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Here’s how to cast a ballot in Texas’ May 2 local elections

In-person early voting is April 20 and April 22-28. The last day to apply to cast a ballot by mail is April 20. Read more about who qualifies for that option, which is limited in Texas, in our guide.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 10

DHS Continues Airport Cash Seizures, a Year After the Justice Department Ended Them Due to Constitutional Concerns

A year ago the Justice Department suspended the DEA's airport interdiction program because of significant legal risks. The DHS is still using the same tactics.

Reason · Dec 3, 2025

White House is refusing to distribute press pool reports that contain ‘inconvenient’ info

‘Now, it appears the White House is withholding reports it doesn’t like—choosing not to distribute pool reports that contain information it finds inconvenient or unflattering,’ Oliver Darcy reported on the censorship

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

Transgender student ‘violated, dehumanized’ by Frisco trustee Marvin Lowe: complaint

A then 16-year-old transgender student, from a school district outside of North Texas, said Frisco Independent School District Board Trustee Marvin Lowe made him feel “dehumanized, violated and unsafe” after he spoke on a panel last September at a state educational conference in San Antonio.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023

How will Dallas Zoo afford security improvements after animal thefts?

DALLAS — From the moment a clouded leopard escaped its enclosure at the Dallas Zoo on Jan. 13, fleeing through a fence that zoo officials said was intentionally cut, the city’s 135-year-old sanctuary for wild and endangered animals has fallen prey to intense scrutiny.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won’t run for president but will seek third term

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

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Homeland Security hires outside lawyers for potential impeachment

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023

As Valentine’s Day approaches, what’s the science behind love and attraction?

DALLAS -- As Valentine’s Day approaches, love seems to be everywhere, sewn onto teddy bears and piped onto heart-shaped cakes. Some people can fall in love at first sight, or, according to Netflix’s "Love is Blind," without seeing each other at all.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2023

Man jailed in Dallas Zoo crimes plans to steal more animals if released, affidavits say

DALLAS — The man arrested in connection with a series of incidents at the Dallas Zoo, including cut enclosures and missing animals, told police he plans to return to the zoo and steal again if he’s released from jail, according to arrest-warrant affidavits obtained by The Dallas Morning News on…

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023

Fentanyl from a Texas drug house killed 3 students, hospitalized 6, feds say

DALLAS — The “one pill can kill” fentanyl epidemic has hit home. Three young Carrollton-Farmers Branch students are dead and six others have been hospitalized in a string of overdoses, most of them since December.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023