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Dade Phelan incurred the wrath of Trump and other Republicans when he led the impeachment effort against state Attorney General Ken Paxton.. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan and his Republican challenger David Covey, who was backed by former President Donald Trump and Attorney General Ken Paxton, will proceed to a primary runoff race in May.. Phelan and Covey were neck and neck in the results early Wednesday, while a third GOP candidate, hairdresser Alicia Davis, won far fewer votes but helped deny both candidates a majority of their party's votes. Phelan incurred the wrath of Republicans in Texas and nationally...

The broader Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro region reported $5.5 billion in venture capital last year across 423 agreements, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, surpassing similarly burgeoning cities like Austin, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina. The city also saw an increase in deals by nearly 12 percent during a period that saw many investors reserve funds for better economic conditions. Miami has found particular success in the tech startup marketplace, which Justin Sayfie, the founder of Sayfie Review, punctuated last year with a proclamation that “the 2020s will be to Miami what the 1990s were to Silicon Valley” as municipal leaders,...

Matt Rinaldi says it will be up to the Senate to stand against the impeachment.. Following moves in the Texas House to move forward with what some are calling an “illegal impeachment” against Attorney General Ken Paxton, the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas is blasting the chamber for its liberal leadership. “Speaker Dade Phelan and his leadership team have appointed Democrats to high ranking leadership positions, attacked the Republican Party of Texas, battled our conservative Lieutenant Governor, and killed Governor Abbott’s top priorities,” said Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi. “The impeachment proceedings against the Attorney General are but...

The Republican-led Texas House on Saturday impeached highly popular Attorney General Ken Paxton.Ken Paxton was impeached by the Republican-led House (85 Rs to 64 Ds) and will be suspended effective immediately. The vote tally: 121 ayes – 23 nays – 2 ‘present not voting’For final removal, it would require a 2/3 vote in the senate.A Texas House Committee full of RINOs on Thursday voted to recommend impeaching Ken Paxton after an investigation into his ‘corruption.’The 20 articles include “bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust” – according to the Associated Press.

Former President Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) on Saturday spoke out against the Texas House of Representatives’ attempt to impeach Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. On Thursday, the Texas House’s General Investigating Committee, composed of three Republicans and two Democrats, voted unanimously to refer 20 articles of impeachment for a vote on the House floor. The allegations against Paxton include misapplication of public resources, bribery, and obstruction of justice, Breitbart Texas reported. “It is a sad day for Texas as we witness the corrupt political establishment unite in this illegitimate attempt to overthrow the will of the...

A mega mall and entertainment complex in Northwest Miami-Dade that would dwarf any other appears to be on course for approval, but not without controversy. It’s called the American Dream. It would be the largest mall in the world.

UPDATE: The Miami-Dade Commission has just approved the mayor’s decision to cooperate with the Trump Administration’s immigration orders in a 9 to 3 vote. Nearly one month after Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered local officials to cooperate with the Trump Administration....

Islamist ‘Crime Stopper’ Posts Jihadi Pic and Anti-Jewish Vid on Facebook Will law enforcement support groups cut ties with pro-Hamas leader Sofian Zakkout? September 21, 2015 Joe Kaufman    South Florida Muslim leader Sofian Zakkout has been affiliated with the Miami-Dade offices of both Crime Stoppers and Citizens Crime Watch for a number of years. What would seem to be commendable acts to help the community are quickly nullified by the fact that Zakkout, too, has been affiliated with hatred and terrorism for many more years and poses a significant threat to this same community. This month, his pattern...

(CBS) MIAMI - Penelope Soto, the Florida teen who was jailed after flipping off a Miami-Dade judge, avoided a month behind bars Friday after she apologized to him in person, reports CBS Miami.

by John HillStand With Arizona As most Americans know, Florida is a state where a small number of votes can make a huge difference. After all, the 2000 presidential election was decided by just over 500 votes. So when there is evidence of potential voter fraud, officials better take it seriously. But they rarely have. Stand With Arizona, along with FAIR, have urged Florida to check on evidence of potential illegal alien voters for over a year with no action taken. That is, until a Tampa NBC affiliate uncovered shocking evidence of illegal aliens who voted in multiple elections...

Mayor Carlos Alvarez was ousted Tuesday by voters angry over a property tax rate increase and salary raise for county employees in a county struggling to recover from the recession. With 100 percent of precinct votes counted, 88 percent voted to oust the mayor, making Miami-Dade the most populous area, with more than 2.5 million people, ever to recall a local official. Just 12 percent of the 204,500 who cast ballots were in favor of allowing Alvarez to finish his second term, which ends in 2012.

Whether you have a stake in Miami-Dade's property tax debate or not, auto tycoon Norman Braman made the county's budget debate a whole lot more heated Tuesday; he launched threats against county commissioners...Braman is on the attack because last week county commissioners passed a budget that will raise property taxes an average of 14 percent.

Amid growing voter anger and frustration that Miami-Dade County government may raise property tax rates while granting pay increases to its employees, business leader Norman Braman threw down the gauntlet by threatening a recall effort of County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and any county commissioner who votes for the rate hikes.

Miami-Dade Commissioner Dennis Moss is defending his position after giving raises to some of his staff members, saying that their workload has grown dramatically, during a news conference held Wednesday afternoon.

Message from Mayor Carlos Alvarez Miami-Dade County is looking for ways to spur the economy, create jobs and invest in our future. Everything we do is about improving the quality of life for our residents. To us, recovery and reinvestment are not just "buzz" words. They are our mantra and our creed as we work to make the best possible use of stimulus dollars, and emerge from this economic downturn better and stronger. Learn what Miami-Dade County is doing with the help of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

In one instance, a county employee received a $5,000 reimbursement for a three-week class at Harvard University that cost $10,000. But the report found the employee attended class on county time and submitted the reimbursement request a year after the course was completed -- both violations of the program's guidelines.

Just coming in on CNN..Miami WARNING issued for Miami Dade county. No other info yet.

Government aid for Hurricane Frances bought Miami-Dade County residents rooms full of furniture, new wardrobes and thousands of appliances, including microwaves, refrigerators and sewing machines, even though the brunt of the storm missed the county. With damage limited primarily to a few fallen trees and power lines, residents claimed Frances destroyed 5,260 television sets and 1,440 air conditioners, according to records from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Two Killed As Small Plane Hits Miami Federal Bank A employees [sic] of an New Smyrna Beach aircraft company were killed when their small plane crashed into the Federal Reserve (news - web sites) Building in Miami Thursday night. One body was found in the wreckage, and a second victim was found on a neaby golf course about 6 a.m. Friday morning. As the plane struck the building west of the Miami International Airport about 9 p.m., as more than 100 employees were inside the building celebrating a holiday party. Officials say the aircraft clipped the building, then burst into...