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6 December, 2019

RT @SilasAllen1: “There hasn’t been much tangible change.” @Lucas_Manfield on an activist group's struggle to get Mansfield ISD to treat LG…

18 November, 2019

@Ben_Sandifer Hi Ben, I'm curious what's been happening with the borrow pit these last few years. Could I give you a call?

16 November, 2019

RT @JGKoufos: Our @S3Cproject @RightOnCrime team is proud to work with @FairDefense on this important issue. https://t.co/Q4k2Kp0VsU via @d…

9 October, 2019

The hospital, however, appears to have faced few consequences. Its certification to bill Medicaid was renewed and t… https://t.co/6n133smar8

9 October, 2019

A hospital director claims that he investigated the incident and found that the room was left unmonitored for nearl… https://t.co/i6I2uxONUt

Lucas Manfield

Lucas Manfield is an editorial fellow at the Observer. He's a former software developer and a recent graduate of Columbia Journalism School.

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More and More Very Young Children Across the Nation Lack Health Insurance. Guess How Texas Fares.

4 hours ago | Healthcare

Nearly a fifth of the nation’s youngest uninsured children live in Texas, a stark reminder that the state has some of the most restrictive policies in the nation governing healthcare benefits for its most vulnerable residents. More than 8% of...
Former Top Mexican Security Official Arrested in Dallas, Charged with Aiding Cartels

1 day ago | Crime

For over a decade, Genaro Garcia Luna was in charge of former Mexican President Felipe Calderon's violent crackdown on the country's cartels. But instead of hunting drug traffickers, Luna allowed them to operate with impunity in exchange for ...
Dallas Has Been Dispatching Social Workers to Some 911 Calls. It’s Working.

2 days ago | City Hall

Last year, Dallas' police and fire departments teamed up with Parkland Hospital to rethink how they responded to 911 calls involving mental health crises. They placed a social worker inside the dispatch center to triage calls and sent out a specia...
Six Words, Two Commas: LGBTQ Activists Bring the Fight to a Suburban School Board

6 days ago | Education

In 2017, art teacher Stacy Bailey spent the first day of class introducing herself to her students at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School in Arlington. She flipped through a slideshow of pictures of her family, which included a photo of Bailey an...
Texas Horse Park Operator Is Refusing to Pay Out Settlement to Injured Grandmother

7 days ago | City Hall

River Ranch Educational Charities, the scandal-plagued operator of the city-owned horse park in southern Dallas, is refusing to pay out a $25,000 settlement to a woman who was thrown off one of its horses in 2017. The woman, Rhonda Allen, was ther...
New South Dallas Facility Aims to Plug Cracks in Region’s Mental Health Care System

9 days ago | Healthcare

Dallas’ jails and emergency rooms are overwhelmed by mental health crises. These institutions of last resort have become the only option for many "high utilizers," people who return time after time in need of medication or counseling. It’s not the...