Hair anti-discrimination bill highlighted on Oscars stage By Steven Dial Published 1 hour ago Texas Legislature FOX 4 GARLAND, Texas - A Texas teen who made headlines for refusing to cut his dreadlocks had a moment in the spotlight at the Oscars. The producers of the animated short Hair Love invited De'Andre Arnold and when it won the Oscar, there was a moment to raise awareness about legislation some Texas...
CONTINUE READINGElections 18 races in 2018 From Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz on down, here are Texas’ hottest contests for the November midterms By DallasNews.com Staff Published Sept. 10, 2018 Dallas is changing, and so is Texas. This year’s midterm elections will show us how much. While Democrats claim there’s a blue wave coming, Republicans remind them they haven’t won a statewide election in 24 years. Whether liberals can ride anti-Trump...
CONTINUE READINGThe Texas House districts most vulnerable to flipping in 2018 By Mark P. Jones, April 24, 2018 Republicans currently hold a 95- to 55-seat advantage over Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives. Data on voters’ partisanship, affinity for President Donald Trump and ideology in the 150 Texas House districts suggest that as many as thirteen Republican-held seats are potentially vulnerable to being flipped to the Democrats in 2018. This stands...
CONTINUE READINGINSIDE TEXAS POLITICS (2/25/18) Posted by: WFAA | Jason Whitely NEWSMAKER The race for an open seat in the Texas House of Representatives is where Inside Texas Politics began today. State Rep. Cindy Burkett walked away from her seat in District 113 to run for state Senate. The 113th is a sliver of eastern Dallas County including some of Rowlett, Garland, Mesquite, Sunnyvale, Balch Springs, part of Dallas, and Seagoville....
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