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See where we landed for this year. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-among-worst-cities-for-mosquitos-40672182/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texxas-democrats-and-republicans-oppose-big-bend-border-wall-40665559/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40665559 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texxas-democrats-and-republicans-oppose-big-bend-border-wall-40665559/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500 Plans for a wall in Big Bend National Park have sparked bipartisan outrage, and border county judges are calling for transparency from DHS. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texxas-democrats-and-republicans-oppose-big-bend-border-wall-40665559/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-fishermen-cant-use-drones-to-catch-fish-40625002/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40625002 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-fishermen-cant-use-drones-to-catch-fish-40625002/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:30:00 -0600 Texas Parks and Wildlife is keeping traditionalism alive, clamping down on drone fishing (yes, that's a thing). ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-fishermen-cant-use-drones-to-catch-fish-40625002/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/what-time-to-see-the-beaver-moon-in-north-texas-40614032/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40614032 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/what-time-to-see-the-beaver-moon-in-north-texas-40614032/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:35:35 -0600 Get a close look at the supermoon on Wednesday night. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/what-time-to-see-the-beaver-moon-in-north-texas-40614032/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/orionids-meteor-showers-over-dallas-to-peak-tonight-40608883/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40608883 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/orionids-meteor-showers-over-dallas-to-peak-tonight-40608883/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:16:33 -0500 Party Like it's 1986 and (Sort of) Scope Bits of Halley's Comet in The Sky Tonight]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/orionids-meteor-showers-over-dallas-to-peak-tonight-40608883/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lingering-government-shutdown-triggers-more-dallas-layoffs-40605162/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40605162 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lingering-government-shutdown-triggers-more-dallas-layoffs-40605162/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0500 The Trump administration is using the government shutdown to layoff more federal employees, at the detriment of the economy and the environment. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lingering-government-shutdown-triggers-more-dallas-layoffs-40605162/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/ Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:30:00 -0500 Some East Texans say a lake in a FEMA flood zone was dredged without permits. Most state agencies say it isn't their problem.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:46:00 -0500 Hey, look, it's Saturn!]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:56:00 -0500 A mediated agreement has delayed the use of eminent domain to drown 66,000 acres for a reservoir to supply Dallas.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500 A 13-acre plot in Midlothian is a renewable energy storage site that will help the Texas grid]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer