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Closure Of Private Prison Forces Texas County To Plug Financial Gap | 
The Willacy County Correctional Center is empty now. The tall security fences and dome-like housing units set out on the coastal prairie have no one inside them. One morning late last month, the prisoners rioted. They set fires and tore the place up. Guards put down the uprising in about five hours. But the destruction was so severe that the sprawling detention compound has been shut down. All 2,800 inmates were transferred. Read on |
Texas aligns itself with industry in fight against tighter smog standards | 
The state, a prodigious source of ozone-causing pollutants, has consistently pushed back against federal rules The testimony sounds the refrains of industry groups: Tightening the country's smog standard would be too costly and isn't necessary for public health. But these comments weren't from industry. They were written by the chairman of Texas' environmental-protection agency. Read on |
As Residents Fight to Defend Denton's Fracking Ban, Local Filmmaker Releases New Documentary Trailer for Don't Frack With Denton | 
Denton, Texas - The fight to defend Texas' first fracking ban within city limits isn't over as state lawmakers attempt to strip municipalities of home rule authority. Don't Frack With Denton chronicles Denton's uphill battle against oil and gas interest deep in the heart of the gas patch. Who: Denton Filmmaker Garrett Graham and local organizers with Frack Free Denton. What: New trailer highlights Denton's residents uphill battle against oil and gas interests in Texas as Dentonites take their fight to the state Capitol in Austin
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'Strange Cult Causing Concern': Scientology came to Dallas in 1956. Then, the questions. | 
Sunday at 7 p.m. Dallas time HBO will air Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney's Going Clear, his Scientology documentary based on the book by Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Famer Lawrence Wright, who's chief among the talking heads talking the longest and loudest in the film. Maybe you've read the book; really, you should. Or maybe you played along last year, when it was our summer-reading selection. Or, maybe, everything you know about Scientology comes from Tom Cruise. Or perhaps you just drove by the old Celebrity Centre in East Dallas that one time.
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North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, March 30: Dallas Democratic Forum Presents Presents Admiral Patrick M. Walsh -- (Rescheduled from February program which was snowed out.) "National Security Challenges and Concerns: Are We Ready?" The former Commander of the Pacific Fleet discusses critical cybersecurity issues. 2015 Patron & Sustaining Forum Members Free, 2015 Regular Members $25, Non Members $40. RSVP by email to wdgriggs AT yahoo.com. (11:30 AM, Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue at Olive, Dallas 75201) Wednesday, April 1: Reception for James White for Dallas City Council -- District 10. Suggest minimum to attend $25. Donate online at http://form.jotformpro.com/form/50587608676974. (6:30 to 8:00 pm, Home of Leigh Bailey & Vincent Carrizales, 4333 Druid Lane, Dallas 75205) Thursday, April 2: DCDP Johnson - Jordan Dinner -- See details in article above or online at http://www.dallasdemocrats.org/docs/johnson-jordan.html. General admission tickets are now also available at this page: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/50636431418957 (VIP Sponsor Reception 5:30 pm, Dinner and Program 6:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Dallas - Reunion Ballroom, 300 Reunion Boulevard, Dallas 75207) Dallas County Young Democrats Annual JJ After Dark Cocktail Party -- following the Dallas County Democratic Party's Johnson Jordan Dinner. Details later. Friday, April 3: Drinking Liberally - Allen Collin County Liberally Groups 6:30 PM Two Rows 711 Central Expy Allen, TX 75013 Saturday, April 4: Dallas Chorizo and Menudo Community Breakfast -- Hosted by LULAC Chapter 102. (9 AM, El Ranchito Restaurant, 610 W Jefferson Blvd., Dallas 75208) Park Cities Central Dallas Dems -- (10:30 AM, University Park Library, 8383 Preston Center Plaza, Suite 200, University Park 75225 |
| Dallas UNA to host President of U.S. Institute of Peace April 1 | 
