In 1917, Gov. Jim “Pa” Ferguson became the first person in Texas to be impeached. Almost a century later, the Ferguson impeachment presents both striking similarities and key differences to the ongoing saga involving University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall.
Nicole Shealy
Nicole Shealy recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in journalism. She has interned for Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine, WTOP Radio in Washington, D.C., and covered sports for The Daily Campus, the SMU school paper. She also worked on the Daily Update, SMU's student-run news show.
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Dallas 1 of 2 Cities Still in Running to Host 2016 GOP Convention
Dallas is one of two finalists to host the 2016 Republican National Convention, the Republican National Committee announced Wednesday.
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Health care
A&M’s New Health Program to Initially Focus on South Texas
Touting a new program as the first in Texas to be directed at reducing preventable diseases, Texas A&M University officials on Tuesday announced their Healthy Texas Initiative, which will first launch with a focus on South Texas.