ARLINGTON, Texas — Enhanced background check requirements and a new ability to suspend troubled caretakers, both aimed at making group homes safer for Texans with intellectual disabilities, are now law. The measures, inspired by WFAA’s “Disabled in Danger” series, were authored by State Rep. Chris Turner (D-Arlington). Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed them into law Monday, …
Turner votes to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton AUSTIN, TX – Today, in response to the Texas House of Representatives impeaching Attorney General Paxton in a bipartisan vote of 121-23, Rep. Turner issued the following statement: “Today, I joined a majority of my colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives in voting to impeach …
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By: Rudy Koski; April 26, 2023 AUSTIN, Texas – Flash mob thefts are typically large scale, smash and grab attacks on retail stores. According to the FBI, those crimes have recently increased. Violent crime at convenience stores has also doubled over the past five years, according to FBI data. “This is not just petty shoplifting. That’s not …
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BY ELEANOR DEARMAN UPDATED FEBRUARY 14, 2023 4:22 PM A North Texas lawmaker is pushing for legislation to regulate trampoline parks for safety following a Star-Telegram investigation in 2022 that found hundreds of injuries. Rep. Chris Turner, an Arlington Democrat, on Monday filed two bills related to trampoline parks, which are neither inspected nor regulated …
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Author: Tanya Eiserer, Jason TrahanPublished: 7:00 PM CST February 10, 2023 ARLINGTON, Texas — In life, Leroy Anderson needed others to care for him. Anderson had the intellect of a 10-year-old. He was also diabetic, schizophrenic and bipolar. He lived in what’s called a group home, here in Dallas. His caretaker was paid by the state. In 2018, the 49-year-old went into a …
By Maria Guerrero • Published January 13, 2023 A bill filed in the state legislature is taking aim at an embattled North Texas homeowner’s association. Providence Village in Denton County came under fire last summer when it all but banned Section 8 renters in its HOA. The rarely seen practice led a state lawmaker to take action as …
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(Austin, TEXAS) – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott appointed John Scott — an attorney involved in Donald Trump’s challenge of the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania — as Texas’ Secretary of State. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) issued the following statement in response: “The governor’s choice for Secretary of State is unfortunately …
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(Austin, TEXAS) – Today, the Texas House passed the Texas Republicans’ Congressional redistricting map to second reading by a vote of 80-62. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) issued the following statement in response. “Redistricting should be about giving Texans the fair and equal representation to which they are guaranteed under the …
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(Austin, TEXAS) – Around 3:30 AM today, the House finally passed the Texas Republicans’ state House redistricting map on a vote of 83-63. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) issued the following statement in response: “Redistricting should be about drawing fair maps that accurately represent our state’s population, whose tremendous growth was driven almost entirely …
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