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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg Dallas Observer The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 Judge blocks Dallas City Council from voting on the future of City Hall this week https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-council-sue-to-stop-city-hall-vote-40685759/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685759 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-council-sue-to-stop-city-hall-vote-40685759/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:49:40 -0500 News The Council was schedule to vote on Wednesday to decide between costly building repairs or a massive redevelopment plan. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-council-sue-to-stop-city-hall-vote-40685759/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Karmelo Anthony found guilty in murder trial, sentencing to commence  https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-guilty-murder-40685892/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685892 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-guilty-murder-40685892/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:40:43 -0500 The 19-year-old faces between five and 99 years in a Texas prison for the death of Austin Metcalf. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-guilty-murder-40685892/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer FWISD investigates educator following social media backlash, parents fear ‘chilling effect’ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fwisd-investigates-educator-following-social-media-backlash-parents-fear-chilling-effect-40685801/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685801 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fwisd-investigates-educator-following-social-media-backlash-parents-fear-chilling-effect-40685801/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:37:25 -0500 Fort Worth ISD also recently reassigned a principal following similar right-wing social media backlash, while a Wylie ISD principal resigned after months of online vitriol over Qurans being handed out on campus. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fwisd-investigates-educator-following-social-media-backlash-parents-fear-chilling-effect-40685801/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Have a driveway near AT&T stadium? You may be able to make some cash https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-world-cup-parking-prices-home-driveways-40685571/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40685571 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-world-cup-parking-prices-home-driveways-40685571/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:48:06 -0500 News A new app bills itself as the Airbnb for stadium parking, and the FIFA World Cup is Arlington’s chance to cash in. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/arlington-world-cup-parking-prices-home-driveways-40685571/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer 1994 vs. 2026: The World Cup in Dallas, then and now https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-world-cup-changes-from-1994-to-now-40677789/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40677789 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-world-cup-changes-from-1994-to-now-40677789/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News Very little has remained the same since the last time the biggest sporting event in the world came to town. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-world-cup-changes-from-1994-to-now-40677789/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Love Field being used for ICE deportation, ‘shuffle’ flights as city profits https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/love-field-being-used-for-ice-deportation-shuffle-flights-as-city-profits-40684286/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684286 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/love-field-being-used-for-ice-deportation-shuffle-flights-as-city-profits-40684286/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500 News Activist groups have been documenting ICE-affiliated flights in and out of a 'backdoor' hangar since May. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/love-field-being-used-for-ice-deportation-shuffle-flights-as-city-profits-40684286/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Demonstrators clash outside Karmelo Anthony trial as opening arguments begin https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-white-pride-rally-40684270/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684270 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-white-pride-rally-40684270/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:06:07 -0500 Jan. 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang was met with fury after he yelled that Karmelo Anthony, a Black man, “deserves to hang.” ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-white-pride-rally-40684270/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer With an STR ban tied up in court, what action can Dallas take against short-term rentals? https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-airbnb-str-world-cup-ban-regulations-40684107/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684107 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-airbnb-str-world-cup-ban-regulations-40684107/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:28:09 -0500 A fatal Memorial Day shooting and the upcoming World Cup have brought short-term rental regulations back to the surface. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-airbnb-str-world-cup-ban-regulations-40684107/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer No black jurors chosen in Karmelo Anthony trial, fueling new controversy https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-black-jurors-chosen-in-karmelo-anthony-trial-fueling-new-controversy-40684109/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684109 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-black-jurors-chosen-in-karmelo-anthony-trial-fueling-new-controversy-40684109/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:52:58 -0500 Opening arguments in the murder trial begin on Thursday, but the discourse and contentiousness has long since started. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-black-jurors-chosen-in-karmelo-anthony-trial-fueling-new-controversy-40684109/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Citing poor working conditions and pay, DART paratransit workers vote to authorize strike https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/citing-poor-working-conditions-and-pay-dart-paratransit-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-40683963/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40683963 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/citing-poor-working-conditions-and-pay-dart-paratransit-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-40683963/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News As the World Cup in Dallas nears, employees say they are dealing with poor working conditions, substandard pay and workplace intimidation. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/citing-poor-working-conditions-and-pay-dart-paratransit-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-40683963/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer