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Politician Vs. Pastor In 30th Congressional District
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s the politician versus the pastor for a congressional district that dominates southern Dallas. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Stephen Broden aren’t doing much talking to the media...
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Texas Early Voting Spike Driven By Ease, Economics
DALLAS (AP) – More than 1.7 million Texans in the state’s 15 most populous counties have voted early in the 2010 midterm elections, an increase of about 656,000 votes compared to the 2006 midterms. The...
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Attorney General Asks Court To Clear Voter ID Law
AUSTIN (AP) - Attorney General Greg Abbott is asking a federal court to clear the way for the state’s Voter ID law after the Department of Justice failed to clear it. In a court case filed Monday,...
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Justice Department Opposes Texas Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department’s civil rights division on Monday objected to a new photo ID requirement for voters in Texas because many Hispanic voters lack state-issued identification....
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E-Mail Causing Tarrant Co. Voter Registration Confusion
TARRANT COUNTY (KRLD) – There’s some worry that North Texas voters are being misled about their ability to vote in the May primaries. The scare comes because of an e-mail currently being circulated....
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Voters Keep Eye On 33rd Congressional District Race
NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) - A political race that’s catching a lot of attention in North Texas is the new 33rd Congressional District. The winner will represent parts of Dallas, Arlington, and Fort...
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State Aggressively Purging Voter Registration Files
HOUSTON (AP) – More than 1.5 million Texans could be removed from the state’s list of registered voters if they fail to vote or update their records in consecutive federal elections under an aggressive...
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Fort Worth City Council Approves New Redistricting Map
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Fort Worth City Council has approved a council-redistricting plan, but the vote was not unanimous. The approved plan keeps the same number of districts, but redraws one to...
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Dallas County Will Not Purge Voter Names
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – The “potentially deceased” voters of Dallas County can rest in peace, after a decision not to purge their names from the voter registry before the November election. The Dallas...
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Thousands Turn Out For North Texas Early Voting
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Early voting is well underway and already turnout at some North Texas locations is strong. More than 70,000 voters cast ballots today in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton...
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Why Do We Vote?
WASHINGTON (AP) - There’s always grousing about people who don’t bother to vote. But look at it another way: An estimated 133 million Americans will cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. That’s about 6...
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Campaign Volunteers Make Last Minute Push Before Election Day
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) - Campaign volunteers were busy Monday night making phone calls and putting out yard signs. While volunteers with the Dallas County Republican Party packed up before 7pm , likely...
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DPS Starts Saturday Hours To Issue Voter ID Cards
Voters go to the polls. (credit: David McNew/Getty Images) AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Nearly 50 Department of Public Safety offices across Texas will open on Saturdays to issue election identification...
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Voting Underway On Prop 6
(credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) -- Early voting is underway on whether to tap the state’s rainy day fund to create a $2 billion water infrastructure fund. But while the...
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Alcohol Proposition Passes With Overwhelming Support In Arlington
ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Arlington voters are cheering to cocktails. A proposition that would allow hard liquor sales in the city for the first time passed on Tuesday night with overwhelming support....
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Frisco School Board Approves $800 Million Bond Proposal
COLLIN COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – There has been a major decision in the Frisco Independent School District. Monday night the school board voted to approve a referendum for voters to decide on a nearly $800...
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Postal Delivery Concerns After Carrier Returns Mail
story updated 10:10 p.m. NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Officials with the United States Postal Service say they have fired a North Texas mail carrier for skipping part of his route and not delivering a...
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County Websites Cause Some North Texas Voter Frustration
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – On this primary Election Day some voter struggles began before individuals even arrived to cast their ballots. A number of people in Dallas and Denton County found themselves...
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Planned Parenthood Eyes Texas Political Race
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood launched a new political action fund Thursday to influence this year’s election in Texas, hoping to build on its success shaping the...
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Incumbent Dewhurst Claims He’s Closing Gap In Runoff For Lt. Governor
NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst has one week left to convince voters to keep him on the job another four years. At a luncheon Tuesday, Dewhurst reminded the Republican...
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