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Texas Senate Showdown: Cruz, Allred discuss their campaigns and key issues before they debate
Before their one and perhaps only debate, Ted Cruz and Colin Allred spoke with CBS News Texas about the tightening race and the issues.
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Before their one and perhaps only debate, Ted Cruz and Colin Allred spoke with CBS News Texas about the tightening race and the issues.
New ratings by the Cook Political Report show the Texas Senate race between Ted Cruz and Colin Allred has become more competitive. Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink speaks with the candidates running in one of the few purple districts in Texas: State House District 70 in Collin County. This and more in the latest episode of Eye On Politics. (original air date: October 6, 2024.)
Every week, Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
With Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia retiring and heading to Austin to become an Assistant City Manager, how this could affect three ballot initiatives city voters will consider on Election Day. Plus, there's political fallout between the Tarrant County GOP and two Republican county commissioners who voted in favor of keeping polling locations at local universities (original air date: Sept 22, 2024).
With the economy at the top of voters' concerns, Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink compares the economic and tax plans proposed by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Plus, a passionate discussion after the debate over abortion and a victory for college students who challenged the Tarrant County Judge's proposal to remove early voting locations from their campuses.
Before their one and perhaps only debate, Ted Cruz and Colin Allred spoke with CBS News Texas about the tightening race and the issues.
Every week, Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
CBS News Texas is tracking the battleground states in the presidential race, and since last week, there has been some movement in the Real Clear Politics average of polls.
A letter from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent to Texas Republican Representative Tony Gonzales revealed the agency is tracking hundreds of thousands of immigrants with criminal records that have been released into U.S. communities.
An interim Senate report revealed significant planning, communication, and security failures within the Secret Service during former President Donald Trump's July rally in Pennsylvania, where the first assassination attempt took place. The 94-page report from a joint investigation identified issues in the command structure, poor coordination with local law enforcement, inadequate resources, and ineffective site security.
After the first assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, the Secret Service said that inadequate resources, "were not a factor;" however, it recently told Congress that it needs more resources to complete its mission.
Jack Fink and Senator Ted Cruz talk border, abortion and the economy ahead of his debate against challenger Colin Allred. Cruz recently began a 53-stop bus tour across the Lone Star State, including stops in Tarrant County, where he lost in 2018 to Democrat Beto O'Rourke by just over 4,300 votes.
Jack Fink and Colin Allred talk border, abortion and the economy ahead of his debate against incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. Allred has been crisscrossing Texas and has spent a lot of time in the Dallas-Fort Worth area including a campaign stop in Dallas with the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison.
State Representative Miheala Plesa, Democrat of Plano discusses her re-election campaign for TX House District 70.
Jack Fink speaks with Republican Steve Kinard, who's challenging Rep. Plesa for the Texas House District 70 seat.
TX Rep. Matt Shaheen/R-Plano discussing why he endorsed a fellow Republican Representative, David Cook of Mansfield for Speaker of the Texas House next session. Until now, he backed the current Speaker Dade Phelan.
The father of Marine veteran Joey Reed, who was held captive in Russia for three years, has endorsed Congressman Colin Allred for Senate. CBS News Texas Political Reporter Jack Fink talks with him about that decision.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Grand Prairie, Junior Ezeonu (D), and Former TX Railroad Commissioner, Michael Williams (R), discuss the CBS News Vice Presidential debate.
Eye on Politics Reporter Jack Fink spoke with Dallas County Republican Party Chair Lt. Colonel Allen West, Ret. and Dallas County Democratic Party Chair, Kardal Coleman about the Senate and presidential races and the upcoming CBS News Vice-Presidential debate between Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio.
Dr. Ben Voth, SMU Debate Professor and Director of Debate tells Jack Fink what he expects as the candidates square off and what each needs to do to win.
Republican Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez says, "I make the decisions that I think are right," in response to comments from Tarrant County Republican Party Chair Bo French. French told Jack Fink that Ramirez placed a "bad vote."
Tarrant County Republican Party Chair Bo French discusses the party's resolution expressing disapproval about the votes by Republican County Commissioners Fickes and Ramirez who wanted to keep local universities as early voting locations.
Dallas City Council Members Paula Blackmon and Adam Bazaldua discuss Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia's sudden departure from the city. They blame the Dallas HERO Initiative, three proposed charter amendments on the ballot in Dallas this November.
Executive Director of the Dallas HERO Initiative, Pete Marocco, discusses three proposed amendments to the city of Dallas charter. Voters in Dallas will consider these amendments in November.
"It was kind of like this bad Groundhog Day," said Fallon. "Here we go again."
"We're doing almost what they did last night," said former Texas Railroad Commissioner/ former TEA Commissioner Michael Williams (R) in a heated conversation on abortion with Retired USAF Colonel and former candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner/ Congress Kim Olson (D), and Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump's responses on abortion, the economy and immigration during the ABC News Presidential Debate garnered equal reactions from their respective parties.
