Politics

Activist Kelly Canon's death shocked Republican organizers in North Texas.

The Dallas County District Attorney's office says police may have misused "less lethal" firearms, leaving some protesters with serious injuries.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors is urging the Senate to approve voting rights legislation to override new restrictions imposed by Texas and other Republican-led states.

On a night where Arlington officials appeared poised to approve more gas drilling near a day care center and homes, the city council denied the permit request by a razor-thin margin after a public hearing Tuesday.

The day care center at the heart of Tarrant County’s fracking debate and an environmental advocacy group are suing the city of Arlington, alleging officials jeopardized children’s safety and the center’s business.

Some regions of the state have seen below freezing temperatures over the last few days, leaving some Texans worried the electrical grid could fail, as it did last February.

An initial review of four counties’ election results — launched after pressure from former President Donald Trump and touted by GOP leaders — showed few discrepancies between electronic and hand counts of ballots in a sample of voting precincts.

"What happens here really becomes a test case of whether Latinos will always be Democrats or not," Dr. Mònica Clua, global political economy professor at University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, said.

Senior citizens in Arlington just want a proposed active adult center built. That's a popular sentiment among Arlington Council members. But some are also concerned that diverse business didn't get a fair shot at a key contract.

You may have heard Rick Perry is running for Texas Governor. But it’s not that Rick Perry. You know, the one who used to be governor.

The secretary of state’s office says it is following the legal settlement agreement it entered in 2019 after botching its first review effort. But scores of citizens are still being marked for citizenship verification — and possible removal from the rolls.

Arlington's new city council districts give slightly more voting power to voters of color, but NAACP and LULAC leaders said they do not reflect its diverse communities.