If one twists one’s head and accepts the fact that everything sounds a little, or more than a little, off, it’s possible to do a straight news recap of an event like the roundtable Dallas’ Gateway Church hosted for President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon. People, notable people, like the…
President Donald Trump is officially returning to the campaign trail Thursday, despite the anti-police violence protests that continue to snake through America’s streets and the COVID-19 pandemic that, in places like Texas, remains as big a threat as it’s ever been. Dallas, through sheer luck or something else entirely, will…
Dallas County reported 298 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, tying a single-day record the county set Friday. County Judge Clay Jenkins said the recent uptick in cases is likely related to increased testing capacity, and that those numbers would likely continue to ramp up over the coming days…
Beginning Wednesday, anyone entering a building on the University of Texas’ Arlington campus will be required to wear a face covering. Masks will also be required in areas of the campus — like buses or large outdoor events — where social distancing is impossible, the university announced Monday. Masks are…
For the third time this week, Dallas County reported a record number of positive tests for COVID-19 Friday. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, 298 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus Thursday. Ten more Dallas County residents have died from the disease. Since the onset of…
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday afternoon, effectively eliminating the possibility that Texas would expand access to mail-in voting prior to the state’s primary runoffs on July 14. The court’s ruling leaves Texas’ mail-in voting as is for the duration of…
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 285 new cases of the novel coronavirus Thursday, setting a new high for the second time this week. The county also reported one additional death from the coronavirus. Since the pandemic began in March, DCHHS has reported 11,243 cases of COVID-19 and 250…
A total of 257 more Dallas County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and 16 more county residents have died from the virus, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services chief Philip Huang. Both totals are the highest the county has reported in a single day. The 257 new…
A few months ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning to make its way to Texas, Hannah Smilie heard a joke on campus about how, if they got sick, students would probably keep coming to class. Classmates didn’t think it was anything to worry about, because the only people…
Beginning Sunday, Texas pro sports teams and facilities can allow fans to attend their outdoor events at up to 25% capacity, according to a proclamation from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Motor sports events can open at 25% capacity beginning Friday. The governor published his amended rules on May 22 without…
To hear Republicans tell it, allowing a temporary expansion of mail-in voting in Texas would doom their party to a fate much like the one suffered by Texas Democrats over the last two decades. Let people stay home and vote with a pen and a stamp, rather than heading to…
Texas’ state courts are in agreement with federal courts, for now at least: Mail-in voting, despite the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic, remains available only to Texans older than 65, the physically ill or disabled, or those who will be out of the county in which they are registered to vote…
You’re forgiven if you’ve failed to keep track, but right now, as you’re reading this, you probably can’t get a mail-in ballot. The Texas Legislature’s rules, which say you have to be older than 65, have an illness or disability or have plans to be out of your home county…
If the NHL can figure out a safe way to start playing games again this summer, fans are going to be in for a festival of playoff hockey the likes of which they’ve never seen. The Stars, by the skin of their teeth, are guaranteed to play a big part…
Sports, like a lot of the remnants of our former lives, are creeping back into the picture. Live baseball is back on TV. So is live soccer, live NASCAR and live golf. The NFL Draft was a hopeful highlight of the spring for Cowboys’ fans, and team owner Jerry Jones…
Dallas County’s number of COVID-19 infections has been in a lull for the last couple of weeks. On May 11, the county’s Health and Human Services Department reported 253 new infections, tying for the Dallas County’s highest single day total. In the days since, the number of newly confirmed cases…
Scratch below the surface — beneath the cavalcade of supporters, piles of cash donations, President Donald Trump’s approval and Sen. Ted Cruz’s cameo “mullet” — and Dallas’ pandemic martyr has herself an optics problem. Even for Shelley Ann Luther, defiant owner of Salon à la Mode and America’s viral “hero”…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unwound around the world and in North Texas, there’s been a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The only surefire way out of our new confines, according to epidemiologists and public health officials, is researchers finding a vaccine for the novel coronavirus…
Today’s the day you can finally take your dog back to the park. The city of Dallas is reopening dog parks, skate parks and disc golf courses starting today. Those facilities had been closed since late March in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Those openings are…
Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates are testing positive for the novel coronavirus at significantly higher rates than Texans who aren’t incarcerated, according to new data from the agency that oversees Texas’ prisons. Late Tuesday, the department reported that, of the first 1,635 inmates tested as part of the state’s…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ready to for Texas schools to reopen. Monday, he said students could return to the state’s school buildings on June 1. Wednesday afternoon, the Texas State Teachers Association said the week after next is too early to consider bringing kids back. “With the COVID-19 pandemic…
One day after a U.S. District judge in San Antonio cleared the path for all Texans who want to vote by mail and avoid potential COVID-19 exposure later this year, a three-judge panel at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked their way. Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery…
