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Wilmer's Greedy Annexation Grabs Run Afoul of the Law, Rile Homeowners

Wilmer's Greedy Annexation Grabs Run Afoul of the Law, Rile Homeowners

The New Outlaws: Dallas Artists Lead the Way as Country Goes Progressive

The New Outlaws: Dallas Artists Lead the Way as Country Goes Progressive

Chained Melody: Dallas Musicians Battle Gear Thieves

By Christian McPhate
Dec 20, 2023

Musicians in Dallas are fighting for your attention, and to keep their gear from being stolen by thieves.
Heavy Lifting: The Bands Carrying the Torch of North Texas Metal

By Simone Carter
Nov 29, 2023

DFW has bred some of the world's best heavy music. From Fugitive to Frozen Soul, newer bands are now continuing the metallic-hardcore tradition.
North of the Wall: Dallas' Live Music Scene Takes Over the Suburbs

By Mike Brooks
Oct 18, 2023

There are some great advantages to suburban entertainment complexes — endless free parking is just one of them.
Fighting Cancer: Are Firefighters Cursed by the 'Forever Chemicals' in Their Gear?

By Christian McPhate
Sep 6, 2023

The daughter of a heroic Dallas fireman wants answers after her father’s death and its possible link to PFAS chemicals. People all over the country have the same question.
How Schlockmeister Larry Buchanan Built a Film Scene With Rubber Masks and Horny Martians

By Danny Gallagher
Feb 8, 2023

The year 1967 was a stellar one for movies. The marquees at movie theaters that year lit up with titles such as The Graduate, The Producers, In the Heat of the Night, Cool Hand Luke, In Cold Blood and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.
For Female Comedians, Dallas Comedy Is No Joke

By Desiree Gutierrez
Nov 9, 2022

Hannah Vaughan shouldn’t have been driving on July 1, 2021. She had run to her car crying inconsolably, and her brother pleaded with her to pull over. It was a miracle she didn’t wreck the car.
Exhausted by the Pandemic, Nurses Now Face a Worsening Problem of Workplace Violence

By Darby Murnane
Oct 18, 2022

In post-pandemic Texas and beyond, nurses are facing long-term challenges.
As Christian Nationalism Rises, Progressive Pastors in North Texas Fight to Keep the Faith

By Tyler Hicks
Oct 5, 2022

With religious jingoism on the rise, progressive faith leaders must navigate money, politics and the occasional “underground work” to support their flock
Priced Out: How Dallas' Soaring Rental Costs Fuel Homelessness

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 4, 2022

With rents up, some tenants are worried about ending up on the streets.
FIRE: The Free Speech Group Taking on North Texas Colleges

By Simone Carter
Sep 7, 2022

While watching the vice presidential debate in 2020, history professor Lora Burnett started to tweet from her living room in conservative Collin County. Then-Vice President Mike Pence wouldn’t stop talking when the female moderator had repeatedly and kindly asked. Burnett, who’d been scrolling through her Twitter feed and reading comments...
Dallas Attorney Dean Malone Wants to Hold Texas Prisons and County Jails Accountable

By Kate Pezzulli
Aug 30, 2022

Chris Cabler worked hard, loved animals and had a big heart. He would help his family whenever he could. He had two grown children he loved dearly and a grandson who was 6 days old when he died. On May 5, 2019, Cabler hanged himself in a jail in Red...
Brianna Baucum Said CPS Unfairly Took Her Child. Her Former Supporters No Longer Believe Her.

By Jacob Vaughn
Aug 24, 2022

A community rallied around the UT-Arlington student after she lost custody of her daughter. Now, some think her entire story was built on lies.
Despite Legislation and Funding, Texas Still Has Thousands of Untested Rape Kits

By Tyler Hicks
Aug 9, 2022

The Lavinia Masters Act helped clear much of the state’s inordinate backlog, but the fight for delayed justice is far from over
At CPAC, Migration Is an 'Invasion,' Communism Looms and Trump's the 'Most Persecuted' Man in U.S.

By Patrick Strickland
Aug 8, 2022

The three-day gathering in Dallas was an echo chamber of rightwing grievances and buzzwords.
'Excessive Force': Dallas City Marshal Who Slammed Homeless Man Charged and Arrested

By Jacob Vaughn
Aug 5, 2022

For over a year, a homeless man named Deshode Rayvon Patton has been facing charges for resisting arrest. Now, the cop that arrested him has been arrested for allegedly falsifying details of the arrest.
DART Wanted New Routes to Make Commuters Freer. Not Everyone Is Waiting Around for Change.

By Jacob Vaughn
Jul 5, 2022

In February 2020, Jarrett Walker manned a podium in a room at the Old Parkland hospital building, some 200 people in front of him. Speaking to the crowd, he shared his philosophy on public transportation: It boils down to personal freedom. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board had contracted...
In the Late 1980s, the Gay Urban Truth Squad Took Dallas to Task Over the AIDS Crisis

By Simone Carter
Jun 21, 2022

The staccato thud of hammers broke the predawn stillness one morning in 1988. Activists dotted the vacant lot. They carried some 700 hand-painted white crosses bearing the names of Dallas County residents who’d succumbed to AIDS. Members of the Gay Urban Truth Squad (GUTS), a Dallas activist group, drove the...
Four Day Weekend Comedy Troupe's Formula For Success Is Simple: Go Have Fun

By Danny Gallagher
Jun 2, 2022

The performers of Four Day Weekend usually don't warm up before a show. The last 25 concurrent years have been one, long warm up for them.
Their Bodies, Someone Else's Choice: How Texas Offers a Preview of Life After Roe v. Wade

By Simone Carter
May 25, 2022

Even before the Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Texas had already passed some of the harshest anti-abortion laws in the country.
For Some in Dallas, Affordable Housing Isn’t All That Affordable

By Jacob Vaughn
May 17, 2022

One Dallas resident said getting into an "affordable" unit in one of the city's TIF districts was difficult, confusing and time consuming. The unit they ended up in wasn't all that affordable either.