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Inside Tarrant County’s Dogged Prosecution of a Pro-Palestine Activist

Raunaq Alam has been in and out of jail five times in relation to anti-Israel graffiti on a Christian church. His lawyer says the case shows "how easily the government can roll back all of our civil rights."

Texas Observer

Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court

The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments.

The Texas Tribune

In rapidly diversifying Tarrant County, a summer of GOP redistricting hits Black and Latino representation

Despite explosive growth turning Tarrant into a racially diverse swing county, two new political maps will leave it with whiter, more Republican representation.

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Texas county cuts over 100 polling sites as Trump attacks mail-in voting nationally

The decision in Tarrant County comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Moves to Jail Beto O'Rourke Over Redistricting Feud: 'It's Time to Lock Him Up'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested a Tarrant County judge on Tuesday to jail former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke

Latin Times

Redrawing Texas: the Republican plan to stack the decks for the midterms

Redistricting gives Republicans in the state the opportunity to ‘increase their strength and numbers’, experts say

The Guardian - US

Cops find suspect holding bible after mom ‘beaten to death during exorcism’

Alexander Taylor Valdez has been accused of the murder of his mother Teresita Sayson in Tarrant County, Texas

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Republican congresswoman living in care facility after she was found wandering ‘confused’

Kay Granger, the current congresswoman representing Tarrant County in Texas, now lives full-time at an assisted living facility

The Independent UK

Republicans win Tarrant County, moving local government further to the right

Former state Rep. Matt Krause’s win may push the commissioners court even further away from the bipartisanship on which it once prided itself.

The Texas Tribune

Following a year of partisan fights, Election Day runs smoothly across Texas

A mostly quiet Election Day in Texas came after a series of pitched partisan battles over how elections should be conducted.

The Texas Tribune

Colleagues condemn Tarrant County GOP leader for repeated use of slurs

It’s the latest backlash over Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French’s online behavior.

The Texas Tribune

Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting

A Bexar County election worker was assaulted Thursday, officials said. In Tarrant County, officials encouraged voters to review their ballots before voting.

The Texas Tribune

Texas County Debunks Viral Trump Supporter Claim of Vote Switching, Says He Picked Kamala by Mistake and Blamed Machine

Voting officials in a Texas county are being forced to clear up misconceptions about the voting machines being used for the 2024 election after one voter in the county reported alleged foul play.

Latin Times

Tarrant County GOP sought an election advantage with failed effort to shutter college voting locations

In a resolution signed Friday, the party blasted two Republicans who voted against the measure and accused them of undermining its electoral chances.

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GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails

County Judge Tim O’Hare said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republican leaders of suppressing the vote of young people who back Democrats.

The Texas Tribune

Court agrees to review Crystal Mason’s case after appeal from Tarrant County DA

A Texas appeals court overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Two Texas jail guards are indicted by a county grand jury in the asphyxiation death of an inmate

A grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, has indicted two county jail guards on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate at the jail in Fort Worth

The Texas Tribune

Craig Goldman wins GOP runoff in outgoing U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s district

The high-stakes race pitted an established Republican lawmaker against a right-wing candidate who had Attorney General Ken Paxton’s backing.

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3 People Died of Thirst in a Texas County Jail in Under 2 Years

All three inmates were mentally ill and became dehydrated despite ready access to water.

The Texas Tribune

Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated

A Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.

The Texas Tribune

Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

Mason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.

The Independent UK

An heiress bride and the groom facing prison: Madelaine Brockway’s ‘wedding of the century’

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

The Independent UK

Who is Madelaine Brockway? All about the viral ‘wedding of the century’ and the groom facing prison

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

Tribune News Service

‘They’re not welcome here’: Anti-LGBTQ church moves to Dallas County amid protests

DALLAS -- Stedfast Baptist Church, which was forced to leave two locations in Tarrant County last year and recently bought a building in Cedar Hill, was the subject of protests Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

To stop barrage of fireworks, Texas homeowners find their answer in God

UNINCORPORATED TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Along a once-rural stretch of road, a small white sign nailed to an old tree greets churchgoers.

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