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Early voting for local elections in North Texas starts April 22. Collin County voters have city council races, public safety propositions and a bond election to consider.
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The idea to construct a high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas seems to be gaining momentum.
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The Rev. Frederick Haynes III tells The Associated Press that he submitted his resignation on Tuesday as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He says the decision came “after a time of prayer and consultation.”
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The mix of grant funding and financing from the state’s Flood Infrastructure Fund will go towards removing and demolishing old water pumps, renovating and adding new pump stations and improving structural controls in the sump system. The funding will also be used to construct new levees.
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Dallas Independent School Board Place 5 Trustee Maxie Johnson, whose district includes Wilmer-Hutchins High School, hosted a community discussion Tuesday night on the shooting that left one student injured.
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Its time for Dallas voters to decide how — or if — over $1 billion dollars of debt will be issued for city projects. Early voting starts April 22. May 4 is election day.
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High speed rail in Texas is big talk in a state ruled by cars. Still, a plan to build a bullet train connecting Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston was a major focus at this week's Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst.
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Anything south of Downtown Dallas is considered a book desert — meaning most families have fewer than 10 books in their homes. Whose Books in Oak Cliff is working to increase access to reading.
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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn was one of two sheriffs at a "border crisis" hearing, but neither were from border counties.
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A memo sent to the city attorney's office shows outgoing Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax met with eight council members a week before his resignation announcement.
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The high court declined to hear a Louisiana case involving a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest and sued its organizer.
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The $5,000 contract is for Noah Betz, the executive director of the Huffines Liberty Foundation and a political strategist.
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The pilots union at American Airlines says there has been “a significant spike” in safety issues at the airline, including fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes returning from major maintenance work.
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When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.