voucher program
| January 16, 2026
As private schools in Texas register for the state’s new voucher program, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggests that schools with Islamic ties be disqualified from participating.
How James Talarico will address Texas AI data centers
| January 16, 2026
2026 Election | 2026 elections | AI | EXCO-Player | James Talarico | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | US SENATE
During a town hall in Plano on Monday, State Rep. James Talarico—who is running for US Senate—discussed how his campaign aims to address growing concerns over data centers being built across Texas.
Who is running where in DFW on March 3
| January 16, 2026
Early voting for the March 3 primaries begins Feb. 17.
Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, Frederick Haynes III, sees Congress as stage to pursue social justice
| January 16, 2026
Meet the Dallas pastor running to replace Jasmine Crockett
James Talarico: ‘I’m fighting for the American Dream’
| January 15, 2026
2026 Election | 2026 elections | DFW | EXCO-Player | James Talarico | local politics | old texas | plano | TEXAS | US SENATE
Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico addresses nearly 2,000 people at the Plano Event Center on Monday night during a town hall where he discussed how his campaign is fighting for working-class Texans.
Senate hopeful James Talarico announces anti-corruption agenda
| January 15, 2026
State Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) announced his US Senate campaign’s new anti-corruption agenda on Thursday morning, which includes implementing term limits for Supreme Court justices.
James Talarico teases new teacher pay policy
| January 14, 2026
2026 elections | EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | James Talarico | local politics | old texas | teachers | TEXAS | US SENATE
Watch as former educator and US Senate candidate James Talarico—an Austin Democrat—shares how he plans to boost teacher pay in Texas during a town hall on Monday in Plano.
New website turns Texas students into campus watchdogs
| January 14, 2026
Students can now submit complaints against public universities and colleges to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s new Office of Ombudsman through an online portal.