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Emma Ruby

Emma Ruby is a staff writer at the Dallas Observer where she covers local news. Before joining the Observer in April 2024, Emma was the editor of the Oak Cliff Advocate. She was the news editor of Loyola University’s student newspaper, The Maroon, and interned with the Dallas Morning News and WVUE-TV in New Orleans while in college. Emma also worked as a media coordinator for Tulane University Athletics, and interviewed Coach K after Duke’s 2022 Final Four loss.

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UPDATE: Judge Allows Drag Shows on Texas A&M Campuses

By Emma RubyMarch 24, 2025

Draggieland will now be allowed to take place after the university banned all drag shows in February.

Social Security Changes Could Pose Problems for North Texas Elders

By Emma RubyMarch 21, 2025

The agency will enforce stricter identification protocols that could be tricky for the technologically challenged.

North Texas Bill Aims to Help Victims of Sex Abuse to Speak Out

By Emma RubyMarch 20, 2025

‘NDAs are for trade secrets, not trauma secrets,’ said one advocate for ‘Trey’s Law,’ named after her brother who committed suicide.

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Distrust in Medical Expertise Leaves Texas Unprepared for Next Pandemic

By Emma RubyMarch 19, 2025

A new report notes that distrust in vaccines, medical guidance could mean “the worst is yet to come.”

Dallas’ Heat Island Study Reveals City’s Hottest Neighborhoods, But What’s Next?

By Emma RubyMarch 18, 2025

Urban neighborhoods recorded summer temperatures 12 degrees hotter than greener areas just a few miles away.

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Legal Challenges Lurk for Bill Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms

By Emma RubyMarch 14, 2025

Teachers’ advocates say third graders shouldn’t learn what it means to covet thy neighbor’s wife, but nevertheless, the Lege persists.

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‘Build, Baby, Build’: Dallas Leaders Head to Austin, D.C. for Affordable Housing

By Emma RubyMarch 13, 2025

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson spoke before a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday, but he wasn’t the only one out and about.

Dallas ICE Agents Arrest Oak Cliff Baker Who Killed, Set Fire to Local Artist

By Emma RubyMarch 12, 2025

Manuel Tellez, the owner of Maroches Bakery in North Oak Cliff, did not serve prison time for the killing.

In Light of Possible Recession, Dallasites Worry About Inflation More Than Most

By Emma RubyMarch 12, 2025

Inflation, taxes and housing costs are the leading concerns for locals who are pessimistic about the economy.

An Open Letter to the Traitors Who Ruined Southwest Airlines

By Emma RubyMarch 11, 2025

Dallas’ favorite airline just ditched the best perk it had going. Herb Kelleher would have never stood for this.

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Drunk Driving Reaches ‘Crisis’ Level in Dallas, Responsible for 75% of Vehicular Fatalities

By Emma RubyMarch 11, 2025

Texas has long been one of the worst-rated states for car accidents involving an impaired driver.

Dallas to Host World Cup International Broadcast Center, but We Knew That Already

By Emma RubyMarch 6, 2025

Wednesday’s announcement was a lot of showboating for a city spending billions to overhaul the very convention center that landed the IBC.

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Dallas County Opioid Overdose Deaths Still High Despite State Progress

By Emma RubyMarch 6, 2025

As opioid mortality rates fall nationally, Texas ranks among the states with the lowest death per capita.

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President Donald Trump Could Be Putting ‘For Sale’ Signs on 3 Downtown Dallas Buildings

By Emma RubyMarch 5, 2025

Two dozen Texas properties are on the list of hundreds Trump hopes to sell. Most are still occupied.

Texas A&M Drag Show Ban is a ‘Betrayal’ Says Queen Who Longed To Be an Aggie

By Emma RubyMarch 5, 2025

The Texas A&M Board of Regents has banned drag performances across the university system’s 11 campuses.

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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.

DART Warns of Dramatic Staff, Service Reductions as State Considers Cuts

By Emma RubyMarch 3, 2025

The agency could be forced to layoff nearly 1,000 workers and cut back services ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

SNAP Benefits on Legislative Hit List, Food Security Group Warns of Consequences

By Emma RubyFebruary 28, 2025

In Dallas County alone, more than 185 million meals were purchased using food stamps in 2024.

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City Council Shirks Prop. U Police Hiring, Staffing Mandate, Sides With DPD

By Emma RubyFebruary 27, 2025

The council increased DPD’s hiring goal to 300 officers, lessening the expectation decided on earlier this month.

NIMBY or Not? What Pepper Square Says About Development and Distrust in Dallas

By Emma RubyFebruary 26, 2025

Pepper Square, the controversial zoning case, has been described as the ‘crossroads’ dividing Dallas as leaders try to find a balance between more housing and existing neighborhoods.

Texas Abortion Ban Linked to Increase in Sepsis Cases

By Emma RubyFebruary 21, 2025

ProPublica analyzed years of statewide hospital data and found more women are developing sepsis than before the ban was instituted.

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Local Medical Centers Could Lose Millions for Breast Cancer, Diabetes Research

By Emma RubyFebruary 20, 2025

Nearly 22% of the millions of grant dollars given to UT Southwestern Medical Center by the National Institute of Health could be threatened.

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