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Did We Pick You for Best of Dallas 2025? You Won’t Know Unless You Look.

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‘Now Texas A&M is Another Institution on That List of Cowards’

By Dallas Observer ReadersSeptember 19, 2025

Readers agreed with a recent opinion piece that argued Texas A&M’s recent firing of an educator isn’t a good look.

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How Skyrocketing Rents Are Forcing Your Favorite Restaurants to Close

By Jeff SiegelSeptember 15, 2025

One thing we love to say here in the Observer food section: if you love a local bar/restaurant – go there.

As an Aggie, I’m Ashamed of My Alma Mater

By Austin ZookSeptember 11, 2025

An A&M alum reckons with the university’s decision to fire multiple employees for teaching in opposition to an ultra-conservative doctrine.

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How to Poop Outdoors in a Way That Won’t Piss Off the Environment and Other Hikers

By Shari Edelson and B. Derrick TaffSeptember 10, 2025

Hitting the trails? Time to come clean.

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Taylor Swift’s Wedding Cake Is About To Become Everyone’s Problem

By Carly May GravleySeptember 10, 2025

This affects all future wedding guests, whether they care about Swift or not. Bakers, we’re here for you.

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Dallas-Based Energy Transfer Proves the Playbook to Silence Dissent is Still In Use

By Rev. Edwin RobinsonSeptember 5, 2025

Instead of dogs and hoses, corporate bullying tactics move to lawsuits and lobbyists.

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Readers Respond: Cheers for Volunteers Keeping an Eye on ICE

By Dallas Observer ReadersSeptember 2, 2025

Some of the comments were’t so nice, but here’s to the ones that were!

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Charley Crockett Defends Beyoncé and We Agree: There’s a Double Standard in Country

By Tyler DanielsSeptember 1, 2025

The summer feud between Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock questions the authenticity of artists venturing into country.

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UT Dallas Bans Newsstands, Another Blow to Freedoms at the School

By Gregorio Olivares GutierrezAugust 21, 2025

The school’s new policy dramatically limits the presence of local media on campus, something that’s been happening too often.

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Teethe Remains Distinctive While Evolving the Dallas Music Ethos on Magic of the Sale

By Libby VeatchAugust 12, 2025

What started as a group finding their footing has now crafted a sound that’s entirely theirs on Magic of the Sale.

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Another Deep Ellum Staple Announces Immediate Closure

By Lauren Drewes DanielsAugust 12, 2025

Deep Ellum has had a busy summer, and a lot of it hasn’t been good news.

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Texas Dems Walked Out in 2003, Too. Much Has Changed, But Not the Likely Result

By Kelly DearmoreAugust 9, 2025

Republicans have only gained strength in the past two decades. That doesn’t bode well for those hoping to thwart redistricting.

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Charley Crockett’s Dollar A Day Is a Spellbinding Return to Form

By Austin ZookAugust 8, 2025

The second installment in his Sagebrush Trilogy brings him back to his roots, doubling down on what he does best.

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Heat Exhaustion Almost Killed Me. UPS Still Won’t Give Me A/C

By Hayden KoenigJuly 29, 2025

‘There’s no telling if I’ll make it through another Texas summer,’ UPS driver Hayden Keonig says.

We Conduct a Taste Test of Currently Texas-Legal THC Gummies

By Patrick Williams and OthersJuly 29, 2025

Nobody tell the Legislature, but Texas sort of does have legal recreational cannabis. Let’s hope it stays that way.

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Not Everyone Is a Fan of Buc-ee’s, ‘The New Invasive Species from Texas’

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJuly 28, 2025

In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, there’s a fierce resistance to a proposed Buc-ee’s. But have they used the restrooms?

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Another Bidder Steps Up for the Morning News. This Is Not Good.

By Patrick WilliamsJuly 23, 2025

Alden, with a track record of gutting newspapers nationwide, ups the ante on Hearst’s bid to buy the Dallas daily newspaper.

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Reader: ‘I’m Shocked to Hear the Dallas Observer is Supporting This Policy’

By Kelly DearmoreJuly 19, 2025

Observer readers have some provocative ideas about what Texas classrooms should have next to the Ten Commandments.

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Yella Beezy Being Called ‘Biggest Rapper From Texas’ Is a Reach

By Eric DiepJuly 16, 2025

Yella Beezy responded in the comments, correcting that he was a student of the game and that he was ‘one of the greatest.’

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Reader: ‘South Side Ballroom Does Not Belong Here’

By Eric DiepJuly 12, 2025

Observer readers gave us their opinions on what we highlighted in our best music venues list.

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4 Things Every Texas Classroom Should Have Next to the Ten Commandments

By Alyssa Fields and OthersJuly 11, 2025

Since we’re putting just about anything in classrooms, we’d like to see litter pans, bulletproof vests, The Apprentice and birds.

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The Fight for a People’s House Starts Now

By Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez RamosJuly 4, 2025

Texas Rep. Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos shares her thoughts on the 89th Texas Legislature and the future of the state government.

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