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Dispatches from Dallas, August 4 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, we have another grab bag: Texans, and specifically North Texans, with J6 arrests and convictions; the return … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, July 28 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, we have a grab bag of news on regular beats: ransomware, Collin County’s favorite hometown … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, July 21 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from the Metroplex, a big police expose in the DMN, the seventh anniversary of the July 7 Dallas police ambush, … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, July 7 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from DFW, a mass shooting in a historically Black neighborhood in Fort Worth, the return of a former statewide candidate … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, June 30 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from the Metroplex: updates on the Dallas cyberattacks and two other hacks with DFW connections you may not have heard … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, June 23 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week (and from last week) in news from the DFW area: election results from the June 10 runoff; the Dallas short-term rental ordinance; … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, June 9 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from DFW, we have a grab bag. Who’s in and out in the Democratic primary for CD-32; Collin County is … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, June 2 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. In DFW-area news this week, we’ll be talking about Ken Paxton, who’s local to Collin County, updates on the Dallas ransomware problem, trouble in … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, May 26 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in DFW-area news, another smorgasbord, including the ongoing effects of the ransomware attacks, runoff elections, the aftermath of the Allen mall shooting, … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, May 19 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW-area news, we have a smorgasbord: follow-up on the Allen mall shooting, election cleanup, more on Thomas and Crow, MUD shenanigans, … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, May 12 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW-area news, two big stories: the mass shooting in Allen and local election results. Plus, updates on the Dallas ransomware situation, … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, May 5 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW-area news, some big stories: Colin Allred is running against Ted Cruz, the City of Dallas is under a ransomware attack, … Continue reading

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Spring Branch ISD versus “James and the Giant Peach”

Note: The following is a guest post, written by my friend Diana Martinez Alexander. I occasionally run guest posts, some of which I solicit and some of which are sent to me. Southlake. Garland. Frisco. Now Spring Branch is pushing … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 28 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in news from the DFW area, book bans (local and statewide), election administration, some scary climate predictions for Galveston, more Six Degrees … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 21 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas-area news, two big stories: the Tarrant County election chief has resigned, and more on the Harlan Crow angle of the … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 14 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas-area news, we have a lot more on Harlan Crow and the Six Degrees of Clarence Thomas, the Bryan Slaton scandal, … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, April 7 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas news: Who is the Dallasite at the center of the Clarence Thomas scandal? Plus ACLU support for some area protestors; … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 31 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas news: Carroll ISD (Southlake) bails out of TASB in a new phase in the reactionary war on Texas public schools; … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 24 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW: A run of school violence including a fatal school shooting, in DFW area schools; a former president comes to Waco … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 17 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in North Texas, we have bad bills filed by our local legislators and follow-ups on a variety of ongoing stories in North … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 10 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas news: The DPD evidence scandal grows, more about Marvin Lowe, water cremations, winter weather, Star Wars, and finally some good … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, March 3 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in DFW, our most interesting story is a brouhaha in Frisco ISD, but we also have an interview with Sarah Weddington’s co-counsel … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, February 24 edition

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week in Dallas area news, we now know the candidates for various races in the May elections in the Metroplex; staffing and evidence … Continue reading

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Dispatches from Dallas, February 17 edition

Note: this is the second edition of the Dallas-area news roundup conducted by my friend Ginger. Issue 1 was last Friday. We got a lot of positive response to that and I definitely like it, so on we go. The … Continue reading

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Dallas-area news roundup, inaugural edition

Hello, Off the Kuff readers! I’m Ginger and I’ve been friends with our host for nigh onto thirty years. Back in the early 2000s, when they called it “warblogging”, I had a blog, but I’ve long since retired it. I’ve … Continue reading

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Larry Veselka: The Chron got it wrong in the County Judge endorsement

(Note: The following is a guest post that was submitted to me. I occasionally solicit guest posts, and also occasionally accept them from people I trust.) A couple of weeks ago the Chronicle Editorial Board endorsed Judge Hidalgo’s opponent in … Continue reading

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A response to Paxton’s response

As you may recall, back in June we learned about a State Bar of Texas complaint against Ken Paxton for his ridiculous and seditious lawsuit that attempted to overturn the 2020 Presidential election. That complaint was filed by four people: … Continue reading

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Bill Kelly: Voting Matters

(Note: The following is a guest post that was submitted to me. I occasionally solicit guest posts, and also occasionally accept them from people I trust.) The national headlines have highlighted the increased turnout among Harris County voters, and rightfully … Continue reading

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Matt Glazer: To see boon, clean energy needs Congress

(Note: The following is a guest post that was submitted to me. I occasionally solicit guest posts, and also occasionally accept them from people I trust.) I’m a bit of an Austin-area expert when it comes to weird homes. So, … Continue reading

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Matt Glazer: A way to end surprise medical bills

(Note: The following is a guest post that was submitted to me. I occasionally solicit guest posts, and also occasionally accept them from people I trust.) At a young age, I had to deal with medical issue after medical issue. … Continue reading

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Precinct analysis: Beto in the city

Last week I got an email from Christopher Busby, who is a regular commenter here. He had previously asked about doing an analysis of Beto O’Rourke’s performance in Houston by City Council district. I told him that the canvass data … Continue reading

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Abby Whitmire: Why I’m running for Humble ISD Board of Trustees

(Note: As you know, I solicit guest posts from time to time. I am also working to follow the May 2017 elections more closely, to do my part for the renewed sense of purpose and desire to make a difference … Continue reading

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A look ahead to Fort Bend County elections in 2017

(Note: From time to time I solicit guest posts on various topics, from people who have a particular interest or expertise in a particular topic. I don’t know much about local and municipal elections in Fort Bend County, so today’s … Continue reading

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Steve Brown: Why we need the US90A rail line

(Note: From time to time I solicit guest posts on various topics, from people who have a particular interest or expertise in a particular topic. Today’s post is by Steve Brown, on the newly revived US90A commuter rail line.) In … Continue reading

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