/tags/dallas-county Dallas County en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:10:26 GMT /politics/2022-09-02/pregnant-woman-who-claimed-her-fetus-was-an-hov-lane-passenger-gets-another-ticket Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:10:26 GMT /politics/2022-09-02/pregnant-woman-who-claimed-her-fetus-was-an-hov-lane-passenger-gets-another-ticket Vanessa Romo /covid-19/2021-08-09/top-dallas-county-official-files-legal-challenge-to-gov-greg-abbotts-ban-on-mask-mandates-as-coronavirus-rages-in-texas Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said he’s asking for a court to rule that Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates is unenforceable. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 01:57:22 GMT /covid-19/2021-08-09/top-dallas-county-official-files-legal-challenge-to-gov-greg-abbotts-ban-on-mask-mandates-as-coronavirus-rages-in-texas Isabella Zou | The Texas Tribune /covid-19/2020-12-04/dallas-county-judge-says-new-covid-19-restrictions-are-an-opportunity-to-be-patriotic Clay Jenkins urges personal responsibility for wearing masks and limiting gatherings as his county surpasses an important threshold for COVID-19 hospitalizations. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:16:27 GMT /covid-19/2020-12-04/dallas-county-judge-says-new-covid-19-restrictions-are-an-opportunity-to-be-patriotic Jill Ament, Caroline Covington /texas/2020-05-01/officials-in-galveston-dallas-and-el-paso-are-at-odds-with-abbott-over-reopening From Texas Standard:Since the coronavirus outbreak began in Texas, state and local officials have had to make difficult decisions to protect Texans'� Fri, 01 May 2020 21:24:01 GMT /texas/2020-05-01/officials-in-galveston-dallas-and-el-paso-are-at-odds-with-abbott-over-reopening Jill Ament, Rhonda Fanning /texas/2020-03-18/dallas-county-expands-coronavirus-response From Texas Standard:On Wednesday morning, Dallas County reported 35 cases of COVID-19. Those infected range in age from teens to 70s. Three patients have� Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:13:49 GMT /texas/2020-03-18/dallas-county-expands-coronavirus-response Jill Ament /crime-justice/2019-01-24/programs-in-dallas-and-williamson-counties-offer-young-offenders-an-alternative-to-incarceration About 20 young people sit across from one another in two teams in a community room at CitySquare Opportunity Center in South Dallas. Deontra Wade walks� Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2019-01-24/programs-in-dallas-and-williamson-counties-offer-young-offenders-an-alternative-to-incarceration DaLyah Jones