30 Jun 2020
Posted by etcetera 
By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Early voting began Monday for the Democratic primary runoff election for U.S. Senator, state and national representatives and other officials in Dallas County. Winners of the runoff election will be on the ballot for the general election in November. This runoff election...
Read more → 26 Jun 2020
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By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Gov. Greg Abbott closed Texas bars at noon Friday except for delivery and takeout. Dine-in restaurant capacity will be scaled back to 50 percent starting June 29. Commercial rafting and tubing services are closed, and local authorities must approve all outdoor...
Read more → 19 Jun 2020
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By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC New leadership roles within the Dallas College structure were announced Thursday in an email from Chancellor Joe May. The decision comes a week after the district was given the green light from the accrediting agency on consolidating into one college, an initiative...
Read more → 14 Jun 2020
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Jeremiah Roland began shaking as a police officer approached his vehicle. He wasn’t speeding and wondered why he was being stopped. “Black men are scared when we’re in the car and get pulled over,” he said. The officer told Roland his brake light was out....
Read more → 13 Jun 2020
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By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC When Clifford Onwueyi arrived at Eastfield Monday morning for his metal working class, he had to pass through two checkpoints on his way to the T Building. At the first checkpoint, campus police inquired about the purpose of his visit and asked for his student...
Read more → 13 Apr 2020
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By ELIJAH DELGADO and SKYE SEIPP @TheEtCetera Many college students won’t be receiving the $1,200 stimulus checks from the IRS meant to give aid during the coronavirus pandemic. People ages 19-23 who are claimed as dependents on their parents’ tax returns are disqualified from receiving the benefits....
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