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Jun 4, 2017 In The News
Investigation into viral Fort Worth police arrest video completed

FORT WORTH - An internal police investigation into a widely circulated cellphone video that showed the heated encounter between a white Fort Worth officer and a black woman and her two daughters has been completed.

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State Rep. Nicole Collier and U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey also spoke out against the officer.

Jun 1, 2017 In The News
Breitbart Texas: Nancy Pelosi Kicks Off ‘Resistance Summer’ in Texas Slamming Sanctuary City Law

 

Jun 1, 2017 In The News
NBC Dallas FW: Reaction to Leaving Paris Accord Splits Along Party Lines

The reaction among Texas leaders to President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement largely fell along partisan lines.

Trump declared Thursday that he was withdrawing the United States from the landmark agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad.

May 27, 2017 In The News
Common Dreams: Don Trumpot de la Torre

 

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May 19, 2017 In The News
AJC: AJC Praises House Adoption of Bill to Combat European Anti-Semitism

May 19, 2017 – New York – AJC, the global Jewish advocacy organization, praised the U.S. House of Representatives for adopting unanimously the Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017, and urged the U.S. Senate to move expeditiously to pass its version of the bill.

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May 12, 2017 In The News
Ft Worth Star: Texas lawmakers move closer to ending straight-ticket voting

 

State lawmakers may soon change how many Texans vote. For many people, heading to the polls required one choice — picking either Republican or Democrat straight-ticket voting,...

Healthy life

This month, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, is among those pledging to encourage Texans — and all Americans — to have a healthier lifestyle.

May 12, 2017 In The News
Ft Worth Star: New Pier 1 Imports CEO starts job with stock incentives in place

Pier 1 Imports’ new boss, Alasdair James, is in town and has received the customary pile of stock incentives upon starting his new job.

James, 46, formerly the president of Kmart, started as president and chief executive officer of the Fort Worth-based home furnishings retailer on May 1.

May 8, 2017 In The News
OG&P: Government has legitimate role in oil, gas R&D, House panel told

A continued government role in oil and gas research and development drew bipartisan support at a May 3 hearing of the US House Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee. But Democrats and Republicans disagreed about the scope and direction of US Department of Energy programs that they were defending.

 

May 8, 2017 In The News
Ft Worth Star: Want to work at Lockheed? Center offers training to prepare workers

Kinsey Williams can’t wait to start his new job, which he hopes will morph into a career. Just a few months ago, the 16-year Army National Guard sergeant who served in Iraq and...

First F-35 for Japan

May 5, 2017 In The News
Ft Worth Star: President Donald Trump looks for a little advice from Republicans

President Donald Trump needs a little “advice and support.” That’s why Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said she recently sent out a “Trump Agenda Survey,”...

Artfully done

Heavenly Najar, a freshman at Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, recently was honored for her painting, “Bisabuela,” through the 33rd Congressional District art competition.

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