DMN Stories What Texas could do for teachers – if the school choice fight doesn’t get in the way Teacher bonuses, training programs are on the line as their fate remains tied to education savings accounts Garland JournalOctober 27, 2023
DMN Stories H.E.R. to perform national anthem at World Series Game 1 in Arlington Pearle Peterson, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Youth Talent Performer, will perform at Game 2. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 26, 2023
DMN Stories State Fair of Texas welcomed 2.3 million attendees in 2023, slight dip from previous year The fair operated all 24 scheduled days despite a shooting that left three injured. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 25, 2023
DMN Stories Security guard says Dallas officers knelt on him, mistook him for violent crime suspect In a federal lawsuit, the south Oak Cliff man alleges the wrongful arrest and excessive force spurred a downward spiral in his life. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 24, 2023
DMN Stories A Texas judge doesn’t want to marry gay couples. The Supreme Court will soon hear her case McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley says she’s protected by a state religious freedom law. After losing in the appeals court, her... Dallas Morning NewsOctober 23, 2023
DMN Stories Texans Sessions, Arrington and Williams eye speaker’s job as Jordan is rejected A large and growing field of Republicans could vie for the post next week. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 21, 2023
DMN Stories Texas prisons’ problem: Mail soaked in fentanyl, meth and other drugs New digital-only mail policy for inmates necessary to stem drug flow. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 20, 2023
DMN Stories Jim Jordan faces 3rd House speaker vote Friday, as some Texas Republicans look elsewhere GOP rejects expanded powers for a caretaker speaker as way to reopen the House. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 20, 2023
DMN Stories Scalise abruptly drops House speaker bid as Republicans remain in disarray with no Plan B Majority Leader Steve Scalise sought in vain the votes needed to secure a promotion to speaker. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 18, 2023
DMN Stories Texans will vote on 14 propositions in next month’s constitutional amendment election Broadband, leaky water pipes, state parks, the electric grid, Tier 1 research universities and retired teachers stand to benefit, proponents say. Dallas Morning NewsOctober 17, 2023