County election officials are in "an underappreciated role," says Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson. She discusses the significant turnover rates of election officials and how new trainings seek to address common issues.
Dallas County Election Administrator Heider Garcia discusses the pressure the upcoming elections will put on election officials. "I think it's going to be an intense season coming after the 2020 election."
More than one-third of the election administrators and county clerks are new as the 2024 election approaches.
Former Dallas County GOP Chair, Jennifer Stoddard-Hajdu, discusses the potential impact the abortion-reproductive rights issue could have on the presidential and senate races in Texas.
Travis County GOP Chair & Republican Consultant, Matt Mackowiak, said Phelan's moves in the race for Texas House Speaker show this race is still very much open.
Texas Representative Donna Howard of Austin (D) discusses the potential impact the abortion/reproductive rights issue could have on the presidential and senate races in Texas. Howard believes abortion and reproductive rights will have more of an impact on the political races this year than two years ago after Roe v Wade was overturned.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will be squaring off for what may be their only time. SMU's Director of Debate and Debate Professor, Ben Voth, discusses what each candidate must do and avoid to win the debate.
Congressman Keith Self, R-McKinney, is confident Republican voters will show up in full force to the polls this November. His certainty lies with both Cruz and Trump winning Collin County and re-election.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, is a new National Co-Chair for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz's campaign.
In August 2021, the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan sparked a deadly resurgence of the Taliban, leaving many Afghans who aided American forces in peril.
Robert Roberson is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter.
The Amber Alert was triggered when officers responded to a double homicide in the 1800 block of Burton Drive
How much is your caregiving worth? A new tool calculates the financial value of work devoted to aiding loved ones in need.
The growth is not expected to slow down, with the city's maximum projected buildout at approximately 378,000 people.
Mothers Against Police Brutality accuses DPD of a "half century of unaccountable police brutality."
A recent report lays out the role immigrants play in the city's labor force.
The now 18-year-old survivor said Texas law enforcement dropped the ball on her case.
As more seniors fall victim to financial scams, citizens and lawmakers search for stronger consumer protections.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
Lilly Ledbetter, a champion of women getting paid the same as men for doing the same work, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 86.
Deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump's rally in California's Coachella Valley on Saturday arrested a Las Vegas man at a checkpoint for allegedly possessing a loaded firearm, a shotgun and a high-capacity magazine.
Trump is one point closer to Harris nationally in CBS News' polling than last month, and the decisive battleground states also remain effectively even.
The Harris campaign views the release as an opportunity to turn the conversation towards the physical health and mental acuity of her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
Jack Fink and Senator Ted Cruz talk border, abortion and the economy ahead of his debate against challenger Colin Allred. Cruz recently began a 53-stop bus tour across the Lone Star State, including stops in Tarrant County, where he lost in 2018 to Democrat Beto O'Rourke by just over 4,300 votes.
With new foods, such as the "Drowning Taquitos" and the "Beso de Angel," Tony's Taco Shop owners say they don't take their success for granted.
Latinas in Tech DFW started back up last year after the pandemic. They have lots of opportunities for Latinas to network, connect, and learn new skills.
Anchor Ken Molestina shows us how he makes his Cuban coffee for the CBS News Texas newsroom.
Del Olmo, who has played golf his entire life, recalls how rare the sport was for people like him growing up in Mexico City.
Rodriguez says his greatest accomplishments have been mentoring and teaching the next generation of bilingual journalists, with a 100% graduation and employment rate since he began in 2009.
As more seniors fall victim to financial scams, citizens and lawmakers search for stronger consumer protections.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery." But more than half of the athletes getting the procedure are under 18.
Amid the usual orange and black of spooky season, Angela Fincher's house is decked out to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Fisher-Price is offering $25 to product owners who remove and destroy swing parts that increase risk of suffocation.
Some may say it looks easy, though one North Texas woman proves it takes grit.
Flu vaccine effectiveness in South America was 35% against hospitalization.
Seventeen thousand workers depend on those containers to arrive by train or truck transport inside southern Dallas County’s International Inland Port.
Following an I-Team investigation, Sunnova Energy is facing legal action from nearly a dozen Texas families.
Elliott Hill is a TCU graduate and currently serves on the school's board of trustees.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
"It's not just the game, it's the things that surround it," said Gardner Parker.
Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys suddenly seem lost at home.
Before the Cowboys enjoy their bye week and attempt to get healthy, they focus on earning their first win in Dallas this season.
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Dozens of men and women who serve our country gushed at a chance to meet a few Cowboys.
"Game of Thrones" fans came out in droves to bid on hundreds of costumes, props and other items from the series in an auction that raked in over $21 million, including #1.49 million for the famed Iron Throne.
One of the greatest actors of all time, Al Pacino's life might have turned out very differently, if not for his mother's determination, the faith of director Francis Ford Coppola, or his success at overcoming an addiction to drink. He talks about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
A judge in New York has set a 2025 trial date for rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy.
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Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
