Bipartisan feelings of frustration ran high after Senate was briefed last Wednesday on a U.S. intelligence leak that was discovered earlier this month. As The Dallas Express reported, a low-ranking...
FBI Allegedly Masks Scope of J6 Man-Hours
Another whistleblower has alleged that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) actively conceals the man-hours dedicated to January 6 investigations to avoid scrutiny from Republicans who are set...
McCarthy Makes Concessions to Opponents
Rep. Kevin McCarthy has made concessions to the 20 Republican congressmen who are blocking him from obtaining the speakership. During negotiations on Wednesday night, McCarthy (R-CA) reportedly...
Trump Receives Vote for Speaker
Former President Donald Trump has received a vote to become the new speaker of the United States House of Representatives as deliberations enter the third day. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) stood...
New County Judge Sworn In
Tim O'Hare has been sworn in as the county judge for Tarrant County after winning the recent election. In his new role, O'Hare will lead the Tarrant County Commissioners Court in managing and...
Local Republican Votes Against McCarthy
A representative-elect from North Texas was one of the Republicans who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House on Tuesday. Marking a historic occasion, the 118th Congress ended its...
House Fails to Appoint New Speaker
The 118th Congress ended its first day in session without electing a Speaker of the House. The House of Representatives adjourned around 4:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday after three rounds of voting and...
Tax Breaks Proposed for ‘Food Desert’ Grocers
Data from 2015 revealed that the number of Dallas residents living over 5 miles away from a grocery store stood in the hundreds of thousands. According to State Representative Shawn Thierry...
State Legislature Funding EMT Training
The Texas Legislature has designated $21.7 million of taxpayer COVID-relief funds to cover emergency medical services (EMS) workers' training and certification. Across the state, a shortage of EMS...
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Younger
The latest round of the longstanding legal battle between Jeff Younger and his ex-wife Anne Georgulas over custody and the right to make medical decisions for their two young children played out...
Bill Filed to Ban Vehicle Kill Switches
A bill has been filed in the Texas House of Representatives to ban remote kill switches from being installed in vehicles. The bill was authored by Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-Royse City) and filed on...
401(k) Hardship Withdrawal Rules Relax
Americans will soon be able to tap their retirement accounts for emergency expenses. Under the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill President Joe Biden signed on December 29, rules related to hardship...
Former Agents up Attacks Against FBI
As Republicans are poised to take over the U.S. House of Representatives, leaders within the party, as well as other conservative leaders and former agents, have intensified their allegations...
Rep.-Elect Santos Faces Investigation
U.S. Representative-elect George Santos, a Republican from New York, is now facing a federal probe into his finances in addition to the ongoing state and county investigations into his campaign....
J6 Committee Drops Trump Subpoena
The U.S. House of Representatives select committee on January 6 formally withdrew its subpoena of Donald Trump, prompting the former president to declare a small victory over the adversarial panel...
FDA May Drop Naloxone Prescription Rule
In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic, one federal agency is fast-tracking approval for an over-the-counter medication capable of saving someone's life during an overdose. The non-profit...
Act Prohibits Exporting Native American Items
A law protecting Native American items from exportation has been signed into effect. President Joe Biden signed the "Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act" on December 21. The act...
SCOTUS Allows Title 42 to Stand for Now
(The Center Square) – The nation's highest court said it will hear arguments on the case in February 2023. The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling allows the Title 42 public health policy to remain in effect...
Congress Funds Oak Cliff Park with $7M
The massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress on December 22 contains in its 4,155 pages nearly $8 million in taxpayer funding to support the second phase of Southern Gateway...
Pence Prank Presidential Run Announced
Former Vice President Mike Pence was listed on Monday as having filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for president in 2024. However, that was apparently an elaborate prank,...
Biden Gives Federal Employees Major Raise
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden signed an executive order giving federal employees a significant pay bump heading into the new year, but that increase still does not keep up with...