‘Force Multiplier’: Dallas’ RIGHT Care Unit Responds to Mental Health Crises Across the City
A special unit in Dallas has been responding to mental health calls for nearly six years, and it’s been working.
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You May Have Overlooked These Observer News Stories
We publish a lot of Dallas news, and some of it doesn’t get the attention we wish it would. Here are stories from the news section in 2023 not to overlook.
Jimmy Johnson’s Best Dallas Cowboys Wins on His Way to the Ring of Honor
After a prolonged and ego-driven wait, the Super Bowl-winning former head coach will have his name added to the list of all-time greatest Dallas Cowboys.
Ken Paxton’s Shakedown of Seattle Hospital Warning of ‘Tyranny,’ Critics Say
The attorney general had demanded records of transgender Texas patients receiving gender-affirming care in Washington, according to court documents.
WWJD? Texas Republicans Didn’t Back Down in the War on Christmas During Christmas
After the Houston Chronicle‘s editorial board likened Mary and Joseph to refugees, Gov. Greg Abbott accused the newspaper of doing the “Devil’s work.”
Mark Cuban’s Big Wager on Gambling in Texas Faces Long Odds in the Texas Senate
Can the Mavs new Las Vegas owners’ deep pockets overcome conservative Texas senators’ opposition to gambling?
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Haters Gonna Hate: The Observer‘s Mean Reader Emails of 2023
This year, the Observer received a message or two from disgruntled readers. Here are some of the cream of the crop.
Serial Killers, Airbnbs and Freezing Weather: The Most-Read Observer News Stories of 2023
2023 was, shall we say, an interesting year. That much is made clear by the Observer news stories our readers viewed the most.
A French Bulldog, The Texas Rangers and Weed: The Most Positive Observer News Stories of 2023
A beloved neighborhood activist, Messi Mania, an outdoor church feeding the homeless and Mabel the bulldog all played a part in some more upbeat 2023 stories.
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Giddyup, Congress: 227,000 Texas Moms and Babies Could Soon Lose Nutrition Help
“MAGA Republicans … want to reduce the deficit on the backs of women, infants, and children just trying to make ends meet,” U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett said.
Hemp Shops Are Being Raided by Police, Not Only in Texas, But Across the Country
Although Texas has seen its share recently, the hazy confusion over federal and state hemp laws has led to arrests and raids of shops across the U.S.
Season of Giving: Unwrap Our Staff Picks for Favorite Stories of the Year
This year-end, we are asking you to support our journalists and the stories they tell.
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‘One Is Too Many’: Rape Kit Backlog Is Reduced in Dallas, but the Work Isn’t Complete
The Dallas Police Department has sent all of its backlogged sexual assault kits out for testing in 2023. But that’s not the case for all of North Texas.
Here’s Why the ‘Texit’ Secession Movement Is Celebrating This Month
“We’re ready to go out there and start having this conversation in a much bigger way,” said Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement.
VICTORY! Southlake Wins War on Christmas as Carroll ISD Bars ‘Winter Break’
“It’s Christmas and New Year’s break, and I think the district should refer to it as such,” Carroll ISD board President Cameron Bryan said.
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UPDATE: Victim Identified in Case of the Man Who Drove 40 Miles With Dismembered Body
Police in both Dallas and Tarrant Counties are still piecing together the grisly details of how a driver hit and killed a man in Dallas on Saturday night.
Will Dallas Destroy Single-Family Neighborhoods by Allowing More Housing Options?
City Council members and residents turned out yesterday to oppose the building of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes near single-family homes.
Mexico’s President Blasts Gov. Abbott Over Newly Signed ‘Inhumane’ Immigration Law
After Texas’ Republican governor signed Senate Bill 4 into law on Monday, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was none too pleased.
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‘Crisis’: More Than a Million Texans Have Lost Medicaid Coverage
The number of Texans on Medicaid has ballooned since 2020. Now that federal pandemic protections have ended, many are being kicked off their coverage.
This ‘Concerned Parent in North Texas’ Is Going Viral for Making Fun of Republicans
Meet Zach Freeman, a ‘concerned’ North Texas father of three who makes satirical videos demolishing far-right talking points and politicians.
The Internet Has Fun After the Cowboys Get Humiliated by the Buffalo Bills
No, the earth isn’t falling, and the Dallas Cowboys’ season isn’t over. But there was still plenty to gripe about when it came to Sunday’s loss in Buffalo.
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Should the Dallas City Council Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza?
Pro-Palestine advocates filled the City Council chambers to call for support of a ceasefire in Gaza. At least one city leader was open to it.