Walmart Pulls Guns And Ammunition From Displays, Citing Potential Risk For...
ARKANSAS (CBSNEW.COM) – Days before the election Walmart has pulled guns and ammunition from the sales floors of its U.S. stores. The company said it made the move in hopes of keeping firearms from...
View ArticleVice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris Tells Supporters In Fort Worth ‘This...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Kamala Harris made her first visit to Texas since becoming the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee. As she walked on stage Friday, Oct. 30 at the First St. John Baptist...
View ArticleFederal Judge Orders Post Office To Take ‘Extraordinary Measures’ To Get...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Court filings confirm ballots are getting to some American voters late now a federal judge is stepping in, ordering the United States Postal Service to take the...
View ArticleFort Worth PD Comments After Claims Officers Gave ‘Escort’ To Pro-Trump...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Fort Worth are trying to clarify an incident near a polling location on October 30, after video posts on social media claimed officers gave an escort to a pro-Trump...
View ArticleTarrant County Election Board Brings In Help To Deal With Thousands Of...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Tarrant County’s election board brought on more than 50 new people Monday, in an effort to keep up with thousands of problem mail-in ballots. The number of problem ballots,...
View ArticleDown To The Wire For Mail-In Ballots Not Yet Received By Elections Offices
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s down to the wire for missing mail-in ballots. An online registry can verify if a ballot has been received or not. Advocates say, when in doubt, make a plan to vote in person...
View ArticleSurvey: More American Stressed Out Over Election Day 2020 Than In 2016
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – According to a survey from the American Psychological Association, 68% of American adults say the election is a significant source of stress. That’s up from 52% back in 2016....
View Article‘It’s Like The Hours Before The Biggest Wedding Ever’: Election...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – On the eve of Election Day, polling places are quiet. Behind the scenes, though, there’s been a flurry of activity. “Very busy day. Very busy day. It’s like the hours before the...
View ArticleLines To Vote Not Too Long In Collin County Where 85% Cast Ballots Early
ALLEN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Voter turnout has already shattered records in Collin County, North Texas’ third largest county, with thousands more people still casting ballots on Election Day....
View ArticleCBS News Calls Texas For President Donald Trump
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – CBS News projects that President Donald J. Trump has won Texas’ 38 electoral votes. See The latest Election 2020 Results Here The race in Texas was too close to call all...
View ArticleNorth Texans Wake To Find No Clear Presidential Winner But Calm Remains In...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After staying up late to watch election results, North Texans woke up on the morning of Nov. 4 with still no clear winner for presidency. Commuters at the West End DART...
View ArticleTexas’ Election Winners And Losers Go To Work Removing Their Campaign Signs...
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Now that Election Day has passed, it’s time for another race to begin among the winning and losing candidates. Removing their campaign signs their campaigns placed...
View ArticleDowntown Dallas Businesses Not Letting Guard Down During Presidential...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After several downtown Dallas businesses were vandalized and looted during the George Floyd protests over the summer, there’s been some concern that could happen again...
View ArticleDozens Participate In ‘Count Every Vote’ Rally In Dallas
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas was one of multiple cities across the country where people gathered Wednesday, Nov. 4 to advocate for the counting of every vote in the presidential election. Count Every...
View ArticleTexas Republicans Celebrate Election Night Results
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Republicans are celebrating election night victories across Texas. After polls showed the Presidential race in Texas neck and neck, President Donald Trump and Senator John Cornyn...
View ArticleTexas Democrats Lament No ‘Blue Wave’ In General Election: ‘Not A Lot Has...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Democrats have been hoping to flip Texas for years – first in 2014, then 2016, 2018 and now 2020, – but once again this election proved to be a disappointment for the state’s...
View Article815 Mail-In Ballots Found In Texas Mail Processing Facilities During Search...
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – More than 800 mail-in ballots were found in Texas mail processing facilities and delivered to county election officials between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the...
View ArticleJoe Biden Takes Slim Vote Lead Over President Donald Trump In Tarrant County
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Joe Biden has now logged more votes than President Donald Trump in a second North Texas County. On Thursday, Nov. 5, Biden took a narrow lead in Tarrant County, with 427 more...
View ArticleJoe Biden Takes Slim Lead Over Donald Trump In Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (CBSNEWS.COM) – Joe Biden has edged ahead of President Trump in Pennsylvania as vote counting continued there and in the other critical swing states of Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North...
