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Dallas Express
U.S. right (conservative, Republican-aligned)
The Dallas Express is a Dallas-based news site funded and owned by Republican donor and hotel executive Monty Bennett. It calls itself independent and non-partisan, but outside reviewers describe it as a conservative outlet with a right-leaning slant. Its recent coverage has been friendly to Trump and Republicans, including heavy promotion of the September 2026 Republican midterm convention in Dallas and an interview with RNC Chairman Joe Gruters.
Owned byOwned by Monty Bennett, a Dallas hotel executive and Republican donor who is chairman and CEO of Ashford Inc. and publisher of the site. It is run through a nonprofit-style entity whose board has included Bennett, his wife Sarah Zubiate and Ashford director Brian Wheeler. It was initially linked to Metric Media, a network of partisan local-news sites; Bennett denies it was ever owned or run by Metric Media.
LeaningU.S. right (conservative, Republican-aligned)
On the administrationbroadly supportive
6average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun