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Former Professor Sues Collin College Over Alleged Free Speech Violations

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A Year After Expansion Announced, Dallas Police's Starlight Surveillance Is Back to Square One

Is It Safe to Attend the State Fair of Texas? Experts Say Yes, with Precautions.

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Is It Safe to Attend the State Fair of Texas? Experts Say Yes, with Precautions.

Thieves Robbed Traveling Jewel Sellers in DFW. Now, Their Money Launders Are Going to Prison.

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Thieves Robbed Traveling Jewel Sellers in DFW. Now, Their Money Launders Are Going to Prison.

A Texas Man Begged for Mental Health Help. Instead, He Ended Up in Jail Time and Again.

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A Texas Man Begged for Mental Health Help. Instead, He Ended Up in Jail Time and Again.

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Democrats Want Beto O'Rourke to Run for Texas Governor. But Why?

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The Foundry is Reopening

The Local Oak and Ten Bells Tavern to Make Way for New Apartment Complex

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The Local Oak and Ten Bells Tavern to Make Way for New Apartment Complex

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Now and Then: A Look at Dallas During Lookdown and a Year Later

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Delicious Eats from New Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen in Lowest Greenville

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A Texas Man Begged for Mental Health Help. Instead, He Ended Up in Jail Time and Again.

A Texas Man Begged for Mental Health Help. Instead, He Ended Up in Jail Time and Again.

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Dallas Journalist Barrett Brown Went to the U.K. Now, He Wants Asylum.

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The Wire Creator Refuses To Shoot New Series In Dallas Over Texas Abortion Laws

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In Honor of Hitchcocktober, We Rated the Filmmaker's Cameos By Laziness

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TikTok Takes Stupidity to a Criminal Level and DISD Is Calling the FBI About It

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