Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in the DFW area went up a startling 27% per person between 1990 and 2017, according to new data released from Boston University’s Database of Road Transportation Emissions and analyzed by the New York Times.
A man in an olive green spacesuit pauses mid-stride half way down a red sand dune. Leg cocked to the side, he looks off into the distance. Bright pinpricks of stars dot the sky above him and a smudge of orange-tinged cloud rises up from the horizon. It could…
A local movie fan Facebook page was taken down. The owner wants to know why.
Three federal judges have issued nation-wide preliminary injunctions that block a new rule targeting low-income immigrants, that was set to go into effect today. Advocates say that the temporary block on the rule is a huge relief.
When President Trump arrives in Dallas next week for a rally, he will be met by a number of counter rallies and protests, including one by Beto O’Rourke.
In November, two Volvo SUVs equipped with LIDAR laser sensor technology and two Uber technicians per vehicle will begin driving Dallas streets to map them.
Immigrants are hastily dropping public benefits in response to a federal rule change put forth by President Donald Trump, but many of them don’t need to, advocates say. The fear, misinformation and rumors have lead to people needlessly giving up food stamps and healthcare assistance. The new guidelines stipulate that the use of assistance like Medicaid and food stamps and the likely hood that an applicant will use them in the future be weighed when deciding if an applicant should be approved for a green card.
Across the nation, country music with a more classic sound, often labeled “Americana,” is making a comeback. Americana has come to describe a rising class of country musicians with an unornamented western sound and a penchant for storytelling and character-driven lyrics. In Dallas, that resurgence has many young faces.
Dallas has the fifth highest rates of traffic and pedestrian traffic fatalities in United States, according to statistics collected in 2017 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Dominique Alexander clarified that currently, the Next Generation Action Network has no plans to shut down the State Fair or the Texas-OU game.
Following less than two hours of deliberation Wednesday afternoon, a Dallas County jury sentenced former Dallas Police Department officer Amber Guyger to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean. Guyger killed Jean, a 26-year-old accountant, after she entered his apartment in the Cedars, believing it was her…
Last week, the comment period for changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) closed. Members of the public had 60 days to express their opinions about the federal government’s proposed changes, which if implemented could take away benefits from as many as three million U.S. residents, including 300,000 in Texas, many of whom are already vulnerable to food insecurity.
Yesterday, a Senate special committee held its first meeting to discuss gun violence and prevention and address the eight executive orders issued by Governor Greg Abbott. Discussion centered around mental health, social media, shooters who self-radicalize online; many panel members repeated concerns about impinging on second amendment rights and due process of the law.
DeSoto will become the first North Texas city to offer paid family leave to all city employees, beginning next month. Candice Quarles, the DeSoto City Council member who spearheaded the law, is a mother herself and saw an opportunity to use her 12 years of human resources experience to help…
The second day of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s murder trial focused on the 911 call Guyger placed after shooting Botham Jean and body camera footage from the Dallas Police Department officers who responded to the scene. First on the stand was the 911 dispatcher who answered the call…
Thigh-high grasses and plant stalks thwack the sides of the all-terrain buggy as Meredith Ellis maneuvers it down a faint double track through a dense pasture. Grasshoppers launch out of the way, whirring past bright purple, thistle-like Leavenworth’s eryngo that poke up alongside creamy milkweed flowers. Yellow and purple wildflowers…
A wind farm proposal is dividing a quiet, rural community. Residents who oppose the wind farm say that the companies tactics have been misleading and don’t properly take into account the impact the towers would have on the community.
Postpartum depression — more properly known as perinatal mood and anxiety disorder — affects one in seven new mothers. And yet not many parents or doctors know how to recognize symptoms or treat it. A new Texas law, which takes effect on September 1, will put in place some steps to make treatment easier.
Two new Texas laws aiming to protect sexual assault victims will go into effect on September 1st. One law establishes stricter guidelines for testing and sharing information about rape kits and the other expands the definition of sexual assault by a fertility doctor.
Come Sunday, September 1, it will no longer be legal to buy cigarettes, electronic cigarettes or tobacco products in Texas, if you are under the age of 21.
Attorney General William Barr appeared with Senator John Cornyn to promote safe neighborhood program while side-stepping the issue of wide-spread gun control.
A flash drought is creating perfect wildfire conditions in Texas
