Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
“The reality is that plaque never should have gone up in the state Capitol in the first place, and it shouldn’t have taken 60 years to take it down,” state Representative Eric Johnson said. Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 2:05 pm CST Members of the State Pr...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
(AP Photo) Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the famed Jackson family, is reportedly gravely ill, with family members already fighting over her share of the late Michael Jackson’s estate (according to Stacy M. Brown – National Newspaper Publishers...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee More than 1,000 streets in the world bear the name of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. At least 955 of those streets can be found in the U.S. They’re in 41 states, the District of Columbia a...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
The Wall started as an applause line at Trump’s campaign rallies, and has morphed into one of the dumbest policy debates in the history of American politics. Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 2:34 pm CST About 95 percent of the Texas-Mexico border is privately...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
On the heels of a miniature suburban revolt in the midterms, it seems unlikely that Dan Patrick and friends will be able to hijack the session again. Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 6:59 am CST Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Go...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
Sheriff Brown Sheriff Brown has been a law enforcement veteran for over 30 years with most of those years in the Duncanville Police department. After sworn in by Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Sheriff Brown stated her top priority...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
“Steel slats, concrete barriers, or bollard-style fences – they are all the same,” said a McAllen congressman. “I will not stand by as some of my fellow Democrats fall into this trap.” Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 4:31 pm CST This 18-foot levee wall compl...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
dptstaff | January 8, 2019 | LOCAL, NEWS | AT PRESS TIME FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 27-mile rail system extending from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is scheduled to launch Jan. 5. TEXRail trains, operated by the...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
The House has an opportunity to lead the way in creating an environment of accountability and respect in the Capitol and all workplaces across Texas. Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 6:00 am CST Illustration/Sunny SoneOn Tuesday, the Texas House will reconven...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
State Comptroller Glenn Hegar released his revenue estimate for the 2020-2021 biennium. The upshot is: There’s money to spend, if the Legislature is willing. Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 4:16 pm CST Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Photos/Patrick Michels, Il...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Cory Booker was so moved by the unanimous passage of a historic – and long overdue – bill to make lynching a federal crime that he was stirred to quote Maya Angelou. “History, despite it...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
The best Texas history museum you’ve never heard of is staring down a financial crisis. Will it survive? Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 6:41 am CST Rose Cahalan The best Texas history museum you’ve never heard of is staring down a financial crisis. Wi...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
Sandra Crenshaw, Native Texas African American historian says that her family like most African Americans built the Great State of Texas. Our story is intricately interwoven in the struggles, accomplishments, and governance of this State, includi...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson It should come as no surprise to those who observe the American political and social landscape that former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have recently been named in a recent nationwide Ga...
Southwest / Texas - 1 month ago
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Urban Meyer says he decided to end his remarkable coaching career at Ohio State partly because of the stress inherent in this high-intensity job. After his Buckeyes blew most of a 25-point lead in the fourth quarter and had...