3:31 PM on May 29, 2020 CDT — Updated at 5:00 PM on May 29, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has picked Dallas for his first campaign foray since the pandemic began nearly three months ago, rubbing elbows over dinner June 11 with high-dollar donors.The dinner at a private home will have about 25 guests, campaign officials said Friday.The price to attend: $580,600 per couple, which works out to roughly $7 million. That includes two meals and a photo-op with the president, according to the invitation.The president will host a similar event two days later at his golf club in...…3:31 PM on May 29, 2020 CDT — Updated at 5:00 PM on May 29, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has picked Dallas for his first campaign foray since the pandemic began nearly three months ago, rubbing elbows over dinner June 11 with high-dollar donors.The dinner at a private home will have about 25 guests, campaign officials said Friday.The price to attend: $580,600 per couple, which works out to roughly $7 million. That includes two meals and a photo-op with the president, according to the invitation.The president will host a similar event two days later at his golf club in...WW…

1:06 PM on Jun 3, 2020 CDT — Updated at 3:51 PM on Jun 3, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — A new Texas poll shows the state up for grabs in November, with President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in a statistical tie.It also shows Sen. John Cornyn with an anemic 37% job approval rating five months from Election Day, when he’s trying to win a fourth six-year term.Trump edges Biden 44-43 in the new Quinnipiac University Poll, with voters giving Trump a strong endorsement when asked who would handle the economy better — 54-40 — but a small edge to Biden on who could better handle the...…1:06 PM on Jun 3, 2020 CDT — Updated at 3:51 PM on Jun 3, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — A new Texas poll shows the state up for grabs in November, with President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in a statistical tie.It also shows Sen. John Cornyn with an anemic 37% job approval rating five months from Election Day, when he’s trying to win a fourth six-year term.Trump edges Biden 44-43 in the new Quinnipiac University Poll, with voters giving Trump a strong endorsement when asked who would handle the economy better — 54-40 — but a small edge to Biden on who could better handle the...WW…

12:53 PM on Jun 6, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins — the ultimate authority on whether a mass gathering can be held during COVID-19 — ruled out bringing the Republican National Convention to Dallas, saying Saturday that the event is too big to be safe.He cited the current . At that risk level, people should stay home and avoid crowds.President Donald Trump is insisting on a traditional convention that includes 19,000 GOP delegates and officials, plus thousands of news media, donors, security and protesters.“They strongly recommend against that,” Jenkins said of the...…12:53 PM on Jun 6, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins — the ultimate authority on whether a mass gathering can be held during COVID-19 — ruled out bringing the Republican National Convention to Dallas, saying Saturday that the event is too big to be safe.He cited the current . At that risk level, people should stay home and avoid crowds.President Donald Trump is insisting on a traditional convention that includes 19,000 GOP delegates and officials, plus thousands of news media, donors, security and protesters.“They strongly recommend against that,” Jenkins said of the...WW…

6:30 AM on Aug 3, 2020 CDT — Updated at 2:50 PM on Aug 3, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — With Texas increasingly up for grabs, Democrat Joe Biden announced top campaign staff for the state on Monday — giving the newly assembled team just three months to build an operation aimed at ending a GOP winning streak that dates back 40 years.For state director, the former vice president has hired Rebecca Acuña, a veteran Texas Democratic operative who served as press secretary for Wendy Davis’ 2014 gubernatorial bid.Acuña became a U.S. citizen only two years ago and has yet to vote in a presidential election,...…6:30 AM on Aug 3, 2020 CDT — Updated at 2:50 PM on Aug 3, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON — With Texas increasingly up for grabs, Democrat Joe Biden announced top campaign staff for the state on Monday — giving the newly assembled team just three months to build an operation aimed at ending a GOP winning streak that dates back 40 years.For state director, the former vice president has hired Rebecca Acuña, a veteran Texas Democratic operative who served as press secretary for Wendy Davis’ 2014 gubernatorial bid.Acuña became a U.S. citizen only two years ago and has yet to vote in a presidential election,...WW…

11:01 PM on Jul 27, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON – Another day, another poll showing that Texas is up for grabs despite President Donald Trump’s bluster.Former vice president Joe Biden leads 47-45 in a – a dramatic shift from two months ago, when the same poll showed the president ahead by 7 points in Texas.A raft of recent polls have found a dead heat, with the candidates within a point or two. Trump returns to Texas on Thursday for the 16th visit of his presidency – an investment of time that would be out of proportion if Texas were as safely in his column as he professes.In Odessa, he’ll meet with...…11:01 PM on Jul 27, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON – Another day, another poll showing that Texas is up for grabs despite President Donald Trump’s bluster.Former vice president Joe Biden leads 47-45 in a – a dramatic shift from two months ago, when the same poll showed the president ahead by 7 points in Texas.A raft of recent polls have found a dead heat, with the candidates within a point or two. Trump returns to Texas on Thursday for the 16th visit of his presidency – an investment of time that would be out of proportion if Texas were as safely in his column as he professes.In Odessa, he’ll meet with...WW…

