POLITICS

VIDEO: Housing woes push Dallas out of Top 10 best economies
| January 22, 2025
Dallas is no longer in the Top 10 of best economically performing big cities, dropping 11 places in the latest rankings. Housing is to blame, according to the Milken Institute, the nonprofit that conducts the study each year.

Inauguration bromance: Trump praises Abbott as he promises deportations, more miles of border wall
by Matt Hennie
| January 20, 2025
President Donald Trump lavished praise on Gov. Greg Abbott at the inauguration for his efforts at the border, pledging to send troops and build more miles of the border wall.

Trump takes on the US Constitution with day one executive orders
| January 20, 2025
Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, doubled down on fossil fuels that drive pollution, and targeted transgender Americans.

Texas lawmakers react to inauguration: Congrats, criticism, and quiet
| January 20, 2025
Elected officials from across Texas shared their reactions to President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Here’s what Trump promised to do on ‘Day One.’ Now that he and Republicans have total power in DC, will he?
| January 17, 2025
The president-elect should be able to, in theory, implement his “Day One” plans. The big question is – will he actually do what he’s proposed? Or will he, as he’s indicated in recent weeks, walk back some of those promises, reverse course, or just ignore them altogether?