AP PHOTO/ Evan Vucci WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Trump administration took significant steps toward ending affirmative action in federal contracting, directing that all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff be placed on paid leave and ultimately laid off. This move follows an executive order signed by Trump on his first day in office,…… MORE
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has instructed its federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who hinder the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce immigration laws, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. The memo, written by Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, also directs prosecutors to revert to the policy…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will continue building on his barrage of Inauguration Day announcements today, announcing a new partnership to invest in artificial intelligence. Three major business leaders — SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison — joined Trump announcing creation of a new company…… MORE
One person was killed, another is in critical condition, and a firefighter was hospitalized after a garage fire. What We Know: Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call about a fire at a one-story duplex in the 10600 block of Boedeker Street just before 6 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the blaze had started…… MORE
After President Trump was sworn in, Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas placed more buoys in the Rio Grande along the Texas-Mexico border TEXAS, USA — Just after President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday, the state of Texas announced it had deployed additional buoys in the Rio Grande. In the wake of Trump’s…… MORE
Musk put his hand to his heart and raised it up at an angle that had many googling “nazi salute.” WASHINGTON — Social media erupted with chatter after Elon Musk delivered a speech following President Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but it wasn’t his words that sparked the frenzy. The Tesla CEO and X (formerly Twitter)…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions. Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House,…… MORE
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office said the man has been missing since late August 2024. A 31-year-old Uber driver who was previously arrested for child sex assault, and then later bonded out of jail, is still missing after cutting off his ankle monitor, according to law enforcement officials. Robert Johnson was arrested on July 17, 2024…… MORE
E2open has moved from Austin to Addison. E2open, a technology firm specializing in supply chain management software, has quietly moved its headquarters from Austin to North Texas. The company, with a market capitalization of nearly $800 million on the New York Stock Exchange, announced the shift in a securities filing last October, confirming that its…… MORE
The business community is working with school districts to lobby for full funding. DALLAS — Public schools are the backbone of a thriving economy, and when they are underfunded, the future workforce suffers, warns a new coalition of Texas business groups. “Before we talk about anything else in the education conversation, we need to prioritize…… MORE
