…particularly struggling since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The business organization reported that the industry currently has a low employee…
UK 'Online Safety' Law Likened to Censorship
…video platform Rumble to remove COVID-19 vaccine and establishment media critic Russell Brand from its service. Brand is in the midst of a flurry of past sexual assault accusations for…
City, County Refuse to Share Overdose Data
…Safety Code exempt the information from having to be released through an open records request. Dallas County previously published interactive online dashboards for public health emergencies such as the COVID-19…
FDA Spends $500K to Study COVID-19 'Disinfo'
The Biden administration spent $500,000 in taxpayer money on a program in Texas that aims to counter COVID-19 “misinformation and disinformation” within the Hispanic community. The grant was issued by…
VIDEO: White House Reins In Ambassador Emanuel
…trying to court China back into the Western fold. Several high-profile clashes involving the U.S. and China in recent years — from blame for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Calls for Texas Medical Freedom Bills Grow
…Dallas Express, more institutions have signaled a return to such restrictions across the country. In Texas, schools have restarted certain COVID-19 tracking procedures, requesting personal vaccination information from staffers. Additionally,…
More Local ISDs Join TEA Ratings Lawsuit
…students.” As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Texas public schools have been struggling to overcome education deficits that emerged after the transition to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic….
Dallas County Sheriff Runs for Re-Election
…issue. “I am proud of the work we have done, especially during the difficult days of COVID-19. We are daily focused on our jail operations, and we are doing all…
OAG Says Abbott's Executive Orders Enforceable
…request by Williamson County Attorney Dee Hobbs, who asked for guidance on whether Abbott’s orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic could be “criminally enforceable” against government officials who violated them. Specifically,…
Paxton Impeachment Trial Vote Breakdown
…legal guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic that could have prevented foreclosure sales from proceeding in an attempt to benefit Paul, who had several properties about to be auctioned off. The…
Local Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Fake COVID-19 Testing
An Irving man recently pleaded guilty to charges stemming from fraudulent COVID-19 testing insurance claims, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. The guilty plea was…
TX City Resolves Not to Enforce COVID Mandates
The Odessa City Council passed a resolution saying that the city would not enforce any COVID-19 mask or vaccine mandates imposed nationally or by the state, becoming the first city…
Appellate Judge Hits Pause on Trump's NY Fraud Trial
…during COVID, the banks were all paid? And yet you’re suing on behalf of banks, I guess. It’s crazy. The whole case is crazy,” he said. Despite the past claims…
Dallas ISD Joins Lawsuit Against TEA Commissioner
…TEA proposed its methodology changes in January and elicited feedback from the public, which advised taking into consideration the learning loss and disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “TEA proposed…
VIDEO: Newsom Regrets CA's Pandemic Response
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a surprise admission over the weekend when he expressed regret about the public restrictions imposed by his administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. The admission came…
Opinion: There’s a Huge Number of Potential Workers Already in Texas
…dramatically from 88 percent in 1960, to 80 percent in 2000, to 75 percent in 2019 (before Covid), to 73 percent in April of 2023. Focusing only on men of…
FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines
The FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Monday in a bid to lower the number of hospitalizations and deaths associated with the virus. COVID-19 cases have been rising across the…
Texas Republicans Increasingly Support Trump
…climate change — 65% said no, 22% said yes, and 13% were undecided. On the question of COVID-19 restrictions, 83% of respondents said they oppose allowing local governments to authorize…
COVID-19 Cases Tick Up
Summer vacations and the beginning of the new school year coincided with an increase in COVID-19 cases last month, and the upward trend in cases has continued into September. Across…
City Works to Overcome Broadnax's Permit Woes
…months to address the permit backlogs, administrative bottlenecks, and staffing shortages that plagued the DSD after the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have increased our staffing levels to provide better, faster permitting…