Miranda Suarez
Tarrant County Accountability Reporter at KERA-TV (Dallas, TX)
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1 week ago |
keranews.org | Miranda Suarez
All five proposed redistricting maps would give Republicans the edge in one of Tarrant County’s Democrat-controlled precincts, data shared by the county shows. In April, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to hire a conservative law firm to redraw commissioners’ precincts. Republican commissioners supported the effort, arguing that a redistricting is long overdue. Democrats accused Republicans of redrawing the maps to strengthen their majority on the court.
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1 week ago |
keranews.org | Miranda Suarez
Democratic Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons has released what she says are five proposals for Tarrant County’s new political map, which she’s criticizing as an attempt to draw her out of her seat. Republicans voted to start an unusual mid-decade redistricting process last month, over the protests of Democrats. Republicans on the Commissioners Court said redistricting was overdue, and the four commissioners precincts need to be redrawn.
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2 weeks ago |
keranews.org | Miranda Suarez
Two people face criminal charges after being removed during a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting for clapping out of turn and swearing, county criminal records show. Carolyn Rodriguez, who goes by Carolina, and Charles Hermes were charged with hindering proceedings by disorderly conduct. That’s a Class A misdemeanor — the most serious level — punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine up to $4,000. Hermes clapped for an audience member who spoke during public comment at the Jan.
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3 weeks ago |
ketr.org | Miranda Suarez
Two civil rights groups are demanding that the University of Texas System end a drag ban that was announced after a request from Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare. Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) sent a letter to UT dated April 22, calling the ban a violation of the First Amendment.
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3 weeks ago |
keranews.org | Miranda Suarez
Two civil rights groups are demanding that the University of Texas System end a drag ban that was announced after a request from Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare. Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) sent a letter to UT dated April 22, calling the ban a violation of the First Amendment.
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