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…
Dallas’ comprehensive housing policy doesn’t promote equity.
Last month, during a speech to supporters gathered in the conference room of a Hilton Garden Inn in Denton, right-wing activist Tracy Shannon threw down a challenge. In the coming weeks and months, she and a group of fellow activists in North Texas plan to push a young adult novel…
If one IT employee had more training, and if Dallas Information and Technology Services Department had better practices, over 23 terabytes of city data may not have gone mission last year.
In Dallas County, people stopped by law enforcement could wind up behind bars because of errors in the database that the county uses to search for active arrest warrants. Recently, that number topped 2,600 active arrest warrants that should have been deleted from the system. That could mean big trouble…
Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther has said and done some pretty controversial things.
Two weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert spoke for nearly an hour to a packed house at a Donald Trump merchandise store in Gainesville, about 70 miles north of Dallas. Predictably, he didn’t take long to start harping on trans youth. The East Texas Republican is one of several candidates…
A Texas man has pleaded guilty to crimes related to a plot to attack power grids in the United States.
Last year, the Dallas City Council unanimously passed reforms to the city’s code of ethics. An integral part of those reforms was the creation of Dallas first office of inspector general.
This year, Texas was ranked as the third most sinful state in the country, according to a study by personal finance website WalletHub.
Three firefighters were severely injured while responding to a natural gas leak in an apartment building that ended up exploding. Now, they’re suing for their injuries, lost pay, and alleged “gross negligence” that led to the explosion.
At first glance, Sneaky Pete’s wouldn’t strike you as the kind of place where someone vying for your vote would pitch their political campaign. On the shore of Lewisville Lake, it’s a spot where people can grab a cold beer and a greasy burger after a long day on the water…
In a startling recent survey, 66% of Texas teachers say they are considering leaving the profession.
Child poverty rates immediately spiked nationwide after expanded payments from the federal government to parents struggling through the pandemic stopped after December. A new study from Columbia University released last week found that the portion of U.S. kids living in poverty jumped from 12.1% to 17% within a single month…
When one coach screamed at their team after dropping someone during a stunt, he was the one hugging them after practice and assuring them they’d nail it next time. After one coach punished the team with a set of conditioning drills that had everyone puking by the end, he was…
This week, the weather in North Texas is going to take us for a bumpy ride.
A Democratic lawmaker in Maine filed a federal bill that could see THC isomer products like delta-8 banned across the country. Some are sounding the alarm, saying this could destroy the hemp industry.
Amid a push to ban certain books from schools, a group of Denton ISD students is petitioning the district to keep its current library selection intact.
Federal and state wildlife agencies are trying to give the Texas kangaroo rat population a boost.
A federal judge has ruled that Stewart Rhodes, founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, will stay behind bars for the time being. On Friday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said during a hearing that allowing Rhodes to spend the next several months under house arrest was too risky…
The View co-host Sunny Hostin on Wednesday said she surprisingly agrees with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s stance on a federal no-fly list for unruly airplane passengers.
Safety concerns loom as autonomous vehicles take over the roads in Texas and across the country.
