Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, here’s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand By Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublicaMarch 29, 2024 “Nearly […]
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Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting
By Karen Brooks Harper Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said […]
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Fair Park’s Cotton Bowl Set for a $140 Million Makeover: Revitalizing a South Dallas Landmark
By Marlissa Collier Fair Park, the gem of Sunny South Dallas, was the center of attention earlier this week. The occasion? The groundbreaking of a massive $140 million upgrade to […]
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NAACP’s Bay Area Unit Plan Press Release on Texas’ SB17 & SB4
The NAACP Dickinson Bay Area Unit #6280 will conduct a Press Conference this Friday, March 29th at 10am at New Vision Baptist Church located at 2311 24th Street, Dickinson, TX. […]
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas case challenging abortion pill access
By Eleanor KlibanoffOriginally appeared in the Texas Tribune A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed open to keeping mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, on the market despite a Texas ruling […]
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Enforcing Texas’ new immigration law may be challenging, even for authorities that support it
Texas’ new immigration law, SB 4, is in uncharted legal territory, and local law enforcement officials are unsure how to enforce it due to its potential for racial profiling and discrimination.
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2024 Primary Confirms Dallas Voter Turnout is Still Abysmal
Voter turnout dwindled in both Dallas and Texas overall for this year’s Super Tuesday Primaries. In what’s certain to be one of the most contentious elections in the history of our nation, just 18 Texans voted for every 100 Texans, while only 16 Dallasites visited the polls for every 100 eligible and registered voters.
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Biden Issues Executive Order to Propel Women’s Health Research Forward
President Biden signed an executive order to prioritize women’s health research and innovation, highlighting the need to bridge existing gaps in biomedical research that have left women underrepresented and their health needs insufficiently understood.
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Uvalde police chief resigns after controversial report cleared officers who responded to school shooting
By Alejandro Serrano Originally appeared in Texas Tribune Daniel Rodriguez was out of town during the 2022 massacre. He told the local newspaper he was “not forced, asked or pressured” […]
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As Dallasites Fight to put Marijuana Decriminalization on the Ballot, the Broader Political Battle Begins
UPDATED 3/21/2024: Texas nonprofit progressive organization Ground Game has already gathered 13,000 signatures for a petition to adopt a ballot initiative to put marijuana decriminalization to a vote in the […]