
Maria Pacheco
Bilingual Reporter at The Dallas Morning News
Norteña🇲🇽 | Local government reporter @dallasnews | @ire_nicar, @NAHJ, @sejorg member | Past: @Elpasomatters
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2 weeks ago |
tspantx.com | Maria Pacheco
North Texas voters can catch a free ride to the polls to cast their ballots Saturday. Rideshare2Vote AWARE is a nonprofit organization that offers free round-trip rides to the polls on Election Day. On Saturday, May 3, residents in Dallas, Tarrant, Rockwall and Collin counties will be able to get a ride. The organization was founded in 2018 by Sarah Kovich and Paola Kovich.Paola learned while block walking for Colin Allred that some voters couldn’t get to the polls.
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2 weeks ago |
gazettextra.com | Maria Pacheco
By María Ramos Pacheco - The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Senate Bill 2299 amends the Local Government Code to clarify the authority of home-rule municipalities regarding their governmental immunity. The bill stipulates a charter amendment cannot contain more than one subject and cannot change a municipality's governmental immunity unless it has received prior approval from the legislature. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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2 weeks ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Maria Pacheco
By María Ramos Pacheco, The Dallas Morning News Senate Bill 2299 amends the Local Government Code to clarify the authority of home-rule municipalities regarding their governmental immunity. The bill stipulates a charter amendment cannot contain more than one subject and cannot change a municipality's governmental immunity unless it has received prior approval from the legislature.
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2 weeks ago |
thederrick.com | Maria Pacheco
DALLAS — The Texas Senate is considering a bill to restore Dallas’ governmental immunity, which voters stripped in November. Senate Bill 2299 amends the Local Government Code to clarify the authority of home-rule municipalities regarding their governmental immunity. The bill stipulates a charter amendment cannot contain more than one subject and cannot change a municipality’s governmental immunity unless it has received prior approval from the legislature.
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2 weeks ago |
swoknews.com | Maria Pacheco
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