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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 The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/why-texas-shouldnt-dictate-every-word-students-read-40659590/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40659590 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/why-texas-shouldnt-dictate-every-word-students-read-40659590/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500 A local teacher explains why a state-mandated reading list for secondary school is a bad idea. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/why-texas-shouldnt-dictate-every-word-students-read-40659590/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/dallas-county-texas-death-penalty-lethal-injection-40654930/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40654930 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/dallas-county-texas-death-penalty-lethal-injection-40654930/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0500 Texas will reach a shameful milestone on May 14 with the execution of Edward Busby. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/dallas-county-texas-death-penalty-lethal-injection-40654930/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/in-the-wake-of-exhibit-removal-there-is-a-crisis-for-artistic-freedom-unfolding-at-unt-40651989/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40651989 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/in-the-wake-of-exhibit-removal-there-is-a-crisis-for-artistic-freedom-unfolding-at-unt-40651989/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:23:07 -0500 The University of North Texas has made a habit of pulling art from public view in recent years. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/in-the-wake-of-exhibit-removal-there-is-a-crisis-for-artistic-freedom-unfolding-at-unt-40651989/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/the-new-york-times-asked-texas-conservatives-about-trump-iran-we-asked-some-locals-40649864/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40649864 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/the-new-york-times-asked-texas-conservatives-about-trump-iran-we-asked-some-locals-40649864/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0600 There's nothing like a stroll through downtown to see what strangers think about politics, right? ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/the-new-york-times-asked-texas-conservatives-about-trump-iran-we-asked-some-locals-40649864/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/anthony-davis-trade-brings-luka-nightmare-to-an-end-40641364/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40641364 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/anthony-davis-trade-brings-luka-nightmare-to-an-end-40641364/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:30:00 -0600 My fellow North Texans, our long (and painful) national nightmare is over. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/anthony-davis-trade-brings-luka-nightmare-to-an-end-40641364/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/sevys-dallas-closing-a-tribute-to-the-iconic-restaurant-40637049/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40637049 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/sevys-dallas-closing-a-tribute-to-the-iconic-restaurant-40637049/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0600 For 30 years, Jim Severson’s Park Cities staple was the ultimate neighborhood hangout. 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