Category: Politics

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced Tuesday that she will resign from her position on July 17, ending a tenure of more than three years as the state’s chief elections officer. Nelson, 74, did not disclose a reason for her departure. Before taking on the role of secretary of state, she spent more than […]

Former Vice President Mike Pence declined on Sunday to publicly endorse Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, avoiding direct questions about the Texas attorney general’s legal controversies while arguing that the Republican Party has moved away from its traditional conservative roots. During an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Pence said the GOP has increasingly embraced […]

Dallas city officials estimate that maintaining a hiring freeze on hundreds of vacant positions could save approximately $32 million as leaders prepare the city’s budget for the 2027 fiscal year. According to a memo released Friday by Chief Financial Officer Jack Ireland, Dallas had 705 vacant nonseasonal positions funded through the general fund as of […]