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It also leads the country with the most residents who have lost SNAP benefits in 2025 and 2026.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-fort-worth-families-face-snap-federal-cuts-40700744/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/these-immigrant-kids-were-once-protected-under-trump-their-deportations-have-tripled-40694088/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40694088 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/these-immigrant-kids-were-once-protected-under-trump-their-deportations-have-tripled-40694088/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News The Trump administration has gutted policies that gave immigrant minors access to legal counsel and relief from deportation while they applied to stay in the U.S.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/these-immigrant-kids-were-once-protected-under-trump-their-deportations-have-tripled-40694088/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/world-cup-credibility-in-question-after-fifa-reverses-suspension-40693751/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40693751 Josh Bland https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/world-cup-credibility-in-question-after-fifa-reverses-suspension-40693751/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:54:17 -0500 After four exciting weeks of competition, it may be an off-field scandal involving the US men's team that defines the 2026 World Cup.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/world-cup-credibility-in-question-after-fifa-reverses-suspension-40693751/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40689917 Charlie Hunt https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The 2026 midterm elections will feature at least two scandal-plagued candidates, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/faith-leaders-activists-call-on-dallas-officials-to-stop-love-field-ice-deportations-40686044/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40686044 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/faith-leaders-activists-call-on-dallas-officials-to-stop-love-field-ice-deportations-40686044/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:52:57 -0500 News They also called on Atlantic Aviation to stop facilitating ICE flights through its Love Field facility.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/faith-leaders-activists-call-on-dallas-officials-to-stop-love-field-ice-deportations-40686044/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-trounced-incumbent-cornyn-what-does-that-mean-for-texas-in-november-40680899/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40680899 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-trounced-incumbent-cornyn-what-does-that-mean-for-texas-in-november-40680899/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 11:16:35 -0500 News Paxton’s decisive win and an impressive May turnout suggest that Texas’ conservative base isn’t going down without a fight.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-trounced-incumbent-cornyn-what-does-that-mean-for-texas-in-november-40680899/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/trump-surprising-north-texas-sushi-investment-40680863/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40680863 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/trump-surprising-north-texas-sushi-investment-40680863/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 09:01:56 -0500 Food & Drink For a guy who loathes raw fish, a million-dollar-plus investment is curious. But in the biggest understatement of our weary republic's history: What's new?]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/food-drink/trump-surprising-north-texas-sushi-investment-40680863/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-deportees-go-to-countries-they-barely-know-40678329/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40678329 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-deportees-go-to-countries-they-barely-know-40678329/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News One had to leave family behind, while another was reunited with his far away, while many questions from the past and concerns for the future persist. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-deportees-go-to-countries-they-barely-know-40678329/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer