Peggy had just left the hospital when she went to visit her cannabis dealer in Denton. A retail cashier in her mid-60s, she was struggling to pay her bills and buy the drugs prescribed to treat an inoperable brain tumor. She needed the cannabis to give her an appetite when…
In a tweet about immigration, some said Gov. Greg Abbott appeared to confuse South America with South Africa.
Parents in Arlington are up against a French energy company that wants to frack near their children’s school. Tonight, the fight goes to City Council.
Buyers beware: Texas is the No. 2 state for puppy fraud.
Every year, Dallas County gives people the ability to expunge certain criminal offenses from their past. This year, the county expunged 800 offenses.
In August 2017, hundreds of white nationalists traveled from across the country for the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, marched on a university campus in a torchlit rally and attacked community members and protesters around the city. By the time the unrest was quelled, one of the neo-Nazi…
Ahead of Thanksgiving dinner, experts provide tips for encouraging holdouts to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Another former employee is suing Collin College. He’s alleging retaliation and race- and disability-based discrimination.
Cities like Plano say sexually oriented businesses can’t be open at certain times. Dallas is considering similar restrictions.
Finis Prendergast passed nearly three years in what he calls “the depths of hell.” Some days were spent “literally starv ing on the floor.” At other times, his surroundings became so rancid Prendergast could barely breathe. “The air smells like urine,” he told Vice in February. “I think they counted…
For some, the longer the JFK Jr. fiasco in Dallas lasts means the longer they’ll have to wait to see their loved ones.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, here’s how to keep your stress levels low at the airport.
Austin says you can still be a first responder despite prior cannabis use. Should North Texas first responders get the same treatment?
The Dallas Observer’s Twitter account has been hacked. Despite what you might see in your Twitter feed, we are not offering sweet deals on PlayStation 5 consoles. We play on a gaming laptop and use Steam. Oh, and we’re still a local newspaper reporting on life in Dallas. We’ve contacted…
Damon Finney’s wife knew he was sick when they set off on their honeymoon on July 27, but she didn’t imagine it was coronavirus and never expected it would kill him. The response to his death from his employer, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, was another bitter surprise. “He didn’t…
Dallas ISD is offering employees up to $3,500 as a retention incentive during the 2022-2023 school year.
Canine Distemper is a contagious viral infection that can result in a sleuth of negative health effects in dogs that are unvaccinated or have a weakened immune system. There are several cases at the Dallas Animal Services shelter.
The Aryan Circle, the second largest prison gang in Texas, is known for going to war both behind bars and outside the clink, but the feds racked up victories against two of the neo-Nazi outfit’s members this week. As part of a federal trial in Beaumont, a jury convicted Aryan…
Early Friday morning, North Texans can catch a glimpse of the Beaver Moon, the longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly six centuries.
Chair of the Environment and Sustainability committee, City Council member Paula Blackmon, said the way Dallas handles concrete batch plants is fragmented. Blackmon and others in the city want to fix it.
Dallas City Council has been trying to reduce panhandling for a while now. Back in 2018, Dallas police stopped enforcing a city ordinance outlawing panhandling in certain areas after dark, in response to U.S. Supreme Court ruling in an Arizona case that measures like it were unconstitutional. “End Panhandling Now,”…
Texas is in a legal battle with companies over a THC market that has exploded in the last year or so following enactment of federal and state laws that legalized hemp. In the middle of it all are military veterans who are seeking relief from physical and emotional pain and rely upon cannabis to deliver it.
