DALLAS – The Office of Homeless Solutions (OHS) announced Tuesday, January 31, 2023, that OHS is continuing activation of Temporary Inclement Weather Shelter (TIWS) for the night of Tuesday, January 31, 2023, based […]
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Parkland Health announces closures in advance of winter weather
DALLAS – Parkland Health is taking proactive action to ensure the highest level of safety andminimize risk to patients, staff, and visitors by announcing all Parkland clinics will be closed.on […]
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Q&A with Tabitha Wheeler Reagan: District 7’s New Plan Commissioner
By Jeffrey Ruiz Originally appeared in Dallas Free Press South Dallas District 7 has a new plan commissioner — Tabitha Wheeler-Reagan. Councilmember Adam Bazaldua appointed Wheeler-Reagan in December to replace […]
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Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Anti-White Supremacy Bill, then Schools Republican Boebert on Hate
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA The Department of Justice’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program would keep track of white supremacist-inspired hate crimes and other related actions, and Justice […]
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Texas Senate to reconvene state redistricting hearings
DALLAS — Wednesday, the second day of the 2023 – 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, members of the Texas Senate voted unanimously to revisit redistricting, the process by which […]
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Joe Biden tours El Paso for first border visit of his presidency
By Uriel J. García And Sneha Dey Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune He was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott upon arrival at the El Paso airport. Abbott has been […]
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House, Senate Pass Legislation to Lower Cost of Inmate Telephone Calls
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Exorbitant telephone call rates have historically made it almost impossible for loved ones to keep in touch with family and friends behind bars. […]
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El Paso Extends Emergency Declaration as Surge of Migrants Cross Border Amid Subfreezing Temperatures
By Ramon Bracamontes Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune For the past six months, El Paso has been the epicenter of a migrant influx that does not appear to be letting […]
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Texas Amended its Constitution Hundreds of Times. It Likely Won’t Do So for Abortion Anytime Soon
By Emma Williams Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune A Texas Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions. Voters would have to approve it — but Republican […]
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Brittney Griner Freed
The deal to release Griner was consummated a week ago in the United Arab Emirates. Biden said Griner’s expected home within 24 hours. “It’s a good morning,” the president exclaimed at a news conference where Vice President Kamala Harris and Griner’s wife, Cherelle, stood close. “After months of being unjustly detained and held under intolerable circumstances, she’s coming home,” Biden asserted.