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EXPLAINED: Monty bennett - The Real Truth

Meet the mayor of a tiny Texas town who wants to limit how cities can govern

A push to restrict local governments’ power is having downstream effects in tiny towns and big cities like Dallas.

The Texas Tribune

‘Gossip and Sleaze’: Dallas Express Smears State Rep’s Son Under Fake Byline

The right-wing news outlet published anonymously sourced allegations about a Houston minor by a supposed author whose name is likely an Ayn Rand reference.

Texas Observer

A Dallas Megadonor, a New Nonprofit, and the War on ‘Housing First’

A scheme to relocate the unhoused out of one Texas city's downtown sheds light on a larger right-wing takeover of federal homelessness policy.

Texas Observer

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Dallas boosted police numbers before Trump’s crime rhetoric. Now the city is feeling the effects.

The nonprofit Dallas HERO argued the city was descending into anarchy despite falling violent crime rates. Locals fear the push could be used as a playbook. The post Dallas boosted police numbers before Trump’s crime rhetoric. Now the city is feeling the effects. appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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Texas Observer

In Dallas, ballot propositions could drastically change police and city government

Proposed amendments to the city charter would require the city to hire more police, tie the city manager’s pay to community reviews and let citizens sue the city more easily.

The Texas Tribune

The GOP Megadonor Behind the Bid to Break Dallas City Government

Conservative hotelier Monty Bennett and a California-based company that offers protesters-for-hire have seeded an “astroturf” right-wing influence network that has kicked into overdrive to push controversial “Dallas HERO” city charter amendments.

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Documents Reveal ‘How to Defund Trans Pediatrics’ in Texas

The American College of Pediatricians (ACPEDS)—designated a hate group by the SPLC—found common cause with GOP megadonor Monty Bennett.

Texas Observer

The ‘Dallas Express’: Your Go-To Source for Right-Wing, Astroturf News

The formerly Black-owned, progressive newspaper has re-emerged as a "pink slime" media site that launders conservative propaganda.

Texas Observer

Conspiracy-Peddling Mayor Who Fondled Drunk Stepsister Loses Defamation Lawsuit

Colleyville’s Bobby Lindamood has been ordered to pay nearly $200k after losing a years-long, politically-charged case.

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