Buttering Our Brisket: Texas Sens. Cruz and Cornyn Sure Like Tweeting About Food
From Land O’Lakes butter to rising meat prices, Texas’ U.S. senators seem to have food on the mind.
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Dallas Police (Kind of) Have a Plan for Tackling Violent Crime in Apartment Complexes
Dallas Police say apartment complexes are sources for most of the city’s violent crime. The department has been working on a plan for months to tack this statistic.
Texas-Based Chevron Phillips Agrees to Multimillion Dollar Settlement Over Clean Air Act Violations
Texas-based petroleum and gas company Chevron Phillips Chemical agreed in a federal court Wednesday to pay $121 million to settle alleged violations of federal air pollution limits at three manufacturing facilities in Texas. The company violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws at plants in Port…
City of Dallas Employees Can Now Receive Mental Health Leave
Before, only licensed peace officers could take mental health leave after they experienced a traumatic incident on the job. Now, that will be opened up to more than 8,000 city employees.
Watchdog Says Hate Groups Dip in Texas and U.S., but Far-Right Remains Threat to Democracy
Far-right extremism and white nationalist hate groups gained steam in 2021, even though the total number of active groups declined, according to a new report. In Texas, the number dropped from 54 to 52 compared with the previous year. On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which monitors hate…
Schoolcraft: How Dallas Independent School District Students Are Learning in the Metaverse
After remote education stunted learning, Dallas Independent School District teamed up with local software company STEMuli Technology to turn schooling into a video game.
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‘Epicenter of Censorship’: History Professor Sues Collin College Over Alleged Free Speech Violations
Another history professor is suing Collin College over free speech violations.
Report: Former Kaufman County Judge Mike Myers Admits to Stealing Campaign Yard Signs in Forney
Even after the Texas midterm primaries came and went, stories from the campaign season just keep getting stranger. A former Kaufman County justice of the peace, the son of a self-proclaimed “proud white nationalist” political activist from North Texas, admitted to law enforcement last week that he stole yard signs…
Government Rests Case Against a North Texas Militia Member in First Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Trial
A Wylie man charged in connection to the Capitol insurrection could be the first defendant to face conviction following a jury trial.
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Repeat Offender: Dallas County Jail Fails Inspection for Second Straight Year
Dallas County Jail failed to meet Texas’ minimum standards for acceptable jail conditions for the second year in a row. According to a Texas Commission on Jail Standards’ report, state inspectors during an annual weeklong walk-through last month found that jail staff are violating at least four of the state’s…
In Texas and Beyond, Hemp Companies Want More Regulation, Not a Ban on THC Isomer Products
One hemp association in Texas suggested THC isomer products be regulated like alcohol and tobacco. Some lawmakers want to ban the stuff outright.
After Police Review, No Charges Filed Against Former Dallas Paramedic Who Kicked Mentally Ill Man
DPD recently concluded its review and said it sticks by the original findings: that there was no criminal wrongdoing by former paramedic Brad Cox.
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Former Dallas Preschool Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years for Buying Child Pornography
If they hadn’t scoured the Philly perp’s phone, the FBI might never have found his co-conspirator in Dallas. In 2020, FBI agents executed a search warrant granting them access to all the contents of a phone owned by a Philadelphia sex offender who was previously convicted of child pornography charges…
From Alleged Capitol Rioter to ‘ISIS Bride’: The Strangest Moments from Texas Primary Season
This primary season was riddled with apparent contradictions and hypocrisy thanks to Texas politicians on both sides of the aisle.
‘Armed and Dangerous’: DPS Adds Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Member to Most Wanted List
The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is considered one of the largest and most violent prison gangs in the country.
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Police Department Offers No Details as Longtime Dallas Cop Charged with Official Oppression
Sgt. James Cullen Bristo, a Dallas Police officer who’s been with the department since 1988, allegedly used his position to violate another person’s rights.
‘F*** These Fascists’: UNT Students Protest Anti-Trans Candidate for Texas House
A Wednesday protest at the University of North Texas saw students shouting down an anti-trans Texas House candidate.
Invasive Species Are Harming Texas Habitats. Here’s How You Can Help.
State and federal wildlife officials recognize this week at National Invasive Species Awareness Week. They say people can help protect native wildlife by slowing the spread of invasive species.
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In Texas Republican Primaries, The RINO Attack Fell Short
In the lead-up to Tuesday’s Texas primaries, Republican candidates looking to unseat GOP incumbents from the governor’s mansion to the Texas Capitol rallied around a theme: attacking their opponents for not being conservative enough. Take East Texas U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, who was vying for the GOP nomination for attorney…
Bad for Biz: Experts Warn Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Attacks on Tenure Could Hurt Texas’ Economy
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has threatened to pull tenure for some professors, a move that experts fear could ultimately hurt Texas’ economy.
ACLU Sues Texas Over Gov. Greg Abbott’s Directive to Investigate Trans Kids’ Families
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to stop Texas from investigating the families who seek gender-affirming treatment for their transgender children. In partnership with Lambda Legal, the ACLU filed a petition in a Travis County state court this week requesting that Texas’ Department of Family and Protective Services (otherwise…
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DFW Keeps Telling Fascists to Go Away, but a Neo-Nazi Group’s Coming to Dallas in October
In recent years, many community members in Dallas, Fort Worth and elsewhere have made sure far-right groups didn’t feel welcome. For instance, white nationalist stickers and flyers were defaced around North Texas, counter-protesters outnumbered neo-Nazis in Fort Worth last April, and in one case, townspeople basically ran them out of…