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Alyssa Fields

Alyssa Fields is the associate arts and music editor for the Dallas Observer. A 2023 graduate of the Mayborn School of Journalism, she focused on print and digital journalism and minored in political science with a concentration in international conflict. Before joining the team, Alyssa freelanced in Dallas for the Observer, the Oak Cliff Advocate, and D Magazine.

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Stargazing in North Texas: Supermoons, Eclipses, and Sky Events This Fall

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 8, 2025

Hey, look, it’s Saturn!

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Ask Your Texas Pharmacist What Horse Dewormer Can Do For You!

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 8, 2025

Ivermectin, used to treat horses and sometimes humans, is pending over-the-counter approval in the midst of a COVID surge.

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$50,000 AI-Led Private School in Plano Has Just 2 Hours of Class Time

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 4, 2025

Alpha School is a chain of private K-8 schools using AI to compress school days and free up time for ‘life-skill’ learning.

UPDATE: Successful Bill Has Texas OB-GYNs Fearing $100,000 Civil Suits

UPDATE: Successful Bill Has Texas OB-GYNs Fearing $100,000 Civil Suits

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 4, 2025

The Texas House passed a bill that would allow private citizens to sue providers of the abortion pill.

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The Jail Is Overstuffed With Prisoners, and That Might Cost You

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 3, 2025

After steadily approaching capacity for years, the jail has more bodies than authorized, and it needs more money to fix it.

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Cowtown Takeover: What Happens if the State Takes Control of Fort Worth ISD?

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 3, 2025

The Texas Education Agency can seize control of a school district if one of its schools receives five failing scores.

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Starting Today, You Might Qualify For Medical Marijuana In Texas

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 1, 2025

Chronic pain is now included in the Texas Compassionate Use Program, allowing thousands more residents to qualify.

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‘Utterly Disastrous’ New Law Is Emptying School Library Shelves

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 29, 2025

North Texas school districts are overly compliant with a new law that restructures school library book approvals.

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Drastic DART Service Changes Delayed In Million Dollar Vote

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 28, 2025

The DART board voted to delay a final decision on proposed service cuts, buying time but losing money.

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No, Dallas Isn’t Closing All Of Its Public Swimming Pools

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 27, 2025

The city manages 20 pools; it’s only closing nine of the oldest ones, but most of them are in the southern half of the city.

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DPD Chief Comeaux Fires Back At Gavin Newsom

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 26, 2025

The top brass responded to the California governor’s tweet about LA’s murder rate being less than Dallas’, but the numbers don’t lie.

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California Gov. Takes Shot At Dallas’ Murder Rate

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 25, 2025

Gavin Newsom, who has launched a rival effort to Texas’ redistricting, took shots at Big D online.

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‘Great Equalizer’: Dallas ISD Welcomes AI Into Its Middle Schools

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 22, 2025

Some math teachers will get instructional assistance in teaching struggling students complex math solutions.

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Ex-Dallas Chief Eddie Garcia Hired To Lead Fort Worth Police

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 21, 2025

Eddie Garcia will head back to North Texas, less than 12 months after he left Dallas for Austin.

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COVID-19 Surges Again In The New School Year

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 19, 2025

COVID-19 rates are increasing in Texas every summer. Vaccines are still the best preventative measure this school year.

‘Absolutely Moving’, Community Reacts To DART Abandoning Paratransit Cuts

‘Absolutely Moving’, Community Reacts To DART Abandoning Paratransit Cuts

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 19, 2025

DART has axed plans to alter its paratransit services after droves of disabled community members and caregivers cried out.

Is An Adrenaline Rush The Secret To A Good Date?

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 16, 2025

Are you sick of dinner and a movie? Consider jumping out of a plane on your next first date. It could be the secret to forever.

Agreement to Delay Marvin Nichols Reservoir 20 Years Reached

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 15, 2025

A mediated agreement has delayed the use of eminent domain to drown 66,000 acres for a reservoir to supply Dallas.

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New Laws Beginning Sept. 1 Will Affect Dallas Schools

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 15, 2025

Over a thousand bills were signed into law this session, and some will take effect on Sept. 1. Here are some of them.

How A Weird Midlothian Container Yard Is Bolstering Texas’ Power Grid

How A Weird Midlothian Container Yard Is Bolstering Texas’ Power Grid

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 15, 2025

A 13-acre plot in Midlothian is a renewable energy storage site that will help the Texas grid

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Gators, Snakes And Bobcats, Oh My! Scary Texas Wildlife Is Everywhere Right Now

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 14, 2025

A 10-foot gator was hauled out of a North Texas lake, but gators aren’t the only creatures that emerge in the summer.

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Texas Gets Tougher On Owning Sex Dolls That Look Like Children

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 12, 2025

Starting Sept. 1, the penalties for possession and the intention to promote childlike sex dolls will increase. About time, right?

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