Who Are the Highest-Paid Dallas City Employees?
It takes a lot of well-paid people to run Dallas, a city with 15,000 employees and more than 1 million residents.
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HIV And STIs Are Rising Globally, Especially In Dallas
The rise in HIV could be explained by post-pandemic behaviors, or by a large LGBTQ+ population, or poor education or all three.
Texas Continues the Fight Against Intoxicating Hemp Products
A new bill aims to completely ban THC products, claiming they put children at risk of addiction and overdose.
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Texas Bill Seeks to Increase Power of Government Over Universities
The proposal outlines a new framework under which university senates must operate, possibly hurting research efforts.
Dallas to Host World Cup International Broadcast Center, but We Knew That Already
Wednesday’s announcement was a lot of showboating for a city spending billions to overhaul the very convention center that landed the IBC.
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Dallas County Opioid Overdose Deaths Still High Despite State Progress
As opioid mortality rates fall nationally, Texas ranks among the states with the lowest death per capita.
Texas Is Bad For Women, Says Study and a Bunch of Texas Women (Probably)
Women are left behind in health care, education, employment and political representation.
President Donald Trump Could Be Putting ‘For Sale’ Signs on 3 Downtown Dallas Buildings
Two dozen Texas properties are on the list of hundreds Trump hopes to sell. Most are still occupied.
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DOGE Layoffs Burden Texas National Parks
Big Bend National Park lost employees in the recent federal layoffs, meaning future visits to the park could look and feel much differently.
President Donald Trump, the Great Uniter, Sparks Another Protest
Another colorful protest in Dallas preceded Trump’s speech to Congress, which resulted in its own backlash.
Texas A&M Drag Show Ban is a ‘Betrayal’ Says Queen Who Longed To Be an Aggie
The Texas A&M Board of Regents has banned drag performances across the university system’s 11 campuses.
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Video: Storm Damage and Destruction Around North Texas
With winds reportedly reaching well over 70 mph, Tuesday morning’s storm wreaked havoc.
Donald Trump Won’t Stop Issuing Executive Orders, Here Are the 4 Dumbest (So Far)
President Donald Trump has signed 76 executive orders, some of which are devastating, but these are just stupid.
Texas Prisons Are Fatally Hot, a Lawsuit and a Lawmaker Are Changing That
The new bill is moving in tandem with a lawsuit that says extreme heat in Texas prisons is cruel and unusual punishment.
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Where To Go for the March 4 Liberty Protest in Dallas
The anti-Trump protests have been building in size across the country.
DART Warns of Dramatic Staff, Service Reductions as State Considers Cuts
The agency could be forced to layoff nearly 1,000 workers and cut back services ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Study Says These North Texas Cities Are the Hardest Working in America
Working hard, or hardly working? In North Texas, we are working hard.
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Will Texas Teachers Finally Get a Real Pay Raise? It’s Complicated.
The proposed raise structure has opponents and still doesn’t hit the national average.
SNAP Benefits on Legislative Hit List, Food Security Group Warns of Consequences
In Dallas County alone, more than 185 million meals were purchased using food stamps in 2024.
The 10 Largest Cities in Texas
It’s a big state, filled with big cities.
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City Council Shirks Prop. U Police Hiring, Staffing Mandate, Sides With DPD
The council increased DPD’s hiring goal to 300 officers, lessening the expectation decided on earlier this month.