Local Commentaries

  By EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON U.S. House of Representatives   Last month, the constituents of Texas’ 30th Congressional District, as they have done every two years since 1992, placed their faith in me to represent […]

  By EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON U.S. House of Representatives   Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. NDAA is an annual bill that authorizes the […]

  Special to The Dallas Examiner   COVID-19 hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E triggers mandatory capacity reductions   Trauma Service Area E – known as TSA E, which includes Dallas County and the greater […]

  By EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON U.S. House of Representatives   Through the establishment of separation of powers dating back to 1787, the framers created the federal executive branch of government. For more than two centuries, […]

  By EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON U.S. House of Representatives   As we count down towards the end of a challenging 2020, there is another tick-tock taking place that will impact millions of Americans and thousands […]

  By ANNIE SPILMAN   It’s been a rough year for small businesses, and it isn’t over yet. The beginning of 2020 was OK, but things took a nosedive after the coronavirus arrived in March. […]

  By MOLLIE FINCH BELT The Dallas Examiner   We moved to Dallas when my husband finished Thurgood Marshall Law School and he started practicing law with my father, in 1975. I was able to […]

  By EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON U.S. House of Representatives   On Nov. 3, the American people turned out in record numbers across the country to participate in the democratic process. Texas was among the several […]