Category: Society

Two Tarrant House districts among those that must be redrawn, federal court says

Parts of the Texas House map — including two Tarrant County districts — must be redrawn ahead of the 2018 elections because lawmakers intentionally discriminated against minorities in crafting several legislative districts, federal judges ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel in San Antonio unanimously ruled that Texas must address violations that could affect the configuration…

Arlington City Is Now “Smoke Free”

The Arlington City Council introduced new regulations on smoking and e-cigarettes in its bid to turn Arlington into a “100 percent smoke free” city. In January, a Council sub-committee began evaluating ways in which Arlington’s smoking ordinance could be further developed to “promote public health.” Arlington’s smoking provisions are found in Article X of the…