Judge Proposes Conduct Policy For Dallas County Commissioners
The Dallas County Commissioners may soon set some new rules for themselves. A judge wants the conduct policy updated to include limits on what commissioners can say during meetings.
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The Dallas County Commissioners may soon set some new rules for themselves. A judge wants the conduct policy updated to include limits on what commissioners can say during meetings.
Students and professors could soon be 'packing heat' at universities across the state. Proponents say the move could deter a 'Virginia Tech' type of situation. Opponents think the proposed bill will make campuses less safe.
They're thousands of miles from Libya, but dozens of people at two demonstrations in Downtown Dallas Sunday said they feel they can make a difference.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill with an amendment singling out the Planned Parenthood organization. The "Pence Amendment" would cut all federal funding, about $317 million dollars to the non-profit organization, which serves an estimated 90,000 DFW residents.
On Jan. 18, school district officials got their first view of the preliminary state budget for 2012-2013 and noticed a gaping hole where revenue for public education is usually assigned: $9.3 billion was chopped out of it.
Explosive minority growth in Texas has turned a handful of once solidly Republican congressional seats into bastions of ethnic diversity, putting added pressure on GOP leaders to shore up their districts with white voters who traditionally favor the party.
Strapped for cash and looking for programs to slice, the latest budget cuts from the federal government could – literally – hit home for thousands of Dallas/Fort Worth Area residents.
The Texas Senate hears debate on a bill that would require doctors to conduct a sonogram before performing an abortion.
After more than two years, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Ranger Division have announced they have identified several "persons of interest" in the 2008 governor's mansion fire in Austin.
Former Virginia Tech students urged lawmakers to reject efforts to allow concealed handguns in Texas college classrooms.
Texas police chiefs and sheriffs visited the Capitol to decry potential legislation that would require them to enforce federal immigration law.
The massive state budget crisis could give proposals to legalize gambling their best chance for approval in years.
A state Senate committee has approved one of Governor Rick Perry's emergency items. The resolution calls on Congress to pass a federal balanced budget constitutional amendment.
There's a new plan to help bring more places to live and shop to downtown Dallas. Proponents say the Dallas 360 Plan would connect neighborhoods, make for a stronger economy and create an active street scene.
Thousands of convicted criminals could soon be let out of Texas prisons as part of a new proposal that trades clemency for cash.
