Last Monday, Observer columnist Jim Schutze wrote a story in which he accused The Dallas Morning News editorial page of telling lies about Dallas City Council member and mayoral candidate Scott Griggs. Schutze suggested this was a deliberate smear...

 To give the Observer staff a little relief for the Thanksgiving holiday, I asked the staff to turn in five things for which they are thankful for this year. I hope they were thankful for being given a chance to kick out a simple, fast piece ...

Wednesday Attention people who think a fun Saturday night includes playing Battleship: BGG.CON, the five-day convention for all board game enthusiasts is here. Finally, it's your chance to see and try out all the new board games this world has to ...

Wednesday's forced resignation of anti-cannabis hard-liner U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was welcome news to marijuana reform supporters, but the departure of another Washington veteran named Sessions could have a larger effect on federal ma...

Anyone planning to gather outside Dallas City Hall early today and cheer as council members pedal their bikes into work for the Bike to City Hall event can sleep in instead. The event has been canceled because of inclement weather. What Bike to Ci...

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz faces off against Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke tonight at SMU in their first of three debates, and no doubt Texans everywhere will be glued to their screens to learn the answer to the race's most pressing questio...