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On Tuesday, a former Collin College professor filed suit against the school, claiming it terminated her in violation of her right to free speech.

On Aug. 1, Porsha Bookman took to Facebook to voice her gripes about her job at Dallas County Jail. “I just got mandated again!!!!” Bookman posted on Aug. 1. She included the hashtags #wannabefree and #8morehourstogo. Nineteen days later, the 36-year-old died of COVID-19 complications. Five days before her death,…

The Observer has a long, storied history of documenting the people out there who take pleasure in blasting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Now, we’d like to introduce you Michael Gunner, the chief minister of Australia’s Northern Territory. On Sunday, Gunner joined the dearly held tradition. In a statement posted to…

Southwest Airlines is mandating vaccines, but economists say such a requirement likely won’t cause a worker shortage.

North Texas is the public health region with the most Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases.

The city gave big money back to the Dallas Police Department in the newly approved budget. Other Items tackle the digital divide, rapid-rehousing to help the homeless, and water infrastructure problems in underserved areas of the city.

With the State Fair of Texas opening Friday, public health experts weigh in on how to attend safely.

Some experts say the current wave of COVID-19 cases may have peaked.

The way he tells it, two weeks had passed since Jonathan Hamilton had been allowed to change his underwear. Hamilton, 39, landed back in Dallas County Jail after violating the terms of his release on bond from a misdemeanor assault charge. Although he’d spent time in the jail the year before,…

The lawsuit said the school board has a responsibility to assure students’ right to life and that it’s not living up to this.

QAnon John, aka John Sabal, said the U.S. military has an obligation to act against and remove “this rogue actor,” referring to President Joe Biden.

Texas has seen a 552% increase in poison calls for ivermectin, a cattle and horse dewormer.

Imagine a young border collie named Roscoe who, although a very good boy, has no family and is serving hard time in a North Texas shelter. One day during the COVID-19 pandemic, a family comes along and adopts Roscoe. Surely, Roscoe’s relieved now that he’s living the high life: belly…

Chris Galt was in line to be bailed out of Dallas County Jail when he realized he could no longer smell. Ten days ago, Galt waited along with a group of fellow detainees outside the jail’s bond division, trying to post bail. An argument broke out between a jailer and…

School districts that are fined for requiring masks could get financial help thanks to a new bail fund.

With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said he would issue a countywide mask mandate on Wednesday.

The fight against the Marvin Nichols Reservoir is one Northeast Texas residents have had to instill in their kids. It’s been going on for decades and shows no signs of stopping.

The city and the Dallas Independent School District commissioned CTC Technology & Energy to develop a Broadband and Digital Equity Strategic Plan. A draft of this plan presented to the City Council on Wednesday shows how big the problem is and ways Dallas can fix it.

For people locked up in Dallas County Jail, the coronavirus has made life even tougher.

While the Delta variant is ravaging Texas, some of the state’s leadership is publicly criticizing the CDC.

On Tuesday, the battle over mask mandates reached the Dallas County Commissioners Court. when J.J. Koch declined to wear a face covering after the county judge announced that he would require everyone to put on a mask.

The real story about employer vaccine mandates isn’t about the people fighting them. It’s about how successful they’ve been.