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Donald Trump foes organize rally at Dallas' Victory Park

Donald Trump, President of the United States.

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Donald Trump won the presidential election of the United States with a handy majority, but his foes haven't folded yet, not even in Dallas. A rally has been organized for Wednesday, November 9, to take place at Victory Park at 7 pm.

The organizer is Next Generation Action Network, a group founded by Dominique Alexander with a mission "to cultivate young leaders driven towards the eradication of social injustice through social, educational, civil, human, and community reform."

NextGen has organized previous protests such as the 2014 protest following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and more recently the march against police brutality in downtown Dallas in July. That event ended with the shooting of 12 police officers; five were killed.

Trump took the state of Texas with 53 percent of the vote; however, Hillary Clinton won Dallas County by nearly double, earning 61 percent of the vote versus Trump's 35 percent.

The rally describes its goal as attempting to bring together kindred souls and reinforce the need to uphold the Constitution.

"This is not a protest, this is a rallying of people who are unafraid to stand up for what is right," states the event, calling it "the first step of many for African Americans, Muslims, Hispanics, disabled Americans, LGBTQ, veterans, the displaced, the marginalized, and the poor."

Dallas will not be the only city to host post-election demonstrations, a number of protests took place on election night, particularly in California. There's even a handy list compiling protests across the country.

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Dallas City Council places restrictions on vaping in public

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Vaping will now be banned exactly like smoking, thanks to a new ordinance from the Dallas City Council.

At their December 11 meeting, the council passed an ordinance to ban vaping in all the same areas where smoking is not allowed. It'll go into effect on December 11, 2025 — giving everyone a year to get into compliance.

Proposed by City of Dallas Environmental Commission (EVC) and the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability (OEQS), the ordinance amends the definition of “smoking” in the Dallas City Code to include the use of vaping devices.

The ordinance does not ban vaping — it only bans where you can vape: no vaping in all indoor and enclosed spaces; within 15 feet of building entrances; and on park property. The ordinance also bans marijuana smoking in those same places.

In addition, the amendment requires restaurants, hotels, fitness centers and other businesses to update their signage to clearly state that both smoking and electronic smoking devices are prohibited.

The ordinance already earned widespread support from health organizations such as the Dallas County Health and Human Services, the American Lung Association, and the American Heart Association. These organizations, along with the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Surgeon General, have all raised concerns about the health risks of direct and second-hand exposure to vaping aerosols, particularly for vulnerable populations such as children and older adults.

Dallas is not the first city to impose such a ban: San Antonio enacted a similar ban in October. Theirs goes into effect on January 1, 2025.

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