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		<title>‘It’s the principle’: New Dallas Water Utilities fee inspires flood of complaints</title>
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					<dc:creator>Emma Ruby</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/ww-media/mediaserver/dal/2025-38/water_faucet_home_tap_adobestock.webp" alt="‘It’s the principle’: New Dallas Water Utilities fee inspires flood of complaints" />A new billing system has left Dallas homeowners on the hook for a few extra bucks each month. For convenience, of course. ]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights scores of each nation playing in Dallas during the World Cup group stage</title>
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					<dc:creator>Austin Wood</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/World-Cup-Croatia-England_Mike-Brooks_Dallas-Observer-6-e1781785409519.jpg" alt="FC Dallas Petar Musa for Croatia at World Cup 2026" />Human rights have been a prominent talking point during the World Cup and the U.S. has caused concerns over immigration enforcement and visa denials. But what about the other countries?]]></description>
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		<title>Even with less Messi, Argentina gave Arlington a World Cup show unlike any other</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kelly Dearmore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:30:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/World-Cup-Argentina-v-Jordan_Mike-Brooks-Dallas-Observer-9-e1782656172467.jpg" alt="Argentine soccer fans at World Cup" />Somehow, the greatest of all time makes a small quantity feel like the highest quality. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dallas&#8217; favorite home team played at AT&#038;T Stadium and it wasn&#8217;t the Cowboys</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kelly Dearmore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:19:50 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Community successfully fights back, prevents for-profit company from taking over Kiest Tennis Center</title>
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					<dc:creator>Austin Wood</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:27:18 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Concerns linger as convention center redesign shot down by Dallas City Council</title>
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					<dc:creator>Austin Wood</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:19:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Houston-Street-Viaducts-Facing-Dowtown-Emma-Ruby.png" alt="Houston Street Viaduct facing downtown, with Jefferson to the right." />Council members raised concerns about community engagement and transparency as plans to raise the convention center were shot down. Now, connecting bridges coming into downtown will need to be reconfigured.
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		<title>&#8216;Extreme&#8217; prison sentences for anti-ICE protesters may have ‘chilling effect’</title>
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					<dc:creator>Emma Ruby</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:11:45 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>ICE must stop making immigration court arrests, federal judge rules</title>
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					<dc:creator>Emma Ruby</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:39:43 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Traveling to a World Cup match in Arlington? Be ready to choose your own adventure</title>
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					<dc:creator>Kelly Dearmore</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/carrollton_family_DART_Kellydearmore-e1782146408881.jpg" alt="family on DART train to World Cup in Dallas" />There's no easy way to travel to and from a World Cup match, but you need to know what you're getting into when choosing how to go. ]]></description>
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		<title>Paxton distances himself as advocates criticize &#8216;out of touch&#8217; GOP anti-IVF platform </title>
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					<dc:creator>Austin Wood</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:10:41 -0500</pubDate>
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The Texas Republican Party recently adopted a plank listing IVF among so-called “destructive practices” along with commercial surrogacy. ]]></description>
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