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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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72,000 Rental Units In Dallas Are ‘Inadequate’

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 25, 2025

Finding an affordable apartment in Dallas is challenging enough. Finding an apartment in working order might be as well.

North Texas School Districts Among The Wealthiest in Texas

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 21, 2025

Local districts took seven of the top 10 spots on the list. Which ones do you think they are?

Here’s a Timeline of the Keller ISD Splitting Drama

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 20, 2025

The highly controversial plan has taken some wild twists and turns over the past few months.

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As Texas Measles Cases Increase, Local Authorities Encourages Vaccinations

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 18, 2025

The measles case count has doubled in the last month. Now, North Texas is upping vaccine access.

Free Legal Aid Available for Immigrants In Some Counties, but not From Dallas County

Free Legal Aid Available for Immigrants In Some Counties, but not From Dallas County

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 17, 2025

Defense funds provide free legal services in Bexar and Harris counties. Now a local lawmaker hopes that doesn’t happen elsewhere.

Furries, Meowing in School Now a ‘Radical Trend,’ According to Lawmaker

Furries, Meowing in School Now a ‘Radical Trend,’ According to Lawmaker

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 17, 2025

Be careful when teaching your children animal sounds, unless you want a parent-teacher conference about “non-human behavior.”

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Those Who Self-Induce Abortions Can’t Be Sued, But Their Friends Who Help Can

Those Who Self-Induce Abortions Can’t Be Sued, But Their Friends Who Help Can

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 14, 2025

Vague laws mean anyone can be charged for aiding and abetting an abortion, leaving people who don’t know the law vulnerable.

What’s In Your Wallet? It Could Be Donald Trump, Thanks to Local Lawmaker

What’s In Your Wallet? It Could Be Donald Trump, Thanks to Local Lawmaker

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 13, 2025

Scratch the Harriet Tubman $20 bill idea. Some think we need the current president on a larger bill.

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Texans Might Get To Vote on Ending Daylight Saving

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 12, 2025

We just might have to accept early sunsets.

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HIV And STIs Are Rising Globally, Especially In Dallas

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 10, 2025

The rise in HIV could be explained by post-pandemic behaviors, or by a large LGBTQ+ population, or poor education or all three.

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Texas Continues the Fight Against Intoxicating Hemp Products

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 10, 2025

A new bill aims to completely ban THC products, claiming they put children at risk of addiction and overdose.

Texas Is Bad For Women, Says Study and a Bunch of Texas Women (Probably)

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 6, 2025

Women are left behind in health care, education, employment and political representation.

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DOGE Layoffs Burden Texas National Parks

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 5, 2025

Big Bend National Park lost employees in the recent federal layoffs, meaning future visits to the park could look and feel much differently.

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Donald Trump Won’t Stop Issuing Executive Orders, Here Are the 4 Dumbest (So Far)

By Alyssa Fields and OthersMarch 4, 2025

President Donald Trump has signed 76 executive orders, some of which are devastating, but these are just stupid.

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Texas Prisons Are Fatally Hot, a Lawsuit and a Lawmaker Are Changing That

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 4, 2025

The new bill is moving in tandem with a lawsuit that says extreme heat in Texas prisons is cruel and unusual punishment.

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Study Says These North Texas Cities Are the Hardest Working in America

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 3, 2025

Working hard, or hardly working? In North Texas, we are working hard.

Will Texas Teachers Finally Get a Real Pay Raise? It’s Complicated.

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 28, 2025

The proposed raise structure has opponents and still doesn’t hit the national average.

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UPDATE: Measles Case in North Texas, First Measles Death Reported in West Texas

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 26, 2025

A measles outbreak stemming from a traditionalist community with a low vaccination rate could sweep through the state.

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Texas Is Top Energy Producer, But Many Texans Can’t Afford Power

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 26, 2025

A proposed commission could oversee the functions of the state power grid as Texans struggle to pay its bills.

Texas-Based Defense Department Employees Face Musk’s Ultimatum

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 24, 2025

A late-night weekend email has stirred up drama in the Lone Star State.

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DFW Airport Baggage Claim Named ‘No. 1 Most Lawless’

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 24, 2025

Airport thieves are hoping DFW travelers are short of their daily step goal.

Dallas Representative Warns of Environmental Dangers from Layoffs

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 21, 2025

Texas is left without EPA permit reviewers, delaying future developments.

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