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Dallas Morning News assistant politics editor. Ex-political editor Houston Chronicle, FW Star-Telegram, Houston Post. Proud dad, grandpa and Cajun. @dallasnews
Mansfield, TX
Joined June 2009
Russia take advantage of the time President Donald Trump is giving it to reach a ceasefire by early September or face new sanctions — a timeframe Putin is likely to use to inflict as much damage as possible on Ukraine, often using swarms of drones.
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The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western...
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Will Democrats dash away from Austin again in a bid to thwart Republicans’ congressional redistricting effort? @kbrooksharper and @PhilJankowski report on the opening of a special session where deadly floods, taxes and THC also loom large. #txlege
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Lawmakers have already filed at least 150 bills dealing with topics including disasters, property taxes, and abortion.
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After igniting a MAGA revolt for failing to live up to its promises on the Epstein case, here’s another about face from the Trump administration.
Statement from @DAGToddBlanche:. This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. The joint statement by the DOJ and FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when it was.
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A tweet from MLK’s family:.
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Trump administration releases more than 240,000 pages of long-sealed Martin Luthier King assassination records, despite objections by the civil rights icon’s family, which contends convicted assassin James Earl Ray was not solely responsible, if at all.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s two living children are urging people to tread lightly with a newly released trove of records related to their father's assassination. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King...
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A warrior retires: The final bell has rung for the legendary Louisiana fighter Dustin Poirier, who ended his UFC career with a loss, but considers his final dance a victory because he’s happily back home now in his beloved Acadiana. #MMA #UFC
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After 40 professional MMA fights, Poirier unwrapped his gloves and let them fall to the mat. He clothed himself in the Acadiana flag and embraced a long line of friends and loved ones. First among...
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Perot stunned the establishment by getting almost 19% of the popular vote in 1992. Replicating Perot’s success won’t be easy in 2026. Here’s an analytical look at the challenges for Musk, who has said of Perot: “I think most of what he was saying was true.”
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Both tech billionaires tried to disrupt the two-party system. That’s where their paths diverge.
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Elon Musk isn’t the first brash tech billionaire to try to give voters a third presidential option beyond the Republican and Democratic nominees: Here’s a look back at Dallas mogul Ross Perot’s From the archives: Perot’s 1992 effort.
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Other priorities: Redrawing the state’s congressional districts to try to satisfy Trump’s demand to boost GOP control of the US House, which could wind up mired in court, regulating hemp-derived THC products such as gummies & vapes, abortion and property taxes.
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Texas lawmakers face a loaded agenda as they open a special session today. But the eyes of the nation are on dealing with deadly floods. “You better put flood mitigation and warning systems right at the top,” lobbyist says, @gromerjeffers reports. #txlege
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The Texas Legislature's special session starts Monday. Can lawmakers get everything done before it expires in 30 days?
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Trump for decades has preached that government should butt out of private businesses. Now, he’s butting into Washington’s NFL franchise’s right to choose its own name, threatening to hold up a new stadium deal if it doesn’t change it back to the Redskins.
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"OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!" wrote President Trump, in calling on the Washington Commanders to revert to the name Redskins, which many view as a slur against Native Americans.
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The 2003 redistricting in Texas, which also involved a Senate Democratic exodus to New Mexico, was a big moment in modern political history nationally and in the state. It had a profound impact on the future of US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. #txlege
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Will Tom DeLay’s redistricting in Texas cost him his seat?
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Texas’ Republican revolution took root in the mid-1990s, but it was 2003 when the state turned rock red in a mid-decade redistricting despite House Dems fleeing to Oklahoma. Will history repeat itself as a new special session opens? @gromerjeffers explores.
dallasnews.com
Redistricting changed Texas' political landscape in 2003; will it happen again?
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Making magic; 28-year-old North Texan Scottie Scheffler is on the top of the golf world, poised to win his second major tournament this year, the fourth of his career. Will he hold his lead in today’s British Open final round? @ScottBellDMN takes a look.
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With honors like “PGA Player of the Year,” “Masters Champion” and “World’s No. 1 golfer” on his resume, it’s reasonable to believe the 28-year-old Highland...
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About 160 people had been unaccounted for after Texas Hill Country flooding in Kerr County alone, but officials now say that number has dropped to three as search continues into its third week. #txwx
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Three individuals remain missing as of Saturday evening in Kerr County, according to the Kerr County Flood Disaster Joint Information Center.
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A potential cancer treatment breakthrough made with waste from, of all places, one of the sites of some of history’s deadliest research — the former Oak Ridge headquarters of the Manhattan Project, which led to development of the world's first atomic bomb.
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Oak Ridge researchers are converting nuclear waste into components for targeted alpha therapy, a cancer treatment that destroys cancer cells.
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So many fond memories of manic conversations with Rice political scientist and pollster Bob Stein about polling he did in the ‘80s for The Houston Post early in my journalism career. Learned so much from him and Stephen Klineberg. Bob has passed away at 75.
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Robert “Bob” M. Stein, the influential political scientist who shaped civic life at Rice and across Texas, died after a brief battle with cancer.
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“It’s crazy, because people everywhere, laying down, unconscious people, bleeding out and stuff,” bystander tells @NBCNews after driver intentionally plows into L.A. crowd leaving 30 injured, 7 critically, then gets shot after being attacked by bystanders.
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The vehicle hit a crowd outside a club on Santa Monica Boulevard early Saturday, apparently on purpose, police said.
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A big shout out to Hurtado’s “damn good Tex-Mex barbecue” from the WNBA’s top draft pick, @DallasWings star rookie Paige Bueckers, a starter tonight in her first pro basketball all star game. @HurtadoBBQ.
WNBA All-Star Paige Bueckers joined Deja Kelly on NILOSOPHY to talk life after UConn, becoming the No. 1 pick, building a multi-million dollar brand, and pushing for change in the league.
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Wild and violent developing story in East Hollywood where at least 30 people were injured as a car plowed through a crowd outside an LA music venue, driven by an individual had been removed from a nearby business, authorities said.
At least 30 people were injured after a car plowed through a crowd in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, authorities said. Read more:
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