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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/arts-culture/sapphic-storytellers-creates-a-safe-space-for-a-silenced-community-40665471/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40665471 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/sapphic-storytellers-creates-a-safe-space-for-a-silenced-community-40665471/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:25:38 -0500 Arts & Culture Sapphic Storytelling is a series catered to members of the LGBTQ+ community looking for a safe space to create freely and loud. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/sapphic-storytellers-creates-a-safe-space-for-a-silenced-community-40665471/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/federal-marijuana-rescheduling-could-open-doors-for-texas-dispensaries-universities-40665452/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40665452 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/federal-marijuana-rescheduling-could-open-doors-for-texas-dispensaries-universities-40665452/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:13:58 -0500 A rescheduling of state-licensed medical marijuana may open the door to tax breaks and research opportunities in North Texas.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/federal-marijuana-rescheduling-could-open-doors-for-texas-dispensaries-universities-40665452/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-a-living-wage-40662949/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40662949 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-a-living-wage-40662949/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:15:00 -0500 As North Texas rents skyrocket, viral 'heartwarming' stories of working seniors are starting to look a lot more like horror stories.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/doordash-grandma-needs-a-living-wage-40662949/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/maga-hat-wearer-charged-with-deadly-conduct-after-waving-stun-gun-at-protest-40661368/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40661368 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/maga-hat-wearer-charged-with-deadly-conduct-after-waving-stun-gun-at-protest-40661368/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500 Video shows how a downtown anti-war protest turned chaotic when a 58-year-old man disrupted it by attempting to assault demonstrators. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/maga-hat-wearer-charged-with-deadly-conduct-after-waving-stun-gun-at-protest-40661368/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-gas-prices-comparison-to-others-in-texas-40659385/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40659385 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-gas-prices-comparison-to-others-in-texas-40659385/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News Lots of reports say the same thing: we're paying too much for gas. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-gas-prices-comparison-to-others-in-texas-40659385/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/rfk-jr-cpac-dallas-bbq-shots-40658593/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40658593 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/rfk-jr-cpac-dallas-bbq-shots-40658593/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:46:04 -0500 Food & Drink After the CPAC in Grapevine this week, the HHS Secretary took his MAHA movement to a North Texas smoker. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/rfk-jr-cpac-dallas-bbq-shots-40658593/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-kings-events-peacefully-draw-millions-e-dallas-skirmish-arrest-grabs-attention-40658381/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40658381 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-kings-events-peacefully-draw-millions-e-dallas-skirmish-arrest-grabs-attention-40658381/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:02:33 -0500 News The man arrested in Dallas is a 57-year-old charged with misdemeanor assault against an elderly or disable individual. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/no-kings-events-peacefully-draw-millions-e-dallas-skirmish-arrest-grabs-attention-40658381/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/at-cpac-2026-in-grapevine-war-in-iran-is-the-main-subject-40657373/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40657373 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/at-cpac-2026-in-grapevine-war-in-iran-is-the-main-subject-40657373/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:15:00 -0500 News For the first time in a decade, President Donald Trump is not expected to attend the conference. Attendees acknowledge “he’s busy.”]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/at-cpac-2026-in-grapevine-war-in-iran-is-the-main-subject-40657373/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-no-kings-protests-when-where-what-to-know-40656896/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40656896 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-no-kings-protests-when-where-what-to-know-40656896/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:41:25 -0500 News Rallies across the state will take place on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration. Here's what to know and when to go in DFW. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-no-kings-protests-when-where-what-to-know-40656896/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-to-check-dallasa-area-airport-tsa-security-wait-times-40657193/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40657193 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-to-check-dallasa-area-airport-tsa-security-wait-times-40657193/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News So far, DFW Airport has not seen long security wait times, but that could change should the partial shutdown continue. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-to-check-dallasa-area-airport-tsa-security-wait-times-40657193/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer