Last week’s Did You Miss It? tracked a North Texas pastor’s remarks about Islam, state Rep. James Talarico (D-District 50) and illegal-voting charges. This week, CAIR Action recommended 369 Texas candidates, including 18 full endorsements for DFW offices, while U.S. Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) said an alleged ISIS-inspired assassination plot strengthened his resolve to fight radical Islam.
Federal H-1B checks found fraud or noncompliance at 22.39% of a set of extension-related worksites, not the overall program. The Dallas Express also examined the missing count of American workers displaced through H-1B hiring, Texas investigations into suspected visa abuse and foreign ties involving universities and tax-exempt nonprofits.
Property taxes and Dallas accountability also drove the week. Reports examined a possible $200,000 school homestead exemption, questions surrounding the homestead exemption of state Sen. Taylor Rehmet (D-District 9), Dallas Proposition S, aging police training facilities and DART safety.
Election integrity, child safety and North Texas growth rounded out the lineup, from delayed voter records and alleged illegal voting to a lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) against OpenAI, unidentified ‘trans’ mailers and a $600 million Fort Worth manufacturing plan.
Here are the stories and updates that helped shape the week.
CAIR, Islam and political influence
- CAIR Action Backs Hundreds Of Texas Candidates. Who Made Its DFW List?
- Keith Self Vows To Fight Radical Islam After FBI Foils Alleged Assassination Plot
- CAIR Action Backs Teen Dubbed ‘Texas’s Zohran Mamdani’ For School Board
- Talarico Woos Muslim Voters At Irving Gathering With North Texas Officials
- Let’s Talk Midterms: DFW Pastor Addresses Mosque Expansion, Calls On Christians To Fight Politically
Why It Matters: CAIR Action’s November guide recommended 369 Texas candidates, including 18 full endorsements for DFW offices, and separately backed a teenage school-board candidate. The week also brought an alleged ISIS-inspired plot against Self, Muslim outreach in the Senate race and a Frisco pastor’s call for Christians to engage politically over mosque expansion.
H-1B, foreign influence and American workers
- When American Workers Lose Jobs, Who Counts The H-1B Cost?
- H-1B Renewal Checks Found Fraud Or Violations At More Than 1 In 5 Sites
- Trump Launches $25M Fraud Rewards Program As Texas H-1B Visa Crackdown Continues
- UT Austin Cuts Foreign Research Ties Flagged As National Security Risks
- Chinese Communist Party-Linked Nonprofits Took Millions In Donations. Now Congress Wants Answers.
Why It Matters: Federal inspectors found fraud or noncompliance at 22.39% of a set of H-1B extension-related worksites, while no verified national count shows how many American workers companies displaced through visa hiring. Texas investigations, new federal fraud incentives and scrutiny of foreign research and nonprofit funding kept workforce and national-security accountability in focus.
Property taxes and Dallas accountability
- Own Your Home, Still Owe The Government: Texas Weighs Greater Property Tax Relief
- Paxton Pitches $50K Homebuyer Deduction At Fort Worth Rally
- Taylor Rehmet’s Homestead Tax Break Questioned Over House Listed For Rent
- Dallas Apartment Shortage Deepens While Texas Weighs Bigger Homestead Exemptions
- Dallas Prop S: Are Citizens Getting The Accountability They Voted For?
- Let’s Talk Midterms: Chief Comeaux Shows The Strain On Dallas Police Training Facilities
Why It Matters: Texas’ standard school homestead exemption remains $140,000, while broader relief proposals would require legislative action and voter approval. Questions surrounding Rehmet’s homestead exemption, Dallas housing costs, Proposition S and police training facilities put tax fairness and voter-approved accountability under scrutiny.
Election integrity, border and immigration enforcement
- Feds Charge 28 Green Card Holders In Voter-Fraud Crackdown As Texas Early Voting Begins
- Another Texas Error Delays 15,000 Voter Records Days Before Polls Open
- Illegal Alien Used Dead Baby’s Identity For 40 Years, Got Voter Card
- EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Rehmet’s Campaign Sent Fundraising Appeals To Carroll ISD As Superintendent Raised Electioneering Concerns
- Trump Takes Big Bend Border Wall Fight To Supreme Court
Why It Matters: Federal prosecutors charged 28 green card holders in California election cases, Texas sent counties 15,000 delayed voter records, and a jury convicted an illegal alien who used a dead infant’s identity to obtain a voter card. Carroll ISD’s superintendent raised electioneering concerns over a campaign request, while the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to restart border construction in Big Bend.
Children, schools and parental rights
- Paxton Sues OpenAI And Sam Altman Over Suicide Claims, Seeks ChatGPT Ban For Texas Kids
- ‘Trans’ Student Mailers Hit Texas Homes As Advocacy Group Denies Sending Them
- Former Carrollton-Farmers Branch Teacher Indicted For Lying To FBI About Student Messages
- Musk Says Talarico Wants To ‘Trans Your Kids And Destroy The Border’: Does His Record Back It Up?
- Dallas ISD School Fair Approaches As District Enrollment Continues To Decline
Why It Matters: Paxton’s OpenAI lawsuit, unidentified ‘trans’ mailers and a former teacher’s federal indictment put child safety and parental oversight at the center of the week. Dallas ISD’s enrollment decline and Talarico’s record on child sex-mutilation surgeries, hormone drugs and parental rights added broader questions about school trust and policies affecting children.
North Texas public safety, DART and growth
- ‘Pure Evil’: Gunman Fired 800-Plus Rounds In Texas Deputy’s Killing, Sheriff Says
- ‘Demon’ Claim At DART Station Described In Dispatch Alert
- Carrier’s $600M Fort Worth Plant Brings 1,500 Planned Jobs Into Texas’ Data Center Debate
- Fire Tornado, Cloud Maze Coming To Dallas’ Perot Museum
- Frisco Approves Toyota Stadium Hotel Deal With Up To $5M In Tax Rebates
Why It Matters: A Van Zandt County gunman fired more than 800 rounds in the attack that killed Deputy Adam Al-Sherifi, while a dispatch-app alert involving a DART station and a separate security-cost analysis renewed transit-safety questions. Carrier, the Perot Museum and Frisco announced or approved major projects involving jobs, private investment and taxpayer incentives.
That was the week. If you missed it, now you are caught up.
