Women, minority small business owners confused, worried after Texas kicks them off HUB program
| December 9, 2025
BLACK OWNED BUSINESS | local business | mom and pop businesses | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS | woman-owned business
But hours later, the comptroller’s office emailed Hartman again, notifying her and more than 15,000 other small businesses — nearly 97% of the certified HUB businesses in Texas — that they were being removed from the HUB program entirely.
Federal lawsuits challenging immigration detention flood Texas
| December 9, 2025
deportation | Donald Trump | due process rights | habeas corpus | habeas corpus petition | ICE | Laken Riley Act | mandatory detention | SATX | TEXAS | Trump administration | University of Texas at Austin
The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants.
Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for US Senate seat in Texas
| December 8, 2025
2026 Election | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | HTX | politics | Republicans | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas), a progressive critic of the Trump administration, stepped into the US Senate race on Monday and upended the Democratic primary.
Democrat Colin Allred drops out of Senate race, announces run for 33rd Congressional District
| December 8, 2025
Colin Allred is dropping out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and pivoting to run instead for the Dallas-based 33rd Congressional District.
3 DFW mom-and-pop shops that closed this year due to rising costs
| December 3, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | mom and pop businesses | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
Texas restaurants and bars have been hit hard by rising rents, pricy ingredients, and dwindling attendance. These three mainstays shut down earlier this year.