Category: Politics

MURPHY, TX — In a powerful display of solidarity, local leaders and community advocates gathered yesterday for the “No Hate Townhall,” a high-stakes forum addressing the alarming surge of hate crimes across the United States. Featuring Texas State Representative Gene Wu and Evan Hunt, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 3, the event issued a clarion […]

DENTON COUNTY, TX — The Denton County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) will soon have expanded authority to detain individuals suspected of violating U.S. immigration laws following the approval of a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Denton County Commissioner’s Court voted Tuesday to expand its existing 287(g) agreement, allowing the department to […]

Dallas civil rights leader and longtime pastor Frederick Haynes officially kicked off his campaign to represent Texas’ 30th congressional district in the U.S. House, seeking to fill the seat being vacated by Jasmine Crockett, who is running for U.S. Senate. Haynes, who has led Friendship-West Baptist Church in southern Dallas for more than 40 years, […]