Dallas Morning News Supreme Court rejects Texas lawmakers’ bid to avoid depositions on redistricting Justice Department and civil rights groups sued the state over new maps they say violate the federal Voting Rights Act. I MessengerJune 3, 2022
Dallas Morning News Students, teachers demand tougher gun control after Uvalde school shooting Advocates pushed for stronger laws as the NRA gathered in Houston for its national conference. I MessengerMay 31, 2022
Dallas Morning News Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz tell NRA that gun laws didn’t stop Uvalde shooter Abbott, Cruz spoke to the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Houston days after the school shooting in Uvalde. I MessengerMay 31, 2022
Dallas Morning News Primary election results did not change Texas’ political dynamics November’s general election is unlikely to give voters much opportunity to force major change. I MessengerMay 29, 2022
Dallas Morning News Remembering the Uvalde school shooting victims A gunman killed 21 people — including 19 children, members of the same fourth-grade class — at a Uvalde elementary school. I MessengerMay 28, 2022
Dallas Morning News Husband of slain Uvalde teacher dies of heart attack after visiting memorial at school Joe Garcia, Irma Garcia’s husband of 24 years, ‘passed away due to grief,’ a family member said. I MessengerMay 27, 2022
Dallas Morning News Crockett, Hamilton use different paths in race to follow Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress Retirement in Texas’ 30th congressional district creates rare changing of the guard in Dallas politics. I MessengerMay 25, 2022
Dallas Morning News Gun violence leaves Deep Ellum wary Police and business owners step up security as entertainment district faces the latest wave of fear about crime. I MessengerMay 24, 2022
Dallas Morning News Eddie Bernice Johnson: Jane Hamilton’s attacks on Jasmine Crockett are Trump-style lies Hamilton, who’s running to replace the Dallas Democrat in Congress, defended the comments about her rival. I MessengerMay 21, 2022
Dallas Morning News Hate crimes underreported in Dallas, FBI says Dallas Police Department statistics show only nine incidents classified as hate crimes in 2022, compared to 13 this time last year. I MessengerMay 20, 2022