Dave Montgomery

We'll continue to follow this emerging issue over legislation that cities say would dismantle public improvement districts considered essential to the future of downtowns.

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Returned to my roots in West Texas for this Stateline story on wind and solar power under siege by opponents in the Legislature. George Neill has three wind turbines on his ranch near San Angelo.

The half-century-old Mexican American Legislative Caucus is embarking on an aggressive agenda under new chair Ramon Roman, a Fort Worth businessman lawmaker in his 6th term in the House.

Kay Granger, who became a congressional powerhouse for Fort Worth after nearly three decades in the https://t.co/FQLRTWT7rr, formally marks her last day in office on Friday with the outgoing 118th Congress. https://t.co/3epr7Oi64I

Stateline travels to Starr County, Texas, to examine the huge stretch of land that Texas is offering to President Trump for a deportation center that will become a centerpiece of Trump's immigration policies. https://t.co/PuvJdxQw16

A $66 billion federal plan to revitalize Amtrak passenger rail service would establish Fort Worth-Dallas as major rail hubs, launch high speed rail and vastly upgrade routes across the country. Fort Worth Report takes a look.

Weather and climate disasters are continually on the upswing in number and intensity, putting ever-greater demands on first responders. We examine the issue in Stateline. https://t.co/vqxl6Ce2fG

Take a look the next time you drive downtown and take in all the murals and other art that's sprouted up across commercial real estate. We detail it today in NYT Square Feet. https://t.co/9qbtvKfwzg

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Look for casino gambling to be another big issue when Texas lawmakers re-assemble in January. Las Vegas Sands, despite a defeat in the last session, has been reaching out to regional leaders across the state to mount a big push in 2025.

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At Edwards AFB in 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in Bell's X-1 rocket plane. Now a highly modified F-16 is flying over the desert base to test AI in place of human pilots. https://t.co/5bNdsIuzYW

Check out the great display in the Fort Worth Report on the 50-year evolution of the F-16. Lockheed Martin says they'll be flying for decades to come. https://t.co/iJCZPulvfX

AI's certain to get a lot of attention in the 2025 Texas Legislature and two N. Texas lawmakers - Rep. Giovanni Capriglione and Sen. Tan Parker - will be playing a major role. Fort Worth Report takes a close look. https://t.co/kjbn2OV0YU

I wanted to thank all of you who were so kind to text and call after my head collided with concrete while I was covering the UT protests. Officers and students alike quickly offered a helping hand after my mishap. The flood of good wishes was really touching. I'm fine now. DM

Is rural resistance to school choice in Texas on the verge of collapse? Take a look at my story in today's https://t.co/HXY5GG0WbA. https://t.co/pq59tnkjhq