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News from April 2023

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Collin County weekly recap of home sales during week ending April 29

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 30, 2023

There were 92 reported residential sales in Collin County in the week ending April 29, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Crockett Calls Out McCarthy Budget Plan That Cuts SNAP and Starves Seniors

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 30, 2023

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) spoke on the House Floor to denounce Speaker McCarthy's proposed budget bill that would add burdensome work requirements to SNAP recipients over 50 and would result in cuts to nutrition assistance for low-income seniors.

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Dallas City Wire area weekly mass times

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 29, 2023

The following parishes in the Dallas City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Crockett Introduces Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act To Hold Corporations Accountable for Child Labor Violations

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 29, 2023

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) in introducing the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett Applauds Biden Administration Investment in American Care Workers

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 28, 2023

Representative Jasmine Crockett issued the following statement applauding an executive order issued last week by the Biden administration to expand access to child and home care and invest in the care workforce. The order directs federal agencies to consider requiring contractors to expand child care for their employees, and pushes all federal agencies to pursue opportunities to expand employee access to child care and expands home-based care access for veterans. It also sets a payment floor to raise care worker wages, issues regulations to improve the quality of care jobs, and leverages Medicaid funding to ensure nursing homes can meet minimum staffing standards to promote worker safety.

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Rep. Veasey Votes Against Republican-Led Debt Ceiling Scheme

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 28, 2023

Rep. Veasey voted against the harmful Republican-led debt ceiling scheme. Their extreme legislation will present Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.

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School leaders, law enforcement officials attend Richardson conference: 'Safety is everyone's responsibility'

By John Suayan | Apr 27, 2023

School leaders and law enforcement attended a conference on Tuesday in Richardson where they met with school safety experts, according to a report from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) NBC affiliate KXAS.

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Congressmen Marc Veasey and Blake Moore Introduce Legislation to Place Medal of Honor Memorial on the National Mall

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 27, 2023

Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) and Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.

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ICYMI: Crockett Backs Legislation Increasing Competition in Meat Packing Industry

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 27, 2023

Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) signed on to bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Mark Alford (MO-04), and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) called the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act to increase meat processing capacity and competition by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. Outdated prohibitions from nearly a century ago currently restrict the ability of the livestock industry to meet increasing demand. The A-PLUS Act corrects this issue by opening up competition and modernizing regulations.

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Crockett Speaks At Pro-Choice Caucus & Democratic Women’s Caucus Rally in Advance of SCOTUS Deadline to Protect Access to Medication Abortion

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 25, 2023

On April 19, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined leaders from the Pro-Choice Caucus (PCC) and the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), for a press conference on Democrats’ continuing fight to protect access to medication abortion.

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Weekly recap of Dallas County home sales during week ending April 22

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 24, 2023

There were 187 reported residential sales in Dallas County in the week ending April 22, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Crockett Celebrates ACA Healthcare Coverage for DACA Recipients

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 24, 2023

On Thursday, April 13, the Biden Administration announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will propose a rule expanding eligibility that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to enroll in health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and Medicaid. A 2021 survey of people with DACA found that 34 percent are living without any kind of health insurance, compared to ten percent of the total population. Now, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will have access to affordable health care, including the over 100,000 DACA recipients living in Texas.

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Collin County home sales during week ending April 22

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 23, 2023

There were 73 reported residential sales in Collin County in the week ending April 22, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Crockett Celebra Cobertura de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio para Beneficiarios de DACA

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 23, 2023

El jueves 13 de abril, la Administración Biden anunció que el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos propondrá una regla que expanda la elegibilidad que permitiría a los beneficiarios de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) inscribirse en la cobertura de atención médica a través del mercado de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) y Medicaid. Una encuesta de 2021 de personas con DACA reveló que el 34 por ciento vive sin ningún tipo de seguro médico, en comparación con el diez por ciento de la población total. Ahora, cientos de miles de beneficiarios de DACA tendrán acceso e atención médica asequible, incluyendo a los más de 100.000 beneficiarios de DACA que viven en Texas.

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Dallas City Wire area weekly mass times

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 22, 2023

The following parishes in the Dallas City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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14 companies in cities within Rockwall County received 14 inspections in Q1 2023

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 22, 2023

There were 14 companies in cities associated with Rockwall County that received 14 FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.

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Crockett Slams McCarthy's Proposed Cuts to SNAP; Warns They Could Sink Farm Bill

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 22, 2023

On April 17, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) pushed back against remarks made by Republican House Speaker McCarthy at a meeting with Wall Street bankers indicating he plans to cut SNAP benefits and add cruel and counterproductive work requirements to federal food assistance programs. Such cuts to SNAP would invariably result in the failure of the Farm Bill that American farmers, ranchers, food producers, and families depend on.

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Patrick on empowering parental rights: 'Republicans, Independents and Democrats all support school choice'

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 21, 2023

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released a statement on the passage of Senate Bill 8 in the Senate, one of his top 10 priorities for this legislative session. Patrick argued school choice is popular in Texas across party lines. He said the main goal for a school choice bill is to place the power back in parents' hands to be able to choose the best education for their children, especially if they are stuck in a failing public school.

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Harrison: 'Any school board trustee who votes against education freedom doesn't trust parents' and is 'turning their back on voters'

By Dallas City Wire Report | Apr 21, 2023

Rep. Brian Harrison recently accused school board trustees of pushing against education freedom in the Midlothian Independent School District (MISD). The Texas Freedom Caucus revealed a resolution was brought up to prevent school vouchers, education savings accounts and taxpayer savings grants that "reduce public school funding." The Freedom Caucus cited two polls that show a majority of Republican voters are against these types of proposals.

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How many companies in cities in Kaufman County received FDA inspections in Q1 2023?

By Dallas City Wire | Apr 21, 2023

There were 13 companies in a city associated with Kaufman County that received 13 FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.