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Ted Cruz defeats Colin Allred to win third term in US Senate
US Sen. Ted Cruz won a third term on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Colin Allred in a close US Senate race in Texas.
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Republican Bill Waybourn wins third term as Tarrant County Sheriff
Incumbent Sheriff Bill Waybourn easily defeated Democratic challenger Patrick Moses for reelection in Tarrant County on Tuesday.
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Puff, puff, yes: Voters decriminalize weed in Dallas
Proposition R, which decriminalizes weed in Dallas, passed on Tuesday. It prohibits Dallas cops from charging people with misdemeanor pot possession.
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‘Your vote is your voice’: Texans make their choices on Election Day
More than 9 million people took part in early voting in Texas. Millions more were expected at the polls on Tuesday for their last chance to cast a ballot.
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VIDEO: Rep. Colin Allred joins Dallas phone bank and block walk on Election Day
Rep. Colin Allred joined volunteers at the Dallas County Democratic Party headquarters for a final phone bank and block walk on Election Day. “This is the most American thing we can do,” he said. “I am so proud of our state.” Allred is locked in a tight race with US Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Op-Ed: Texas Latino community and the urgency of climate action
Latino politicians and climate leaders in Texas plead with voters to vote in candidates who want to take action to reverse climate change.
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Trump is widely expected to prematurely declare victory regardless of the vote count
Political experts and campaign officials alike are expecting Donald Trump to declare victory on Tuesday night before the final results will roll in. It’s just one tactic the former president and his allies have been working on to sow doubt in a potential election loss.
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Trump and the MAGA movement have spent years preparing to contest the 2024 election results
Donald Trump’s plan to challenge a 2024 election loss involves relying on the far-right justices on the Supreme Court all the way down to MAGA sheriffs and local election officials, with a helping hand from Republicans in Congress, state lawmakers, and a firehose of lies and conspiracies being spread on social media.
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Electoral misinformation in Texas: What you should know to avoid it.
Disinformation spikes during major U.S. elections. Experts urge verifying sources, fact-checking and careful content sharing. With every major U.S. election cycle, disinformation takes center stage once again, sowing confusion and eroding trust in democratic processes. This trend is far from surprising: the Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum estimates that disinformation will be…
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Op-Ed: The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing? People
The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing is people. People volunteering. People talking with people. People rising. And, importantly, people who care deeply about real issues that lower costs for families and boost the economy – and importantly, people who also want less vitriol, racism, misogyny, and hate.
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Treat yourself: 2024 Election Day freebies and discounts
Here’s a look at some of the freebies and deals you can sport on Election Day this year.
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VIDEO: Reproductive rights take center stage in Texas Senate race
US Rep. Colin Allred is running his Senate campaign on restoring reproductive rights for Texas women. Here’s where Allred and incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz stand on the issue.
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Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states.
Here’s how you can keep up to date with election results in key states on November 5.
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‘MAHA’: What to know about the ‘movement’ gaslighting health and wellness followers in the US
Here’s who RFK’s “health and wellness” political campaign is trying to reach, and why.
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Op-Ed: It’s time to turn the page on Ted Cruz
Former Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, a lifelong Republican, endorsed US Rep. Colin Allred in his race to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz.
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A Texas woman died after the hospital said it’s a ‘crime’ to intervene in her miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat stopped. Josseli Barnica grieved the news as she lay in a Houston hospital bed on Sept. 3, 2021: The sibling she’d…
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Op-Ed: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Dozens of ex-Trump administration officials have spoken out against him or oppose his campaign
Dozens of former Trump administration officials — including his former VP Mike Pence, former Chief of Staff John Kelly, and two of his former defense secretaries — have denounced the Republican nominee, with many instead endorsing Kamala Harris for president.
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What’s new and what to watch for in the upcoming ACA open enrollment period
In most states, the ACA’s annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15. Here’s what you need to know.
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VIDEO: David Hogg joins North Texas block walk
Political activist David Hogg joined a block walk in Richardson for Averie Bishop on Oct. 19, where he talked to Courier Texas about Leaders We Deserve, a grassroots organization he co-founded that is dedicated to electing young progressives to Congress and state legislatures across the country. Bishop, a Democrat, is running for the District 112…
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VIDEO: Why Prop U is facing criticism in Dallas
Does Dallas need more cops? Nonprofit Dallas HERO thinks so. That’s why they’ve petitioned to get Prop U — an amendment that requires the city to hire more officers — on the ballot. Critics say it could cut funding for other needed city services.
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In her words: At age 17, DakotaRei escaped Texas to get an abortion
Today, she’s fighting for other women in Texas who aren’t able to get the health care they need.
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All the racist, hateful things said at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden
The rally bore glaring similarities to a Nazi rally held at an earlier iteration of Madison Square Garden in 1939. “My reaction is that it was a combination of 1933 Germany, 1939 Madison Square Garden last night,” former Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci said on Monday.
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Kamala Harris rallies with Beyoncé to highlight ‘Trump abortion bans’
Vice President Kamala Harris rallied in Texas on Friday to call attention to the state’s abortion ban, which she blamed on former President Donald Trump.
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Colin Allred rallies for reproductive freedom with Kamala Harris in Houston
US Rep. Colin Allred leaned into his record of defending reproductive rights during a rally on Friday in Houston with Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Trump comes to Texas to troll Harris, invite Cruz on trip to Venezuela
Former President Donald Trump rallied in Austin on Friday, claiming Texas is home to the “largest border invasion in the history of the world.”
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How a local sheriff’s race could be a turning point for turning more of Texas blue
Waybourn and Moses are running on starkly different platforms, with the Republican incumbent running on issues like election fraud and immigration in Texas, while the Democratic challenger has said that he believes neither of those topics are relevant to the sheriff’s work.
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Op-Ed: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
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Dallas props on your ballot: From decriminalizing weed to increasing police force
Learn more about the propositions that will be on the ballot in Dallas.
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8 exotic animals you won’t believe are legal to own in Texas
Animals like dogs, cats, and fish are commonly found in homes. For a more unique pet, check out these exotic animals you can legally own in Texas.
