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Dallas County GOP chair Allen West resigns after backing countywide voting for runoff

West faced opposition after backing countywide polling sites for the runoff, following a chaotic precinct-based primary.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 16

Dallas County GOP will agree to countywide voting sites after primary election chaos

Voters in the May 26 primary runoff will be allowed to again cast ballots at countywide voting sites on election day.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 17

Dallas and Williamson counties end countywide voting sites for primary election day

Dallas and Williamson county Republicans are shifting away from using countywide voting sites on Election Day for Texas’ March 3 primary. Democrats will have to fall in line.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 9

How Boston mobster Whitey Bulger helped with the escape from Alcatraz

The 1962 escape from Alcatraz by three prisoners immediately became the stuff of legend – and quickly film – that has never been fully explained. A new book about brothers John and Clarence Anglin, who planned the caper to freedom with a third felon, claims the trio survived and made…

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024

How Obama Gave Trump the 'Military-Age Males' Talking Point

The same tactics used to justify drone strikes are now being used to demonize immigrant men.

Reason · Apr 9, 2024

Extremists have turned Texas into a hotbed for hate, report finds

The report blames an “alarming rise in extremist ideology and activity” on white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups that are active or headquartered in Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 21, 2023

Midterms likely to confirm MAGA's power

Like the Tea Party, Freedom Caucus House members have been loud and divisive. Why haven’t they paid the same price?

Salon · Nov 8, 2022

NRA board reelects LaPierre 54-1 despite scandal

The National Rifle Association’s board of directors reelected its longtime leader Wayne LaPierre in Houston on Monday, despite the group’s deteriorating finances, claims he misused its funds and a challenge from a prominent Texas Republican.

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022

Guardian of the Guard

Jason Featherston, who has devoted more than half his life to the National Guard, is now the leading critic of Governor Greg Abbott’s border surge.

Texas Observer · Mar 22, 2022

Greg Abbott wins Texas governor Republican primary

Incumbent Greg Abbott defeated seven other candidates in the Republican primary for governor of Texas on March 1, 2022, and will advance to the Nov. 8 general election. As of 10:30 p.m. EST, 68% of precincts had reported. Abbott led with 68% percent of the vote, followed by Allen West…

Ballotpedia · Mar 2, 2022