Last week’s Did You Miss It? tracked Dallas police staffing, the McKinney recall and Trump’s restored voter checks. This week, Dallas opened the new fiscal year with 3,410 sworn officers, 590 short of the 4,000-officer minimum voters added to the City Charter. Downtown crime and response times improved, but AT&T’s planned departure put the city’s comeback under a brighter spotlight.
City Hall also closed libraries and recreation centers for a final furlough day, shut down 321 state-funded Flock cameras while hundreds remained active, and faced new questions about DART and a lawsuit seeking more than $20 million over Fair Park.
Across Texas, a Muslim voter-registration push, Christian turnout efforts and scrutiny of Muslim Student Associations drove several of the week’s biggest stories. Public and undercover recordings also showed how Democratic candidates and officials discussed the Democratic Socialists of America. Immigration cases, Dallas crime and major North Texas job announcements rounded out the week.
Here are the stories and updates that helped shape the week.
Dallas public safety and taxpayer accountability
- Dallas Heads Into New Fiscal Year Hundreds Of Officers Short Of Prop U Requirement
- Safer Streets, Bigger Test: AT&T’s Planned Exit And Prop U’s Staffing Gap Test Downtown Dallas
- Dallas Budget Shortfall Shuts City Hall, Libraries For Final Furlough Day
- Dallas Turns Off 321 Flock Cameras, But Hundreds Keep Watching
- Is DART The Weak Link In Downtown Dallas’ Comeback Plan?
- Dallas Sued For More Than $20 Million Over Fair Park
Why It Matters: Dallas entered the fiscal year with 3,410 sworn officers, 590 short of the 4,000-officer minimum voters added to the City Charter. Furlough closures, fewer Flock cameras, DART concerns and a Fair Park lawsuit put the same question in front of City Hall: Are taxpayers getting safer streets and dependable basic services?
Muslim mobilization, churches and campus influence
- ‘We Want Islam For This Country’: Texas Muslim Mobilization Puts Christian Churches On The Spot
- Fort Worth Church Rally Calls Christians To The Ballot Box
- Texas Education Official Wants Muslim Student Associations Off Public Campuses
- Oklahoma Council Says No To Mosque Plan, Fights To Make It Stick
Why It Matters: A McKinney gathering featured a call for Islam’s spread as CAIR pursued a national goal of 2 million net new Muslim voter registrations in 2026. Christian leaders responded with their own turnout push, while other reports examined Muslim Student Associations and Oklahoma’s fight over a mosque proposal.
DSA activity, elections and prosecutor oversight
- Socialist Piker To Talarico: Win Texas’ Senate Race, Remember Who Got You There
- EXCLUSIVE: Texas Democrat Praises DSA In Undercover Recording
- EXCLUSIVE: Dem Party Official Caught On Tape Acknowledging Talarico’s Problem With Black Voters
- ‘I’m DSA’: Texas House Candidate Yisak Worku Denies Hiding Socialist Affiliation
- Soros-Backed Texas Prosecutors In Focus Ahead Of House Oversight Hearing
- Paxton Declares Election Integrity Win After Supreme Court Restores Voter Checks
Why It Matters: Public and undercover recordings showed Hasan Piker urging the left to pressure Talarico, a congressional candidate praising DSA’s organizing and a Texas House nominee confirming his DSA affiliation. The week also brought scrutiny of Talarico’s support among black Democrats, outside influence on prosecutors and the Supreme Court’s restoration of expanded voter checks.
Immigration enforcement and Dallas crime
- Illegal Alien Faces Assault Charge After Austin ICE Shooting
- Twice-Deported Illegal Alien With Seven DWI Convictions Sentenced To 74 Months
- Green Cards For Cash: Feds Say Ex-Immigration Officer Sold Approvals, Skipped Background Checks
- Illegal Alien Sentenced For $2.3 Million Credit Union Fraud Scheme In Dallas
- EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Brandon Gill Unveils ‘Barron’s Law’ Targeting Trucking Safety, Immigration Compliance
- 19 Charged In Alleged Dallas Drug Trafficking Network
Why It Matters: The week’s immigration cases included a twice-deported illegal alien with seven DWI convictions, an alleged cash-for-approvals scheme and an assault charge tied to an Austin ICE operation. North Texas also saw a $2.3 million credit union fraud sentence, proposed trucking-safety penalties and a 19-defendant Dallas drug-trafficking case.
Campuses, curriculum and school choice
- EXCLUSIVE: TCU Syllabi Push ‘Settler Colonialism,’ Race-Focused Curriculum As University Promotes LGBTQ+ Advocacy
- UT Austin Removes ‘Gender,’ Sexuality And Race Courses From Core Curriculum
- Texas Released Second Round Of School Choice Funds Thursday
Why It Matters: TCU coursework centered on ‘settler colonialism,’ structural violence and decolonial thinking, while UT Austin removed women’s, ‘gender,’ sexuality and race-focused classes from its core curriculum. Texas also released a second round of Education Freedom Account funding as the state’s school-choice program moved forward.
Jobs, manufacturing and North Texas growth
- Dallas Lands $684M Morgan Stanley Expansion With 3,800-Plus Jobs
- Trump To Visit Denton Peterbilt Plant, Highlighting Texas Manufacturing Growth
- Texas Adds Factory Jobs, But Employers Still Report A Shortage Of Applicants
- Five Texas Colleges Get $10.4M To Expand Technical Training
- Private Sector Adds 46,000 Jobs As Government Payrolls Shrink
Why It Matters: Morgan Stanley confirmed a $684 million Dallas hub expected to support more than 3,800 jobs, while President Trump’s planned visit to Peterbilt’s Denton plant put Texas manufacturing in the national spotlight. The week also brought factory-job growth, $10.4 million for technical training at five Texas colleges and 46,000 new private-sector jobs nationwide as government payrolls declined.
That was the week. If you missed it, now you are caught up.
