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AUSTIN — Texans, who already don’t pay a statewide income tax, voted Tuesday to make it even more difficult for state leaders to ever impose the tax on them in the future. The constitutional ban was on its way to passing overwhelmingly, with Gov. Greg Abbott issuing a statement in praise of the vote. “Today’s passage of Prop 4 is …

WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren lead among Democratic voters in Texas – a critical Super Tuesday primary state – according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released on Monday. But what will happen now that former El Paso Rep. Beto O’Rourke has dropped out of the 2020 White House race? The survey was conducted before …

WASHINGTON – The ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine told lawmakers that she was shocked to learn the extent of the smear campaign against her, including efforts to oust her by Pete Sessions, a Dallas congressman and member of the House GOP leadership at the time. Marie Yovanovitch also testified that she suspected Ukraine’s former chief prosecutor, Yuri Lutsenko, was behind the …

WASHINGTON — A campaign fundraiser for Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Lubbock, at Dallas’ iconic Italian restaurant Campisi’s is moving venues following illegal sports betting allegations against the restaurant’s owner, David Campisi, according to a spokesperson for Arrington’s campaign. The fundraiser was originally planned for Thursday night at the restaurant, but the event has been postponed “until further notice, said Sam Taylor, …

Dallas police are investigating after a motorist was shot to death in Red Bird last week. Officers were called to the 1100 block of West Ledbetter Drive, near South Polk Street, about 8:30 p.m. Friday and found that 29-year-old Cedric MacDonald had been shot multiple times while driving. MacDonald was taken to a hospital and died from his injuries the …

One man is in jail and another is at large nearly two months after police say the pair abducted a 27-year-old man and shot him, leaving him for dead in a Red Bird park and then returning to shoot him again. Da’Kerrick Hamilton(Dallas County Sheriff’s Office) Da’Kerrick Hamilton, 27, is charged with capital murder in connection with the death of …

A former Dallas charter school teacher in prison for sexually assaulting a student faces a new charge of attempting to abuse a young girl. John Graham Leddy(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Dallas police obtained an arrest warrant Friday for John Graham Leddy, 69, on one count of attempted indecency with a child. According to the affidavit, the accuser was a third-grade …

I sure hope you enjoyed the sunny and warm day we had today! We won’t carry over the warm weather today to our Tuesday. In fact, we’re going to have a cooler day thanks to a weak cold front moving through North Texas tonight. In addition to a push of cooler air, clouds will thicken up Tuesday. Those clouds will …

  A Mansfield teenager returning home from swimming practice noticed a bright orange glow in his neighbor’s home and called 911 before taking matters into his own hands Monday night. The 17-year-old ran inside the house, which was on fire, and emerged with an 11-year-old boy. “… The boy was like, ‘Yo, what’s going on?’ And I was like, ‘Hey …

Dallas police are investigating an incident that left a man with multiple gunshot wounds Tuesday morning. The victim was found around 3:15 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 5800 block of Bonnie View Road in southeast Oak Cliff, police said. He was taken to an area hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, police said. No other information is …