This past week was a significant one in Dallas and across Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of Dallas over alleged failures to meet voter-approved police standards under Proposition U — an exclusive first reported by The Dallas Express. Questions surrounding DART’s governance and city participation intensified, prompting both a DX Brief overview and the launch of The Dallas Express Premium, featuring a deeper long-form analysis and video discussion of the agency’s future.
At the same time, immigration and H-1B workforce debates moved closer to home, political tensions surfaced at a candidate forum tied to the EPIC mosque in Collin County, and school walkouts over ICE enforcement drew state-level scrutiny.
Here are the key stories you may have missed.
Paxton vs. Dallas
EXCLUSIVE: Paxton Sues Dallas Alleging Failure To Meet Prop U Police Standards
DART Governance & City Negotiations
DART At A Crossroads: Governance, Security, And The Fight To Stabilize The Agency (DX Brief)
Dallas Approves Dropping DART Board Share To 45% As Cities Negotiate Before Withdrawals
Violence Strikes Again: How Many More Incidents Before Cities Break From DART?
H-1B & Workforce Policy
Top H-1B Employers In Texas Revealed By New Federal Data
Dallas Schools Add H-1B Visas Post-Trump $100,000 Fee Implementation
Economic Paper Argues H-1B Wage Gap Justifies High Fees For Employers
EPIC Forum & Sharia Debate
Sharia Law Challenge Disrupts EPIC Forum As Attendee Is Restrained
Congressional Candidate Urges Democrats to Vote in GOP Primary at EPIC Forum (DX Brief)
Collin County Judge Candidate Calls EPIC Mosque His “Third Home” Amid Ongoing Controversy
“There Will Be No Sharia City”: Paxton Launches Probe Into Kaufman County Development
Education & Student Walkouts
Boswell Principal’s “That’s On Me” After Walkout Against ICE Enforcement
Abbott Escalates Response To Student ICE Walkouts, Orders State Review
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