View ArticleFor First Time In 20 Years, US Senate Candidate Wins More Votes Than...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – When U.S. Senator John Cornyn won his fourth term this week, he not only defeated Democratic challenger MJ Hegar by ten percentage points, he also won more votes in Texas than...
View ArticleSafeguards In Place To Protect Ballots In Texas And Beyond: ‘It’s Happening...
DALLAS-FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – As votes are still being counted, disinformation about the process to tally results in key battleground states – and even in North Texas – is spreading. Election Day...
View ArticleJoe Biden Projected To Be Elected As President
(CBS NEWS) – CBS News projects Joe Biden has secured enough electoral votes to become the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump and capturing the White House after a...
View ArticleJoe Biden, Kamala Harris Address Nation After Projected Election Win
(CBS NEWS) – President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris projected optimism and called for unity in dual speeches on Saturday night, signaling a significant change in tone from the...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush: ‘Outcome Is Clear’ On 2020 Presidential Election;...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – For the first time since the presidential election, former Republican President and Dallas resident George W. Bush weighed in on the results. In a statement released Sunday, Nov....
View ArticleHundreds Rally In North Texas In Support Of Trump, Election Legal Battle
ROCKWALL, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Hundreds of North Texas Republicans came together Sunday for an “America Is Great” rally outside the Rockwall County Courthouse to show support for President Donald...
View ArticleSMU Constitutional Law Professor Says Supreme Court Unlikely To Act In...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – President Donald Trump and his campaign have filed election lawsuits in a number of states to challenge the results. SMU Constitutional Law Professor Dale Carpenter said Monday...
View ArticleTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Offers Up To $1M Reward For ‘Voter Fraud...
Texas Republican, Democratic Leaders Differ Over Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s Cash Incentive To Find Voter Fraud HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced Tuesday, Nov. 10, he will...
View ArticleSocial Media App ‘Parler’ Favored By Right-Wing Conservatives After...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An alternative social media network is shooting up the charts in the wake of the presidential election. Parler is gaining popularity in conservative circles. The company’s...
View ArticleTexas Republican, Democratic Leaders Differ Over Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An offer by Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has made national headlines. Patrick said he would spend a total of $1 million of his campaign funds as an incentive to people across...
View ArticleHouston-Based Conservative Group ‘True The Vote’ Ends State Lawsuits Alleging...
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — They’re a Texas-based conservative group at the center of several lawsuits disputing the outcome of the presidential election. Now, after the leader of True the Vote made...
View ArticleWest Virginia AG Backs Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Effort To Invalidate Joe Biden’s...
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – On the day West Virginia formally certified its November election results, state leaders backed a lawsuit to invalidate presidential race results in four...
View ArticleNorth Texas Democratic State Rep. Chris Turner Asks AG Ken Paxton For...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas State Rep. Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 10 with requests for information...
View ArticleHundreds Of GOP Congressmembers Back Texas-Led Lawsuit To Overturn Election...
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — President Trump is getting significant support from Republicans for a longshot lawsuit. More than 100 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general have signed onto...
View ArticleDallas Democrats Call For End To Attorney General Ken Paxton’s “Ridiculous...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — The Dallas County Democratic Party is calling for an end to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal attempts to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. The...
View ArticleElectors Vote Monday To Formally Confirm Joe Biden As Winner Of 2020...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – Electors from 50 states and the District of Columbia will gather across the country to cast their votes on December 14 in the Electoral College and declare the...
View ArticleTexas Sen. Cruz Leads 11 GOP Senators In Challenging Biden’s Win Over Trump
WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A coalition of 11 Republican senators led by Ted Cruz of Texas announced Saturday it will challenge the outcome of the presidential election by voting to reject electors...
View ArticleTexas Democratic State Rep. Chris Turner ‘Pressing For Answers’ On AG Ken...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office responded Monday, Jan. 4, to a public information request made by Democratic State Rep. Chris Turner Grand Prairie...
View ArticleTexas Republicans In Congress Divided Over Challenging 2020 Presidential...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Republicans in Congress are divided over the certification of the states’ election results in the 2020 Presidential election. On Tuesday, Jan. 5, Texas Senator John Cornyn...
View ArticleDemocratic State Rep. Chris Turner Calls On Texas Lawmakers To ‘Hold This...
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – State Representative Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) is once again making his displeasure with Attorney General Ken Paxton abundantly clear. Rep. Turner said on Thursday,...
View ArticleState Bar Of Texas Reportedly Investigating Attorney General Ken Paxton
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Did Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, which was based on bogus claims of fraud, amount to professional misconduct?...
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