Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session By Joshua Fechter and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2024 “Dade Phelan directs […]
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Medgar Evers, Rep. Clyburn, Among Nineteen Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA President Joe Biden will award 19 individuals the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Civil rights icon Medgar Wiley […]
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With lawsuits and recount petitions rising, some Texas elections seem to go on forever
Texas courts are still working through election challenges brought as far back as 2021, with right-wing activists challenging specific aspects of how the election was conducted, and experts say the protracted fights threaten voter confidence.
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UTD Calls in 5 Different Policing Bodies to Dismantle ‘Gaza Liberation Plaza’
The University of Texas at Dallas and five policing bodies violently arrested 21 people, including three faculty members, for protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine and demanding divestment from Israel.
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17 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at UT-Dallas as police break up encampment
17 people were arrested for criminal trespass after police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Texas at Dallas, after students set up tents and food stations to demand university divestment from U.S. corporations that have ties to Israel’s war in Gaza.
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‘It’s about the People in Gaza’: Student Encampment Protest Hits 1-Week Mark
On the fourth day of the protest encampment at George Washington University, at least a dozen D.C.-area families with young kids joined the Sunday afternoon crowd. They came to show […]
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Between DART’s GoLink and Circuit, all of West Dallas can access rides on demand
Circuit and GoLink, DART’s on-demand ride services, provide free and $2.50 one-way rides to West Dallas residents, connecting them with transit hubs and providing the needed last-mile connections.
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Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated
Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrells is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reinstate Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction, which was overturned by the Second Court of Appeals last month, arguing that the lower court failed to require proof that she knew she was ineligible to vote.
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Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care
Transgender foster youth in Texas have lost protections and affirmations due to the state’s conservative politics, leaving them isolated and vulnerable as they age out of the system.
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Save-A-Lot Implodes, Pay Issues Ensue With Yellow Banana LLC As Consumer Law Comes Into Play
Employees of Save-A-Lot in South Dallas are claiming that temporary owner and operator Yellow Banana LLC has denied them severance and unused PTO, while Moran Foods LLC allegedly stole fixed merchandise from the location before leaving the lot.