https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:50:26 +0000 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:50:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Copyright 2025 Dallas Observer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Dallas Observer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com 144 90 https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-addresses-feral-community-cat-confusion-40645226/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40645226 Emma Ruby https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-addresses-feral-community-cat-confusion-40645226/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0600 News The new parameters were inspired by the conflict that unfolded in Bishop Arts last spring over the neighborhood’s cat colonies.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-addresses-feral-community-cat-confusion-40645226/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/love-stinks-cats-dont-texas-rustlers-rescue-offers-purr-fect-v-day-revenge-40643922/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40643922 Alec Spicer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/love-stinks-cats-dont-texas-rustlers-rescue-offers-purr-fect-v-day-revenge-40643922/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:50:54 -0600 Arts & Culture Are you more lovelorn and scorned this Valentine’s Day? A North Texas cat rescue with plenty of litter boxes might help. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/love-stinks-cats-dont-texas-rustlers-rescue-offers-purr-fect-v-day-revenge-40643922/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-police-seize-hundreds-of-animals-in-dogfighting-sting-40643598/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40643598 Austin Wood https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-police-seize-hundreds-of-animals-in-dogfighting-sting-40643598/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:30:00 -0600 Police executed warrants at “dozens” of locations this week in a multi-agency operation targeting illegal dog fighting.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-police-seize-hundreds-of-animals-in-dogfighting-sting-40643598/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/winging-it-north-texans-are-hunting-with-a-different-type-of-weapon-40639061/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40639061 Patrick Williams https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/winging-it-north-texans-are-hunting-with-a-different-type-of-weapon-40639061/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:06:56 -0600 Arts & Culture It's easier to hunt in Texas with a gun than it is a bird of prey, but for a few North Texans devoted to wildlife conservation, it's well worth it. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/winging-it-north-texans-are-hunting-with-a-different-type-of-weapon-40639061/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/the-top-10-most-read-culture-stories-of-2025-40629117/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40629117 Alyssa Fields https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/the-top-10-most-read-culture-stories-of-2025-40629117/#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:50:32 -0600 Arts & Culture Funny enough, some of the biggest stories of 2025 were the announcements of things that have yet to come. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/the-top-10-most-read-culture-stories-of-2025-40629117/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-fishermen-cant-use-drones-to-catch-fish-40625002/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40625002 Alyssa Fields https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-fishermen-cant-use-drones-to-catch-fish-40625002/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:30:00 -0600 Texas Parks and Wildlife is keeping traditionalism alive, clamping down on drone fishing (yes, that's a thing). ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/texas-fishermen-cant-use-drones-to-catch-fish-40625002/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/dallas-doesnt-have-a-stray-cat-problem-it-has-a-cat-owner-problem-40625035/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40625035 Kelly Dearmore https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/dallas-doesnt-have-a-stray-cat-problem-it-has-a-cat-owner-problem-40625035/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:30:00 -0600 A Dallas resident has some thoughts on how some neighbors, and even himself, have handled being a cat parent. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/opinion/dallas-doesnt-have-a-stray-cat-problem-it-has-a-cat-owner-problem-40625035/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/photos-make-the-holidays-furry-and-bright-at-dallas-zoo-lights-40616915/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40616915 Alec Spicer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/photos-make-the-holidays-furry-and-bright-at-dallas-zoo-lights-40616915/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:46:21 -0600 Arts & Culture The sun may be setting earlier, but that just gives you more time to see holiday lights before bedtime.]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/photos-make-the-holidays-furry-and-bright-at-dallas-zoo-lights-40616915/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/yep-those-are-goats-grazing-along-northaven-trail-in-preston-hollow-right-now-40606445/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40606445 Alec Spicer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/yep-those-are-goats-grazing-along-northaven-trail-in-preston-hollow-right-now-40606445/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:35:07 -0500 Arts & Culture We just found out our goats are watched. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/arts-culture/yep-those-are-goats-grazing-along-northaven-trail-in-preston-hollow-right-now-40606445/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-is-a-cockfighting-hotbed-animal-rights-advocates-say-40604164/ https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/?p=40604164 Alyssa Fields https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-is-a-cockfighting-hotbed-animal-rights-advocates-say-40604164/#respond Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0500 A bill to strengthen cockfighting laws failed last session. But a new bill at the federal level has Texas support, and it could be the trigger for necessary trickle down changes. ]]> https://dallasobserver-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/dallas-is-a-cockfighting-hotbed-animal-rights-advocates-say-40604164/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer