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Jason Whitely

Dallas, Fort Worth

Senior Reporter at WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX)

Host at Y’all-itics

Senior Reporter @ WFAA | Host of Inside Texas Politics | Co-host of Y’all-itics Podcast [email protected] | Instagram: @jasonwhitely

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  • 'The mother of North Texas political shows': Berna Dean Steptoe ends 33-year run at WFAA

    1 week ago | wfaa.com | Jason Whitely

    DALLAS — Berna Dean Steptoe, WFAA political producer and one of the founders of "Inside Texas Politics", is retiring after 33 years at the station. Steptoe said she decided to leave to be more present for her daughter and grandson. Friends, former colleagues, and political guests over the years have shared well wishes for her all week. Together, he and Steptoe launched "Inside Texas Politics" more than 18 years ago as a brief political discussion during the Sunday morning newscast.

  • Senator Cornyn pushes for Trump tax cuts in Dallas, defends Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth

    3 weeks ago | wfaa.com | Jason Whitely

    DALLAS — In his first visit back to Dallas after announcing his intent to run for re-election, U.S. Senator John Cornyn met with small business owners who wanted the expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 renewed. “This is not just something to benefit wealthy people.

  • Denton sparks change with Texas’ first electric fire engine, Dallas to deploy one in July

    1 month ago | wfaa.com | Jason Whitely

    DENTON, Texas — The shiny red fire engine sitting inside Station 1 looks like any other, but the inside of this one is very different. “This is the going to be the first electric fire truck in the state of Texas,” said Denton Fire Department Chief Kenneth Hedges. “It actually has two complete independent parallel systems. It is all-electric or the operator has the option to choose a diesel combustion engine as a back-up.” It’s called a Volterra and sports a 246-kWh battery.

  • Ken Paxton’s run for U.S. Senate opens up rare race for Texas Attorney General

    1 month ago | wfaa.com | Jason Whitely

    DALLAS — At least one Republican has already declared his candidacy for Texas Attorney General, after incumbent Ken Paxton announced he would challenge John Cornyn for U.S. Senate next year. Former U.S. Attorney John Bash went public with his campaign on Wednesday night – 24 hours after Paxton made his announcement. “The stakes have never been higher,” Bash said in a statement.

  • Unclassified FBI files unveil new clues in stolen de Kooning painting worth $160M discovered behind bedroom door

    2 months ago | wfaa.com | Jason Whitely

    DALLAS — Dozens of pages of recently unclassified FBI files reveal new details about the mysterious discovery of a $160-million-dollar painting found hanging behind a bedroom door, raising new questions about the couple at the center of a decades-old art heist. WFAA obtained the FBI case files for Jerry and Rita Alter, more than 100 pages in all, through the Freedom of Information Act.

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