Lindborg flyerJoin us on April 1 for a special event with the president of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Nancy Lindborg, who will talk about the challenges and importance of peacebuilding in today's world. Having recently returned from a trip to USIP programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan, she will share an on-the-ground perspective, as well as a broader vision of the ways in which conflict management is essential to current U.S. foreign policy priorities. Ms. Lindborg was sworn in as USIP's fifth president in February 2015, having spent her career working on issues of transition, democracy and civil society, conflict and humanitarian response, most recently as the assistant administrator of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at the Agency for International Development. She served as president of Mercy Corps, which she spent 14 years helping to build into a globally respected organization known for innovative programs in the most challenging environments. http://www.dallas-una.org/ |
Dallas Area Progressive Christians Friday, April 3, 2015, 10am 10th Annual Good Friday Walk | 
Join us on a pilgrimage through the center of Dallas. This year we will feature Jesus' teachings at each of several stops. Beginning: Jesus' mission statement (Luke 4:16-19) "The spirit of the Lord is upon me." Main Street Park: "The last shall be first and the first shall be last." (Matthew 19:16-30) Pegasus Park: The story of Lazarus and the Rich Man. (Luke 16:19-30) "If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead." Dr. John Holbert Rosa Parks Waterfall: Quiet reflection. Belo Park, across from the Federal Building: How the nations are judged - the way we treat the hungry, thirsty, naked, sick, stranger, and prisoner." (Matthew 25:31-45) Rev. Eric Folkerth Conclusion at City Hall: A reflection on justice for those living in poverty, a reading of the Magnificat of Mary, and a sending into the world challenging us to be prophets of hope. Rev. Dr. Diana Holbert http://dallaschristians.org/wp/good-friday-walk/ |
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| Imaginary Health Care Horrors | by Paul Krugman 
There's a lot of fuzzy math in American politics, but Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, the chairman of the House Rules Committee, recently set a new standard when he declared the cost of Obamacare "unconscionable." If you do "simple multiplication," he insisted, you find that the coverage expansion is costing $5 million per recipient. But his calculation was a bit off - namely, by a factor of more than a thousand. The actual cost per newly insured American is about $4,000. read on | |
Green 'hip-hop' minister to deliver keynote at DCCCD Sustainability Summit | Dallas C ounty Community College District has enlisted a dynamic speaker for its fifth annual Sustainability Summit, to be held April 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brookhaven College. Keynote speaker is the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president, Hip Hop Caucus. READ MORE
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Dallas Police Association Educates Public on Deadly Force | Training on when to use deadly force is common for police officers but Friday the Dallas Police Association confronted city leaders with those situations. Dallas City Council Members were invited to firearms simulation training at the Police Association office. read on
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DCDP Annual JJ Dinner April 2 | General admission tickets are now also available for this year's Johnson Jordan Dinner! Each year the Johnson Jordan Dinner (formerly known as the Jefferson Jackson Dinner) honors the elected officials of  Dallas County, including our civil, family, probate and criminal judges, county officials and administrators, and officials who represent the Dallas area on the state and federal level. 2015's Johnson Jordan Dinner will be one of the year's premiere political events, attracting hundreds of citizens, attorneys, professionals, elected officials and members of the judiciary. The 2015 Johnson Jordan Dinner features a keynote address from Eugene Robinson, a renowned political analyst and journalist whose columns appear in The Washington Post. Robinson was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in recognition of his columns that focused on then-Senator Barack Obama in the context of his first Presidential campaign. Robinson appears frequently as a political analyst on MSNBC cable-TV network's programs such as Morning Joe, PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Ed Show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In addition, he is often a panelist on NBC's public affairs program Meet the Press. Thursday, April 2, 2015 Hyatt Regency Dallas - Reunion Ballroom 300 Reunion Boulevard Dallas, Texas 75207 5:30 p.m. Sponsor-Only VIP Reception 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Program This is one of our two biggest fundraising events each year to support the operations of the DCDP. Become a Sponsor and help us get prepared now for 2016! We are now accepting sponsorships for this event; individual tickets will be available soon. For sponsorship levels and benefits (from $500 to $20,000), and to pay on line, see the following page on our website
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