It was a big, angry crowd, and those in it had come from all over the country, Texas included. They had the same goal in mind: to keep then-President Donald Trump in office. At noon on Jan. 6, 2021, the outgoing president launched into a fiery speech. Much like he…
While Dallas tries to solve its food desert problem, residents are left to fend for themselves.
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…
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…
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.
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…
Pediatric COVID-19 cases and and subsequent hospitalizations are surging across the country.
Freezing temperatures and maybe even some snow are in the forecast for North Texas this weekend.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz may run for president again, but his own daughter recently announced she doesn’t agree with his politics.
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.
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…
As COVID-19 cases skyrocket after the Christmas holiday, some infusion centers have run out of monoclonal antibody treatment.
People are claiming the COVID-19 vaccines are causing a syndrome similar to AIDS. This isn’t true.
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…
Frisco real estate broker and Capitol rioter Jenna Ryan has surrendered herself to federal prison.
Two men are facing charges for defrauding a woman out of over $700,000 after convincing her she was on “secret probation.”
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…
Some public libraries across the state are reporting an uptick in book challenges.
Places with few or no lawyers are called “legal deserts,” and they exist all over the country.
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…
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,…
Christmas in Dallas is going to be warm, but another recent year was the hottest on record.