7:00 AM on Jul 29, 2020 CDT — Updated at 7:49 PM on Jul 29, 2020 CDTLast updated at 7:45 p.m. with Cruz remarks on Air Force One.WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump visited West Texas on Wednesday, scooping up $7 million for his reelection race and trying to eat into Democrat Joe Biden’s growing lead by visiting an oil rig and warning that his opponent would kill the energy industry.Biden’s “extreme agenda,” Trump asserted, would destroy the fracking industry that has doubled production in the Permian Basin during his presidency. “I don’t think Biden’s going to do too well in Texas,” Trump...…7:00 AM on Jul 29, 2020 CDT — Updated at 7:49 PM on Jul 29, 2020 CDTLast updated at 7:45 p.m. with Cruz remarks on Air Force One.WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump visited West Texas on Wednesday, scooping up $7 million for his reelection race and trying to eat into Democrat Joe Biden’s growing lead by visiting an oil rig and warning that his opponent would kill the energy industry.Biden’s “extreme agenda,” Trump asserted, would destroy the fracking industry that has doubled production in the Permian Basin during his presidency. “I don’t think Biden’s going to do too well in Texas,” Trump...WW…

3:00 PM on May 11, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump called on Dallas voters to oust state District Judge Eric Moyé for jailing a hair salon owner who defied state, county and court orders to remain closed during the COVID-19 outbreak — a rare if not unprecedented instance of a president inserting himself into a local judicial election.Trump had already lauded Gov. Greg Abbott for working to free the law-breaking North Dallas salon owner, Shelley Luther, two days into a seven-day jail sentence for contempt of court, glossing past the fact that it was Abbott’s own stay-at-home...…3:00 PM on May 11, 2020 CDTWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump called on Dallas voters to oust state District Judge Eric Moyé for jailing a hair salon owner who defied state, county and court orders to remain closed during the COVID-19 outbreak — a rare if not unprecedented instance of a president inserting himself into a local judicial election.Trump had already lauded Gov. Greg Abbott for working to free the law-breaking North Dallas salon owner, Shelley Luther, two days into a seven-day jail sentence for contempt of court, glossing past the fact that it was Abbott’s own stay-at-home...WW…

6:00 AM on Apr 22, 2021 CDTWASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz has spent more than almost any other member of Congress on private security since Election Day, drawing $126,000 from his campaign account for security systems and personnel.Only two senators have spent more, and Cruz’s total far eclipses the security outlays of any other Texan in Congress, including those who have stepped up spending on protective equipment and guards since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.“Sen. Cruz receives a high volume of violent threats and will continue to protect his family,” said spokeswoman Erin Perrine.She...…6:00 AM on Apr 22, 2021 CDTWASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz has spent more than almost any other member of Congress on private security since Election Day, drawing $126,000 from his campaign account for security systems and personnel.Only two senators have spent more, and Cruz’s total far eclipses the security outlays of any other Texan in Congress, including those who have stepped up spending on protective equipment and guards since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.“Sen. Cruz receives a high volume of violent threats and will continue to protect his family,” said spokeswoman Erin Perrine.She...WW…

10:04 AM on Feb 20, 2021 CST — Updated at 10:11 AM on Feb 21, 2021 CSTUpdated at 10 a.m. Sunday with Psaki comment.WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for only 77 of Texas’ 254 counties in order to focus on the “hardest hit” parts of the state, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday.Gov. Greg Abbott had asked for a declaration that covered the entire state, as Texans reel from a winter storm that knocked out power and heat across the state, and left millions without safe drinking water.The declaration Biden signed late Friday covers much of the Texas...…10:04 AM on Feb 20, 2021 CST — Updated at 10:11 AM on Feb 21, 2021 CSTUpdated at 10 a.m. Sunday with Psaki comment.WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for only 77 of Texas’ 254 counties in order to focus on the “hardest hit” parts of the state, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday.Gov. Greg Abbott had asked for a declaration that covered the entire state, as Texans reel from a winter storm that knocked out power and heat across the state, and left millions without safe drinking water.The declaration Biden signed late Friday covers much of the Texas...WW…

9:17 AM on Jun 10, 2020 CDT — Updated at 6:40 PM on Jun 10, 2020 CDTUpdated at 6:30 p.m. with new details of Trump visit.WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump plans a conversation about race relations and policing Thursday in Dallas, during a trip built around a high-dollar fundraising dinner expected to bring in $10 million.His first campaign foray since the COVID-19 pandemic began three months ago comes amid economic malaise and fallout from a police killing last month. There’s also uncertainty over Texas’ political direction, with a state that Republicans haven’t lost since 1976.The White...…9:17 AM on Jun 10, 2020 CDT — Updated at 6:40 PM on Jun 10, 2020 CDTUpdated at 6:30 p.m. with new details of Trump visit.WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump plans a conversation about race relations and policing Thursday in Dallas, during a trip built around a high-dollar fundraising dinner expected to bring in $10 million.His first campaign foray since the COVID-19 pandemic began three months ago comes amid economic malaise and fallout from a police killing last month. There’s also uncertainty over Texas’ political direction, with a state that Republicans haven’t lost since 1976.The White...WW…