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New Law Turns Teachers Into ‘Foot Soldiers’ For ‘Anti-Inclusion Crusade’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 25, 2025

A new law bans teachers from observing pronouns that differ from the ones assigned at birth. It also bans DEI extracurriculars.

ICE agent

Authorities Identify Dallas ICE Office Shooter

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 25, 2025

The 29-year-old Collin County resident was “not a marksman” and not considered to be very political, according to his brother.

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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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‘Sickened By the Comments’: Officials React To Dallas ICE Office Sniper Attack

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 24, 2025

Politicians didn’t waste any time in letting everyone know how they felt about the deadly shooting.

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UPDATE: Dallas Morning News Shareholders Approve Sale to Hearst

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 23, 2025

The massive deal means that media titan Hearst will own four of Texas’ five largest daily newspapers.

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.

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Goodbye, STAAR Test. Hello, Something ‘Worse’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 23, 2025

Everyone hates the STAAR test, but educators are not a fan of the state’s new replacement.

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The Cowboys Suck, but the Internet Is Undefeated

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 22, 2025

“The Cowboys played great defense today,” said no one on social media.

Charlie Kirk

AI Charlie Kirk Preached From Beyond the Grave at Prestonwood Baptist Church

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 22, 2025

Speaking artificially from heaven, we presume, the AI voice told the crowd to “dry your tears.”

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Slow Dallas Police Response Times Stoke Rising Fears and ‘Crime Anxiety’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 22, 2025

Could it be because the police can take 90 minutes or more to arrive on the scene?

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.

Richardson Mayor Amir Omar

Richardson Mayor Amir Omar Is an Outsider No More

By Christian McPhateSeptember 20, 2025

North Texas’ first Muslim mayor won because of his ability to connect with others, not because of what makes him different.

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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.

Senator Joseph McCarthy at the Army hearings in 1954.

Political Witch Hunts and Blacklists: Donald Trump and the New Era of McCarthyism

By Shannon Brincat and OthersSeptember 19, 2025

The parallels between 1950s McCarthyism and Trumpism’s attack on speech from the left are stark and unsettling.

church cross

Frisco Church Consults Authorities, Removes Sermons After Pastor’s ‘Pattern of Sin’

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 19, 2025

More details have come to light after another prominent North Texas pastor stepped down in disgrace.

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We Were Removed From a School Library Council Meeting, Is That Legal?

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 19, 2025

Coppell ISD’s first school library advisory council meeting was this week. They made us leave. Here’s why.

H-E-B storefront.

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.

Brandon Aubrey

The Biggest Badass on the Cowboys is the Kicker

By Matt McClearinSeptember 18, 2025

Brandon Aubrey is a sensation unlike anything the NFL has ever seen. And he’s still just getting started.

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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.”

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This Dallas Suburb Offers Texans the Most Bang for Their Buck, Study Says

By Kelly DearmoreSeptember 18, 2025

Paychecks go a little bit further in one Dallas suburb, according to a new study. But three other North Texas cities also made the top 15.

Jasmine Crockett

Jasmine Crockett Slams Charlie Kirk’s Claim She Aims to ‘Eliminate the White Population’

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 17, 2025

Spreading the ‘great replacement’ conspiracy theory, Kirk suggested the Dallas congresswoman is a threat to white people.

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A DART train in downtown Dallas.

Costly $2B Silver Line Launches As Suburbs Challenge DART’s Future

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 17, 2025

Member cities of DART created a funding hullabaloo this year. Now they have quick rides to the airport.

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