Op-Ed: Central Texas deserves better than Rep. John Carter
| September 4, 2025
Congress | election | lawmakers | national politics | OPINION | politics | redistricting | STATE | TEXAS | VOTING IN TEXAS
Our communities have changed. They’ve grown. They’re focused on the future. We deserve a representative who’s ready to grow with us.
For some Texas students, citizenship isn’t enough to feel safe
| August 8, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | DFW Lead Story | EDUCATION | IMMIGRATION | national politics | politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Texas college students are fearful that their citizenship status will not be enough to protect them from the current ICE raids.
North Texans fight back against ‘racist’ redistricting
| July 29, 2025
Hundreds of people testified against the redrawing of congressional maps during a hearing at the University of Texas at Arlington on Monday.
Central Texas officials asked the state for flood alarm funding. It never came.
| July 17, 2025
EXCO-Player | natural disaster | old texas | politics | SAFETY | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | weather | youtube
Over the last decade, state officials repeatedly refused to fund a flood warning system in Central Texas.
Dallas lawmaker speaks about deadly floods
| July 15, 2025
CLIMATE CHANGE | EXCO-Player | flood | old texas | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | weather | youtube
Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-Dallas) urges state lawmakers to focus on “proactive” solutions to natural disasters when the special session starts on July 21.
Gov. Greg Abbott said the state’s response to natural disasters will be a top priority during the session. The floods that surged through Central Texas during the Fourth of July weekend killed over 120 people.