Here’s Why Grocery Stores Might Not Be Coming to Dallas’ Food Deserts Anytime Soon
While Dallas tries to solve its food desert problem, residents are left to fend for themselves.
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With Omicron Driving COVID Surge, New Testing Sites Opening Up Around Dallas
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of positive cases in Texas is hitting historic highs thanks to the highly contagious omicron variant. Although some medical experts say the variant could be less lethal than others before it, hospitalizations in Texas this week doubled amid a shortage of…
Cops in North Texas Schools Are About to Get a Big Funding Boost
A wave of funding for police in North Texas schools is on the way. Late last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was distributing about $126 million to add policing and public safety measures in schools. About $1.8 million of that funding is coming to six different…
Last Stand: Arlington City Council to Vote on New Gas Wells Near Daycare Center
Since 2020, Arlington residents have been fighting against a French energy conglomerate that wants to install three additional gas wells near a daycare center. That fight will come to a head at a special-called meeting tonight.
Reductions in Police Budgets Are In Texas County Voters’ Hands Starting January 1
Among a number of new laws taking effect on Jan. 1 is a law handing control of local law enforcement budgets over to county residents in Texas. Authored by state Sen. Joan Huffman the new law requires any reduction to the budgets of local law enforcement agencies (meaning county sheriff’s…
The Kids Are Getting COVID
Pediatric COVID-19 cases and and subsequent hospitalizations are surging across the country.
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North Texas Could See a Freezing Start to 2022
Freezing temperatures and maybe even some snow are in the forecast for North Texas this weekend.
Ted Cruz’s Daughter Disses Him on TikTok: ‘I Really Disagree With Most of His Views’
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz may run for president again, but his own daughter recently announced she doesn’t agree with his politics.
‘Very Concerned’: Dallas County Raises COVID-19 Risk Level to Red
As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, Dallas County is urging residents to do what they can to slow the spread of the virus.
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As Dallas County’s COVID Cases Soar, CDC Launches Relaxed COVID Guidelines
As the omicron variant sweeps across Texas, Dallas County has been hammered with new cases. In just the past 14 days, the rate of positive cases has gone up over 350%. The county averaged more than 1,000 new positive cases per day over the past seven days alone. Dallas’ case…
Texas Runs Low on the Monoclonal Antibody Effective Against Omicron
As COVID-19 cases skyrocket after the Christmas holiday, some infusion centers have run out of monoclonal antibody treatment.
No, You Won’t Get ‘Vaccine AIDS’ If You Have Sex With the Vaccinated
People are claiming the COVID-19 vaccines are causing a syndrome similar to AIDS. This isn’t true.
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As COVID Cases Surge Statewide, Testing Remains Sparse In Dallas County Jail
When Timothy Gutierrez felt a runny nose and sinus congestion coming on about a week ago, he was sure it was COVID-19. Gutierrez, who has been held in Dallas County Jail since mid-November on an alleged probation violation stemming from a previous drug-related charge, noticed many of the inmates coughing and…
Already Behind Bars: Capitol Rioter Jenna Ryan Went to Federal Prison Days Before Christmas
Frisco real estate broker and Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan has surrendered herself to federal prison.
Feds Claim Former FBI Agent, Accomplice Defrauded Woman Out of More Than $700,000
Two men are facing charges for defrauding a woman out of over $700,000 after convincing her she was on “secret probation.”
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The Observer Picks: 10 of the Biggest News Headlines from 2021
Between North Texas Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan, the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19 and an endless series of worrisome new laws on the books, it was a hell of a year. It’s hard to know where to start, but the Observer has a few suggestion for catching up on…
Not Just Schools: The Push to Ban Certain Books Has Moved to Texas Public Libraries
Some public libraries across the state are reporting an uptick in book challenges.
‘Legal Deserts’ Leave More Texans of Color and the Poor in Jails and State Prisons
Places with few or no lawyers are called “legal deserts,” and they exist all over the country.
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From Jenna Ryan to Delta-8: The Observer‘s Five Most Popular News Stories of 2021
In a perfect world, we’d right about now thank the universe that it was a slow news year. Honestly, we’d like to celebrate that Christmas is upon us. We’d like to all be enjoying the company of our relatives. We’d like to hardly feel the need to drink at all…
Greg Abbott’s Building a Border Wall, and Joe Biden Might Be Building Some Border Wall
Before President Joe Biden ousted Donald Trump in November 2020, he famously promised his administration would not build “another foot” of the border wall. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has other plans (to build a wall). And apparently, Biden also has other plans (to build some more wall). This week,…
Dreaming of a Warm Christmas: Looking Back on Dallas Holiday Weather Record-Setters
Christmas in Dallas is going to be warm, but another recent year was the hottest on record.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center Warns COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Spiking Again in DFW
With more than 5,700 coronavirus-related deaths in Dallas County to date, we’re just a couple months shy of the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Texas, and earlier this month, the state reported its first case of the new omicron variant. This week, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center warned…