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Kerrville flooding

People Living Near an East Texas Lake Have Doubts About State’s Post-Kerrville Flood Promises

By Emma RubySeptember 9, 2025

Some East Texans say a lake in a FEMA flood zone was dredged without permits. Most state agencies say it isn’t their problem.

meteor shower

Stargazing in North Texas: Supermoons, Eclipses, and Sky Events This Fall

By Alyssa FieldsSeptember 8, 2025

Hey, look, it’s Saturn!

Agreement to Delay Marvin Nichols Reservoir 20 Years Reached

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 15, 2025

A mediated agreement has delayed the use of eminent domain to drown 66,000 acres for a reservoir to supply Dallas.

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How A Weird Midlothian Container Yard Is Bolstering Texas’ Power Grid

How A Weird Midlothian Container Yard Is Bolstering Texas’ Power Grid

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 15, 2025

A 13-acre plot in Midlothian is a renewable energy storage site that will help the Texas grid

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Gators, Snakes And Bobcats, Oh My! Scary Texas Wildlife Is Everywhere Right Now

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 14, 2025

A 10-foot gator was hauled out of a North Texas lake, but gators aren’t the only creatures that emerge in the summer.

Texas Is Almost the Worst State For Electric Vehicle Travel

Texas Is Almost the Worst State For Electric Vehicle Travel

By Alyssa FieldsAugust 6, 2025

With so many gas-guzzling trucks and trouble with mass transit, just how low is Texas on the list?

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Top 10 Rainiest Julys In Dallas History

By Alyssa FieldsJuly 31, 2025

The last day of July does not forecast rain in Dallas, but we had plenty of downpour in the first half of the month.

meteor shower

How to See Three Different Meteor Showers Over Dallas

By Alyssa FieldsJuly 24, 2025

The famous Perseids shower will peak in mid-August. Until then, two other meteor showers will light up the sky.

Kerrville flooding

Cartoonist Gets Death Threats for MAGA Texas Flood Comic

By Alyssa FieldsJuly 16, 2025

A Pulitzer Prize winner is being targeted over a cartoon depicting a drowning MAGA supporter in Kerr County.

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Dallas USPS Worker Dies Two Years After Eugene Gates Jr. Death, OSHA Fine

By Emma RubyJune 25, 2025

A cause of death has not been determined, union leaders told us.

Explosion in Fossil Fuel Emissions Expected as Texas Doubles Down on Data Centers

By Emma RubyJune 13, 2025

A new report found 130 proposed gas power plant projects across Texas, including one in Southwest Dallas.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Could Be Ugly For Texas Power Grid

By Alyssa FieldsJune 9, 2025

The budget proposal at the center of the Musk-Trump feud could stifle plans to develop the grid, costing consumers.

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Saharan Dust To Fill the North Texas Air Soon

By Kelly DearmoreMay 29, 2025

Dust from Africa’s largest desert will be wafting into Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend. Here’s when it will be strongest.

Dozens Gather In North Texas To Oppose Marvin Nichols Reservoir, Again

Dozens Gather In North Texas To Oppose Marvin Nichols Reservoir, Again

By Alyssa FieldsMay 21, 2025

After decades of protest, the reservoir, which would seize land from generational East Texans, is still being considered.

Dallas Is Sinking, Buildings at Risk of Collapse, Study Says

By Alyssa FieldsMay 12, 2025

Houston and Dallas, we have a problem. A study warns that the cities are slowly sinking and buildings could collapse.

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Dallas’ Heat Island Study Reveals City’s Hottest Neighborhoods, But What’s Next?

By Emma RubyMarch 18, 2025

Urban neighborhoods recorded summer temperatures 12 degrees hotter than greener areas just a few miles away.

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DOGE Layoffs Burden Texas National Parks

By Alyssa FieldsMarch 5, 2025

Big Bend National Park lost employees in the recent federal layoffs, meaning future visits to the park could look and feel much differently.

Electricity and Water Are Required To Run Data Centers. Texas Is Running Short on Both.

By Emma RubyFebruary 19, 2025

Backed by Donald Trump and billions of dollars, North Texas is becoming an AI data center hub.

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Eggs Are Not a Dime a Dozen

Eggs Are Not a Dime a Dozen

By Alyssa FieldsFebruary 3, 2025

Egg prices are going to keep rising as entire chicken flocks are slaughtered nationwide.

Bans on DEI Could Make Dallas’ Air Quality Problem Harder To Fix

By Emma RubyJanuary 24, 2025

Dallas was flagged for excessive pollution, but the Trump administration could stall progress.

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Dallas Firefighters Dispatched to Southern California Fires

By Alyssa FieldsJanuary 15, 2025

Several North Texas fire departments have sent personnel and equipment to fight the fires ravaging Los Angeles County.

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Groundwater Contamination Could Pose Problems for Future Water Supply

By Emma RubyJanuary 9, 2025

Even with 250 new cases of contamination, cases are on a downward trend. Remediation could be costly and time consuming.

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