Dallas Leaders Work To Ensure Smooth Runoff Election Saturday After Issues On May 1
District 8 councilman Tennell Atkins says the delays on May 1 were unacceptable. Now, the county election department is making sure that doesn't happen again.
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District 8 councilman Tennell Atkins says the delays on May 1 were unacceptable. Now, the county election department is making sure that doesn't happen again.
On Friday morning Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced his resignation.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has endorsed North Texas Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne for re-election.
Texas is one of 25 states — all with Republican governors — that have opted to curtail enhanced unemployment benefits two months early.
Texas lawmakers will be called back for a special session later this fall so they can redraw state House and Senate districts, along with Congressional districts.
The political blame game in Austin is heating up following the dramatic end of the regular Texas legislative session when House Democrats walked out, preventing some priority bills for Republicans from passing.
The 214 and 817 area codes rank among the highest in the nation in the number of robocalls received, according to the Robocall Index by Youmail.
Critics say a move by Gov. Greg Abbott to shutter dozens of shelters housing migrant children could seriously disrupt a national program that is already strained trying to care for minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone.
The Richardson Independent School District, of which Lake Highlands is part, said district will review student speech protocols before next year's graduation ceremonies.
Bush, who has served as Texas' land commissioner since 2015, is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the nephew and grandson of two former presidents.
President Joe Biden made a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote as Republican-led governments in Texas and other states pass new restrictions making it tougher to cast ballots.
Gov. Abbott was referring to House Democrats who walked out late Sunday night, leaving the chamber without a quorum, before the midnight deadline to pass bills.
Abbott is up for re-election in 2022 and already has a primary opponent in former Texas Senator Don Huffines.
"Texas continues to step up to confront the border crisis in the federal government's absence, but more must be done," said Gov. Greg Abbott in a statement.
The Governor made preventing cities from defunding the police an emergency item this session.
