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Monoclonal Antibodies Treatment for COVID Lags Because of a Lack of Promotion

By Michael Murney
Nov 1, 2021

If you’re older than 12 and test positive for COVID-19, you most likely qualify to receive monoclonal antibody treatment on Texas’ dime. For most, the largest barrier to getting the early-stage COVID-19 treatment has been knowing that it exists at all, according to a CNN report published last week. In...
Texans Would Trade Three Years of Life to Keep Drinking Liquor, Survey Says

By Simone Carter
Oct 30, 2021

Texans would rather lose three years of life than quit drinking alcohol, a recent survey suggests.
Lawsuit Alleges Frisco Dentist Left Drill Bit in Patient's Jaw

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 28, 2021

Months after undergoing dental surgery at Stonebriar Facial and Oral Surgery in Frisco, Indeera Musa claims X-rays revealed a piece of a drill bit used during the procedural was accidentally left inside her jaw, according to a lawsuit filed this year.
Mayor Eric Johnson Tests Positive For 'Breakthrough' COVID-19 Case

By Jacob Vaughn
Oct 27, 2021

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson came down with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 along with over 11,000 others in the county.
Denton Nonprofit The Art Room Wants To Heal Us Through Art

By Desiree Gutierrez
Oct 26, 2021

For many people, compounding daily responsibilities, especially when paired with pandemic-induced isolation, bring on anxiety and other mental health ailments.
Dallas-Fort Worth Colleges and Universities Could Get $200 Million for Building and Renovation

By Michael Murney
Oct 21, 2021

North Texas colleges and universities could be receiving big upgrades. On Tuesday morning, state lawmakers reached a last-minute deal on additional funding for higher education construction projects across the state. The bill, which now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott's signature, will funnel more than $200 million into building and renovating new...
'We Don't Need Your Lectures, Thanks Mate': Even the Australians Hate Ted Cruz

By Patrick Strickland
Oct 18, 2021

The Observer has a long, storied history of documenting the people out there who take pleasure in blasting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Now, we’d like to introduce you Michael Gunner, the chief minister of Australia’s Northern Territory. On Sunday, Gunner joined the dearly held tradition. In a statement posted to...
Nonprofit Prism Health North Texas Builds a Bridge to the Free World for Former Inmates

By Eva Raggio and Alex Gonzalez
Oct 14, 2021

Rejoining the world after spending time in prison is tough. We can't say we've been there, but those scenes in The Shawshank Redemption are forever stitched into our minds.
A Texas Man Begged for Mental Health Help. Instead, He Ended Up in Jail Time and Again.

By Michael Murney
Sep 22, 2021

On a balmy evening last November in Tyler, Enus Lewis finally came undone. After dark, Lewis left his mother’s house and staggered into oncoming traffic on the busiest road he could find, hoping an oncoming car would kill him. Months of battling a tidal wave of grief had sharpened Lewis’...
The Satanic Temple Is (Again) Fighting Texas' Harsh Abortion Restrictions

By Simone Carter
Sep 9, 2021

The Satanic Temple is challenging Texas' newest abortion law.
'Either Way We Lose': Bar Owners React to New Mask Mandates

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Aug 12, 2021

Wednesday afternoon Dallas Co. Judge Clay Jenkins issued a new mask mandate. As of midnight on Aug. 11, masks will be required in all schools, businesses and county buildings. Jenkins' office confirmed this includes restaurants and bars;
Everyone Is Wrong About Vaccine Hesitancy

By Philip Kingston
Jul 31, 2021

The real story about employer vaccine mandates isn't about the people fighting them. It's about how successful they've been.
Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Puts Spotlight on Dallas

By Simone Carter
Jul 26, 2021

Health officials are reporting a deadly fungus spread among patients in two Dallas-area hospitals.
Is the ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’ Hitting Dallas County?

By Patrick Strickland
Jul 20, 2021

When the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dallas County hit 300 and suspected cases tacked on another 106 on Monday, it marked a sad milestone:
Did Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown Let COVID-19 Hit Jails Hard?

By Michael Murney
Jul 16, 2021

This week, a federal judge ordered a halt in an ongoing lawsuit brought by Dallas County Jail detainees against the county.
Forget Mad Cow Disease: Rabies Is on the Rise Among Texas Cattle

By Simone Carter
Jul 15, 2021

In 2021, rabies has spiked among Texas cattle.
Traveling Halfway Across U.S., Striking Massachusetts Nurses Bring Fight to Dallas

By Steven Monacelli
Jul 8, 2021

The Massachusetts nurses say Tenet has misused taxpayer money and failed to protect its healthcare workers.
Amari Boone Should Still Be Alive Today. But He Died in Foster Care Last Year.

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 25, 2021

A lawsuit filed by Boone’s parents claims an investigation into his death found deadly practices by the ACH Child and Family Services contractor Our Community Our Kids and its employees.
Dallas Expanded a Rapid Mental Health Dispatch Program, but Some Want Longer Hours

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 17, 2021

They operate seven days a week, 16 hours a day between two shifts. One shift runs from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. and the other runs from then till 11 p.m.
In Collin County Jail, a Woman Begged for Medical Care. She Lost Her Pregnancy, Anyway.

By Patrick Strickland
Jun 17, 2021

Lauren Kent begged her Collin County jailers and medical staff for adequate prenatal care, according a lawsuit. In the end, she had a stillbirth.

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