After a final vote on Friday, Texas will likely delay changes to how social studies is taught in public schools.
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In an unhinged rant, InfoWars owner Alex Jones screams at viewers to buy products, insisting it's a matter of "life and death."
A Balch Springs police officer shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in 2017. Now, federal judges say the officer isn't shielded from the family's lawsuit by qualified immunity.
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The city auditor found holes in how Dallas tracks road pavement and improvement projects and the money it spends on them.
As we sipped our mugs of coffee Friday morning in Denton, my wife and I read the shocking-to-many news that Herrera's Café on Sylvan planned to close later that day ...
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In a new short film, actor Ed Helms learns what the word "gerrymandering" means.
Months after February's deadly winter storm, questions remain surrounding who will foot consumers' sky-high energy bills.
The event will include such speakers as retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to Trump, as well as Sidney Powell, formerly a lawyer for both Flynn and Trump.
Getting rid of county-level coronavirus vaccine distribution plans could save both money and lives, experts say.
There are many reasons Waffle House should be revered as a national icon and not just because it’s a cross-section of breakfast food and culture. Also, because of FEMA’s Waffle House Index and the fact that they’re open on Christmas Day because “some people don’t have a family, so they come...
The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) is an independent, non-profit healthcare intelligence organization affiliated with Parkland Health and Hospital System that studies health specifically as they affect vulnerable populations. On Tuesday PCCI released a statement forecasting that Dallas County could reach “herd immunity” in late-June based on the total...
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North Texans in Phase 1B of the state health department's distribution plan can get vaccinated — if they can find a dose.
Dallas is aiming to curb its crime problems with better lighting. But the jury is still out on whether this is a proven way of stomping out crime.
As primates, human beings are part of the most socially adept order in the entire animal kingdom, and our need for relationships and interaction is so ingrained into our being that it is the third tier of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It’s largely for this reason that the COVID-19 lockdown...
Mike Brooks is a longtime Observer concert photographer who has shot seemingly every type of artist at every type of local venue. Here he breaks down five of his favorite concert photos. Five pictures, five stories. Or, 10 pounds of talent in a 5-pound bag. I’ve been lucky enough to...
If there's one thing all but the most fervent apologists for the Dallas Cowboys head coach can agree on, it's that Jason Garrett cost his team the game Sunday night against Minnesota. Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper and Randall Cobb did the best they could to save Garrett from himself, but...
Oak Lawn and Cedar Springs just got a hell of a lot more vibrant. Last week, new rainbow crosswalks were installed at the Dallas intersection, the first of 10 rainbow crosswalks planned for the strip at the Cedar Springs neighborhood, which has long served as a bar and nightlife district...
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Just going to be honest here: I’m fascinated by Waffle House for a variety of reasons. For example, FEMA’s Waffle House Index, which the agency uses to determine the level of assistance a community needs after a storm. Or the time on Parts Unknown when Anthony Bourdain said it was a...
In the late 1980s, a Dallas-based skinhead group known as the Confederate Hammerskins attacked people of color, rival skinheads and places of worship around town.
Thursday morning, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson trotted out his task force's four recommendations for curbing violent crime in Dallas. The mayor, with the support of key members of the City Council, wants to clean up abandoned buildings and lots in areas with high levels of violent crime, provide better lighting...
Dallas leads the way when it comes to producing data about the arts. But in terms of producing art itself, not so much, according to the 2019 Arts Vibrancy Index released by Southern Methodist University. The annual study — which is the first to measure the level of supply, demand...