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Carrollton leaders are honoring one of their own who was killed during a U.S. mission in the Middle East.US casualties in Iran warOn Monday, the Defense Department identified Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, as one of three U.S. casualties from an Islamic State bombing last weekend.Gonzales was supporting a U.S. mission against the Islamic State group when she was killed defending against the incoming Iranian strikes.Gonzales grew up in Carrollton, and attended Hebron High School in Lewisville ISD. She was a part of Hebron's Jr. ROTC program, and enlisted in the United States Army shortly after she graduated in 2025.1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii and a third American service member were also killed over the weekend.At Tuesday's Carrollton City Council meeting, Mayor Steve Babick, council members, friends of Gonzales and community members honored Gonzales' memory.City leaders wore black and purple ribbons, Gonzales' favorite colors, to honor her li
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The two candidates battling for Texas’ United States Senate seat will be in Fort Worth on Tuesday.Ken Paxton and James Talarico will make their pitches to North Texas voters before the November election.Fundraising EffortsIn one of the most expensive races in the nation, all eyes are on Talarico’s fundraising. The Democratic nominee has reportedly raised more than any Texas candidate has in the general election in the past decade.According to filings from the Federal Election Commission, he has raised around $70 million. That’s compared to Paxton’s $9 million.The filings show that the two candidates are getting their donations in very different ways.Much of Paxton’s campaign funds come from joint fundraising committees, which allow candidates to raise money alongside other candidates. The majority of that comes from large donors.The majority of Talarico’s campaign dollars have come from small donor fundraising. A large number of people have contributed less than $200.The filings also s
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called his Senate race opponent, James Talarico, one of the most "anti-law enforcement" politicians of all time during a campaign event in Fort Worth on Tuesday.Joined by several Texas sheriffs, including Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn, sheriffs association president Brian Hawthorne and state Rep. A.J. Louderback, Paxton said that law enforcement officers need to know elected officials "have their back." Paxton said, as attorney general, he had a strong record of prosecuting violent criminals, defending law enforcement officers in court and expanding his office to include a human trafficking and organized crime section to aid local law enforcement."While we have been working on working to support law enforcement, there have been others working to undermine it," Paxton said.Paxton said Talarico's campaign "proudly donated" to Austin Justice Coalition, a group that wanted to defund the Austin Police Department.Paxton, on the other hand, said he sto