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Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren visits Dallas for grassroots event

Coming to town.

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Elizabeth Warren, who is running for president of the United States, is coming to Texas.

According to an email sent to supporters, she'll host an organizing event in Dallas on Sunday, March 10, as part of her initiative to build a movement for the 2020 election.

Currently a senator for Massachusetts, Warren was the first Democrat to take a formal step towards a 2020 presidential run. She announced her candidacy on February 9 at a rally in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Others who've since announced they're running include Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Cory Booker, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro.

Warren declared in February that she would forgo the usual route of seeking campaign money from the traditional donors, even though that means she will be out-raised by other candidates in the race.

She's not seeking donations from political action committees or lobbyists, opting to avoid "fancy receptions or big money fundraisers only with people who can write the big checks," and focusing instead on grassroots supporters making smaller donations.

Warren has area ties: She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Houston and Rutgers Law School. She taught law at several universities, including the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Austin.

She first rose to prominence in 2007, while still a professor at Harvard, when she proposed the concept of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help consumers who are victimized by mortgages, credit cards, and student loans. The bureau was formed in 2011.

She's been criticized for listing herself as native American in a directory for Harvard Law School, with opponents accusing her of falsifying her background to advance her career. Warren told CNN that "it never had anything to do with my getting a job," but that she has been "a friend" to native Americans, including drafting and supporting legislation that assists the native American community.

Her website has a "facts squad" feed — like snopes with an Elizabeth Warren theme — that refutes rumors and conspiracy theories.

She's been campaigning in Iowa, and will host an event in New York on March 8.

Her Dallas event will be on March 10 at The Granada Theater at 3524 Greenville Ave. Doors open at 12:30 pm, and the event begins at 1:30 pm.

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Sobering statistic

Texas ranks No. 9 among deadliest states for New Year’s crashes

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At more than 314,000 miles, Texas boasts the largest system of public roads among the 50 states. It also holds the unfortunate distinction of being one of the deadliest states for New Year’s car accidents.

An analysis of 2014-2023 traffic data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows Texas is the ninth worst state for traffic deaths on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

During the 10-year period covered by the analysis, commissioned by AutoAccident.com, Texas tallied 280 traffic deaths on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day — the highest total of any state. The 280-person toll in Texas works out to 9.61 deaths per one million residents, a rate that’s 37 percent above the national average of 6.99 deaths per one million residents.

The analysis reveals that nearly three-fourths (64 percent) of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day traffic deaths in Texas were drivers, nearly one-fifth (19 percent) were pedestrians, and 16 percent were passengers.

“New Year’s Eve is one of the most dangerous nights on American roads,” says Edward Smith, managing attorney at AutoAccident.com, a personal injury law firm.

“With impaired driving incidents spiking during holiday celebrations, every driver has a responsibility to make smart choices that protect themselves and others sharing the road,” Smith adds. “Even in states with strong safety records, one preventable death is too many.”

According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), more than 2,000 drunk driving-related crashes happened during the 2024 holiday season. Last year, December ranked as the No. 1 month in Texas for wrecks caused by drunk drivers.

“The holidays are a wonderful time to be with family, and yet they can also be a painful reminder for those who have lost loved ones to preventable crashes,” says Marc Williams, executive director of TxDOT. “Let’s make a new holiday tradition to drive like a Texan: kind, courteous, and safe. That means always getting a sober ride.”

TxDOT offers these four tips for staying safe on the roads as the calendar switches from 2025 to 2026:

Designate a sober driver before the celebrations start.
Ask a sober relative or friend to pick you up if you’re too tipsy to drive.
Use public transit or rideshare services.
Stay off the roads until you’ve sobered up.

Several organizations in Dallas-Fort Worth are offering ways to get home safely around New Year’s if you’re too drunk to drive:

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has teamed up with Coors Light to provide free rides on New Year’s Eve. To get a free ride, enter the promo code COORSNYE25 in the GoPass app. The offer is available to the first 10,500 riders who enter the code in the GoPass app.
Trinity Metro will offer free Trinity Railway Express rides in Tarrant County from 6 pm-midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Various bars and entertainment venues in Dallas County are supplying QR codes for one free Lyft ride worth up to $35. The EpicCentral entertainment district in Grand Prairie is among the participants.
In collaboration with TxDOT and the Frisco Police Department, Uber is offering $30-per-ride vouchers for people in Frisco who aren’t sober enough to drive. Frisco ranks first on Allstate’s 2025 list of the Texas cities with the best drivers.
Fort Worth Limousines provides designated-driver services in Dallas-Fort Worth via limo, luxury sedan, SUV, and bus.
Pro-Tow Wrecker Service is offering free tows to tipsy motorists in Denton County who need a ride on New Year’s Eve.

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