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Tarrant County's Republican commissioners outvoted the Democrats last month to start an unusual mid-decade redistricting process.
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The Dallas City Council passed a mostly ceremonial resolution agreeing to continue negotiations on a funding plan with the police and fire pension system board.
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The bills would stiffen penalties for trespassing in animal enclosures, elevating some offenses to felony charges. They would also classify unauthorized entry into enclosures at zoos, aquariums, and other animal care facilities as a state jail felony.
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The family of a late DPD officer and an injured officer in 2019 sued an off-duty officer, the security company that employed him and Home Depot. The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to dismiss the suit.
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Immigrants without legal status are increasingly finding themselves the targets of scams. "I think the fact that this undocumented population is so vulnerable, they鈥檙e more likely to fall for these traps," an attorney said.
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The city's Ethics Code can be reviewed at least once every five years thanks to a voter-approved proposition in the 2023 Charter Election.
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Senate Bill 1999 would bar punishment against public employees and students who misgender their peers. The bill now heads to the Texas House for consideration.
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The statue would depict a mother with an unborn child in a 鈥渨orld-shaped womb.鈥
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State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases.
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In February, as campaign season ramped up across Tarrant County, Republican leaders and Mansfield residents filled a private room inside a popular bar for a fundraising event titled 鈥淧ath to Progress: Restoring Conservative Leadership in Mansfield.鈥
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The Dallas County Historical Foundation operates the museum and leases two floors in the county-owned building. Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot John F. Kennedy from it.
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More than 20 people addressed the Tarrant County Commissioners Court about the redistricting effort, none of them in support.
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Former Irving City Council candidate Vicky Oduk endorsed Families for Irving candidate Sergio Porres for the June 7 runoff election.
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Democratic County Commissioner Alisa Simmons represents Precinct 2, which includes Arlington. She has accused Republicans of trying to draw her out of her seat.