September 8, 2020 Continuing to fend off attempts to alter its voting processes, Texas has convinced a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that sought sweeping changes to the state’s rules for in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Jason Pulliam dismissed a legal challenge Monday from Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP […]
September 8, 2020 The next Dallas police chief must embrace criminal justice reform as part of an effective public safety strategy, while restoring the morale of a complex department. As the resignation of Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall showed us, the job isn’t easy. It’s filled with challenges, roadblocks and minefields. So leadership that […]
September 8, 2020 Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall, the first Black woman to lead the department, announced Tuesday that she planned to resign, saying she had received inquiries about “future career” opportunities. While she initially said she’d leave by Nov. 10, she agreed to stay until the end of the year after City Manager […]
September 8, 2020 Dallas County reported 139 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, along with three new deaths. The latest victims all were Dallas residents who had been critically ill in area hospitals had underlying health conditions: two women in their 50s and a man in his 60s. The relatively low number of new cases might be […]
September 8, 2020 Dallas ISD has worked for months ensuring students without internet at home could connect using mobile hot spots. That’s the plan, at least for now – but a more permanent solution may soon be available in underserved neighborhoods. Audra Brown stands on her front porch holding her 2 year old granddaughter Toya. […]
September 8, 2020 Minnesota entrepreneur Josh Zamansky has never been to the State Fair of Texas. He’s never even been to Dallas. But he’s seizing an opportunity to sell food from State Fair of Texas concessionaires after the country’s largest fair was canceled this year. Via a new company called State Fair To Go, founder […]
September 8, 2020 On a normal first day of school, Texas children would wake up early to cram into school buses, eager to huddle and chat with their friends in the hallways before streaming toward their classrooms. On Tuesday, as many of the state’s biggest urban and suburban districts return for their first day of […]
September 8, 2020 As Texas college towns see rising COVID-19 cases with the return of hundreds of thousands of students to campus, a small but increasing number of universities are disciplining students who attend or host house parties or Greek rush events. “We have already begun formal action with both individuals and organizations,” Kristen Harrell, […]
September 7, 2020 Are you back to the office yet? With millions of Americans still working at home because of the pandemic, major employers and building owners are keeping an eye on the rate of workers returning to the office. The Dallas area leads the country in the share of employees who are back to […]
September 7, 2020 Labor Day marks the traditional start of campaign season. That means political candidates and parties will kick into high gear their voter outreach, pamphleteering, and (probably virtual) campaign events. But they’ll have to do one more thing this year: Remind voters that one-punch straight ticket voting is no longer an option in […]