Texas Colleges Are Slowly Starting to Back Away from DEI
Buckle your seat belts: The anti-DEI crusade in Texas is starting to gain traction.
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Gov. Greg Abbott Launches Task Force to Tackle Texas Street Takeovers
After video of a hectic Austin street takeover went viral, Gov. Greg Abbott launched a new task force to slow down the stunt drivers. According to the Dallas Police Department, street takeovers still occur regularly in North Texas.
Could Four-Day School Weeks Be the Future of Texas Schools?
Mesquite ISD joins the growing list of Texas school districts considering moving to a four-day school week.
Local Bike Community Mourns the Loss of James Kincheloe and His ‘Childlike Fascination’
Every scene or sub-culture needs someone who serves as a beacon – a person whose enthusiasm attracts the uninitiated and stokes the long-burning embers of those who’ve been around the block a time or two already. The North Texas mountain biking community lost one of its own beacons when James…
With So Much Drama at the Dallas Zoo, We Ask: What’s a Zoo To Do?
Wild emperor tamarins thrive in tropical rainforests, so it’s safe to assume that on Tuesday, Jan. 31, Bella and Finn were cold. It was 37 degrees inside the boarded-up community home in Lancaster where the pair of monkeys was finally found. The day before, news broke that they’d been swiped…
Texas Bill Would Prohibit Public Facility Corporations From Issuing Tax Exemptions
Texas cities have turned to public facility corporations to fund affordable housing through tax exemptions. Senate Bill 805 would prevent them from doing so.
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Dallas Political Hopeful Claims Fraud in Unopposed Mayoral Race
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Monday that he’s running for reelection unopposed. One political hopeful is now claiming fraud.
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Wants Smokable Hemp Back in Texas
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says the state’s smokable hemp ban has been costly for farmers.
Report: Texas Librarians Could Be Sued for $10,000 Under ‘Abhorrent’ Proposed Ordinances
Librarians are apparently next up on Texas conservatives’ chopping block.
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More Synthetic Haziness: DEA Says THCO Is a Schedule I Controlled Substance
Some hemp businesses are removing THCO from their shelves after the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it is a Schedule I Controlled substance.
Operation Janus Nabs 59 People in Child Internet Sex Sting in North Texas
The FBI says that 59 arrests have been made as the result of a nearly month-long investigation into online child sexual exploitation. “Beginning January 16, 2023, and continuing through last Friday, February 10, 2023, law enforcement agencies across North Texas brought together highly skilled computer crimes investigators to focus resources…
Locally Produced ‘He Gets Us’ Commercials Divide as They Seek To Unite
The “He Gets Us” ad campaign, created by Dallas-based agency Lerma, has proven to be controversial.
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Mayor Eric Johnson Hopes New Task Force Will Help Reduce Dallas Homelessness
In June, a task force put together by Mayor Eric Johnson this week will turn in a report with recommendations on how to better tackle homelessness in Dallas.
DEI Debate Heating Up in Texas: ‘The Devil’s in the Details’
Gov. Greg Abbott is leading the charge to rid Texas of DEI policies, but Black and Mexican American state lawmakers are calling on him to reverse course.
Texas Education Board’s Unexpected Pivot Is Bad News for School Voucher Opponents
When the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) changed how it will approach the topic of school vouchers for the current legislative session, it took many by surprise. One of the more surprised people was board member Aicha Davis, a Democrat who represents District 13, which includes parts of both…
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‘Main Source of Supply’ Arrested in Carrollton Juvenile Fentanyl Case
The man authorities say was the source of the fentanyl that contributed to three teens’ deaths in Carrollton and seven more overdoses over the past six months has been arrested. Jason Xavier Villanueva, 22, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance in connection to the…
Dallas Delays Vote on I-345 Plans
After it was placed on the City Council’s Feb. 22 agenda, a vote on plans for I-345 will be delayed.
As the Texas Rangers Celebrate Their 200th Anniversary, Descendants of the Lawmen’s Victims Seek a Reckoning
Shortly after entering a tiny closet-turned-viewing room, Trinidad Gonzales saw something he still struggles to describe 20 years later. The doctoral candidate had a couple hours of microfilm to review, and toward the end his eyes ached so much that he almost missed it. Almost. He scrolled past the paragraph,…
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Man Spent Over 24 Hours Atop Dallas Crane Before Being Taken Into Custody
A man who climbed to the top of a Dallas construction crane Monday morning was taken into police custody Tuesday after he refused to get down for more than 24 hours.
North Texas School Districts Face Federal Civil Rights Investigations
Southlake’s Carroll Independent School District and several others in North Texas are the subjects of ongoing civil rights investigations by the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, there are eight open investigations of Carroll ISD.
Watch Where You Step: Rattlesnakes Descend on Texas Capitol
Rattlesnakes will make an appearance this week at the Texas Capitol as part of a decades-old annual tradition.
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Critics Blast Bill to Ban Certain Foreign-Born Citizens from Land Buys: ‘Slippery Slope’
Senate Bill 147 is one of this legislative session’s most controversial bills, with critics alleging that it’s discriminatory against Asian Americans.