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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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UPDATED: Former Gateway Pastor Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Charges

By Emma RubyOctober 2, 2025

The once mighty Gateway Church is cutting services amid a fall in tithes and attendance. How’d we get here?

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Carrie Bradshaw Would be SOL Trying to Find an Affordable Apartment in Dallas

By Emma RubyOctober 2, 2025

Sorry to all the Carries, Mirandas, Charlottes and Samanthas out there. An annual cost-of-living index found that Dallas is only getting pricer.

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Ethics Board Appointment of Dallas HERO Leader Spouse Shot Down by City Council

By Emma RubyOctober 1, 2025

Natalie LeVeck was denied due to her husband’s often inflammatory social media posts.

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Ambitious 20-Year Plan for Dallas Libraries Was ‘Incomplete,’ Did Not Foresee Closures

By Emma RubyOctober 1, 2025

Library officials expect more to shutter soon to meet fiscal goals laid out by city leaders.

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PHOTOS: A Popular Preston Hollow Mansion Already Won Halloween, Spooks Neighbors

By Emma RubySeptember 30, 2025

The festive home was at the center of last year’s Christmas display controversy that ended up costing taxpayers $25,000.

North Texas Families Plead as Coppell, GCISD Schools Face Imminent Closures

By Emma RubySeptember 30, 2025

District officials say Texas’ new school voucher program could exacerbate what is already a multi-faceted, difficult to confront issue.

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$150k to go 0-5: North Texas’ 10 Highest Paid High School Football Coaches

By Emma RubySeptember 29, 2025

At most North Texas high schools, head football coaches are some of the highest-paid employees.

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UPDATE: Identities of All 3 ICE Shooting Victims Revealed by Authorities.

By Emma RubySeptember 27, 2025

In an interview with KUVN, Univision 23, family members said the man was being processed for deportation when the shooting occurred.

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UPDATE: Nexstar to Put Jimmy Kimmel Back on Air Following Protests

By Emma RubySeptember 26, 2025

Organizers of the Nexstar protest worry about what a merger will mean for free speech and Dallas’ WFAA news station.

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‘Handwritten Notes’ Found in Home of Dallas ICE Shooter Revealed Plan of ‘Terror’

By Emma RubySeptember 25, 2025

Investigators say they do not believe 29-year-old Joshua Jahn intended to harm ICE detainees, aiming instead for law enforcement

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‘Details Aren’t Adding Up’: Immigrant Advocates Reeling in ICE Shooting’s Wake

By Emma RubySeptember 25, 2025

Advocacy groups are calling for more information about the shooting’s victims, and some worry the incident will compound the fear surrounding ICE.

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1 Detainee Dead, 2 Injured in ‘Targeted Attack’ at Dallas ICE Facility

By Alyssa Fields and OthersSeptember 24, 2025

A shooter was found on the roof of a nearby office building.

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UPDATE: Irving-Based Nexstar to Keep Jimmy Kimmel Off the Air

By Emma RubySeptember 23, 2025

The local media conglomerate plans to purchase WFAA’s parent company, but it needs FCC approval first.

A Timeline of the Robert Roberson ‘Shaken Baby’ Death Row Case

By Emma RubySeptember 22, 2025

After narrowly avoiding death last year, he is scheduled to die by lethal injection next month. Here’s what to know about the case.

Transgender teen Nex Benedict was murdered in Oklahoma in February.

Denton County Rep. Wants to Institutionalize Transgender People

By Emma RubySeptember 19, 2025

“[Transgender women] have an underlying level of aggressiveness,” said Republican Ronny Jackson in an interview this week.

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Despite Opposition, Dallas Gets One Step Closer to Landing Its First H-E-B

By Emma RubySeptember 18, 2025

North Dallas location got the first of two needed green lights from City Hall. Some neighbors are thrilled, but others are not.

Students Can’t Forget the Alamo Even If They Tried With New Texas-Centric Curriculum

By Emma RubySeptember 18, 2025

One draft of the new plan leaves out slavery and the civil rights movement but does mention “the perils of Communism.”

Pay Up or Dry Out: Dallas Cracks Down on Unpaid Water Bills

By Emma RubySeptember 16, 2025

Eight percent of Dallas households are delinquent on their water bill, but that’s an improvement.

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Trump Uses Shocking Dallas Decapitation as Fuel for Anti-Immigrant Rant

By Emma RubySeptember 15, 2025

The president took to Truth Social on Sunday night to discuss the “terrible” crime.

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Soupy Season: How Much More Humid Was North Texas This Summer?

By Emma RubySeptember 15, 2025

Temperatures weren’t as high as usual this summer, but it certainly didn’t feel any cooler. There’s a reason for that.

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Texas Escalates Free Speech Crackdown on Campus: Professors Alarmed, Look to Leave

By Emma RubySeptember 15, 2025

Firings at Texas A&M and Texas State come as more faculty members report concerns of political interference.

When it Comes to Police Pay, Hiring, City Hall Has a Messaging Problem

By Emma RubySeptember 11, 2025

An eight-page city memo explains how the pay raises for DPD officers are compliant with Prop. U. Who has time to read all that?

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