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Congressman denounces ICE response about prosecutor operating racist X account
| March 27, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | DALLAS | Democrats | Donald Trump | EQUALITY | EXTREMISM | IMMIGRATION | lawmakers | laws | national politics | North Texas | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS | trump
Last month, Congressman Marc Veasey, a North Texas Democrat, sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Deputy Director Kenneth Genalo demanding a swift investigation into James “Jim” Joseph Rodden, an ICE assistant chief counsel who acts as a prosecutor for ICE in immigration court in Dallas.
Gina Ortiz Jones’ crusade to elect 3 Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court
| October 24, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Democrats | Election2024 | EXTREMISM | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | Supreme Court | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | VOTING IN TEXAS | women's health
Ousting anti-abortion extremists from the state's highest court is within reach, Jones says.
Averie Bishop, Angie Chen Button vie for North Texas House seat
| October 16, 2024
Angie Button | Averie Bishop | DALLAS | Democrats | DFW | DFW Lead Story | election | Election2024 | North Texas | Republicans | TEXAS HOUSE | Voting Info
Both Button and Bishop, the first Asian woman to win Miss Texas, are among a small number of Asian women in Texas politics. The winner will not only be the sole Asian woman in the legislature, but also one of six members to ever serve in the 150-member Texas House.