DFW Politics in 2026 — City Hall, County Commissioners & the Texas Legislature
Dallas-Fort Worth is the political engine of Texas. Dallas City Council and the Dallas County Commissioners Court set policy for the county's 2.6 million residents. Fort Worth and Tarrant County have their own parallel governments, often competing for regional resources. At the state level, DFW's legislative delegation — spread across the Texas House and Senate — consistently shapes legislation affecting the entire state. Local elections in 2026 will determine city council seats and county judges across both counties.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport says it will no longer consider adding more Islamic foot-washing stations after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull funding due to "illegal religious discrimination."A DFW representative told Fox News Digital on Friday that airport officials had been reviewing the proposal for the new foot-washing stations, but they've since decided not to move forward."DFW was in the process of evaluating an internal proposal to add a set of ablution washing stations on the pre-security side of Terminal D, the international terminal. Like all proposed projects, the airport ultimately considers the operational benefits, customer service impacts, operational risks and costs before approving them. While that evaluation was planned, the airport accelerated its review due to elevated public interest this week and has determined not to proceed with the project as it would not deliver the originally anticipated operational benefits."The change in course comes aft
The Westlake Town Council is expected to be packed on Monday night as leaders discuss the future of a new data center.The project 30 minutes north of Fort Worth is drawing intense criticism.Westlake Data CenterMonday’s meeting is not about whether a data center should be on that land in Westlake. That’s already been decided.Instead, the council is voting on a development agreement. They will decide on architecture and landscaping requirements to ensure proper installation and care of the infrastructure.The meeting starts at 4 p.m., although people are advised to arrive early for a security screening. Recent violent threats made toward the Westlake Town Council have prompted extra security.Previous meetings have gone into the early morning hours and have required an overflow room. This one will likely be no different.The new data center site is off Highway 377 near the border with the city of Keller.Many Keller neighbors and city leaders have already spoken out against the project. They
A federal court order that struck down regulations on firearm suppressors and certain guns took effect on Thursday after an appeal was not filed by the federal government before a seven-day deadline set by the judge.The ruling allows for the purchase of silencers, short-barreled rifles and shotguns and certain other firearms without registration. It also removes an extra layer of background checks for those items.In 1934, Congress enacted the National Firearms Act, which required a tax on making or transferring certain firearms and required registration. When Congress passed its massive tax cuts and spending bill, those taxes were removed.Without taxes to collect, gun business and firearm trade groups filed a lawsuit to overturn parts of the NFA. Texas and 14 other states joined the lawsuit.U.S. District Judge James Hendrix ruled last week that the regulations could not continue if the taxes under which they were enacted are removed."By zeroing out the transfer and making taxes for mos
