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  How Social Media Misconstrued Lady A, Formerly Lady Antebellum’s, Lawsuit

  July 10 at 4 a.m.

  Here in the news business, we have a certain affinity for the internet acronym “RTFA,” which stands for “Read the fucking article” (or “read the featured article,” if you’re a softie who insists on a bowdlerized version). Misinformation in the era of “fake news” often parasitically festers because people have...

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  Dallas Bar Owners File Lawsuit Against Abbott

  July 9 at 4 a.m.

  Texans could soon grab a freshly poured pint from their favorite watering hole. Wednesday, several club owners filed a lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott that demanded the state’s bars be allowed to reopen. Brandon Hays is joining the suit on behalf of his Dallas establishments The Whippersnapper, Tiny Victories and...

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  Dozens of North Texas Bar Owners Sue Abbott Over Order to Close

  July 1 at 4 a.m.

  Chris Polone woke up on Friday to around 100 phone calls. The owner of The Rail Club Live in Fort Worth said they all asked the same thing: Had he heard about Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to shutter the state’s bars? Polone said he was shocked when he learned of...

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  End of Dallas' Eviction Moratorium Could Mean Surge in Homelessness, Tenants Advocates Warn

  June 26 at 4 a.m.

  It was good while it lasted. Dallas County’s eviction moratorium ended June 15, effectively halting certain protections for thousands of North Texas tenants. Tuesday, DeSoto City Council member Candice Quarles delivered a bleak forecast for Dallas evictions during a virtual town hall meeting on Zoom. She said considering the county’s...

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  North Texans Happy About Supreme Court LGBT Decision, See More Work Ahead

  June 16 at 4 a.m.

  In 2017, Mansfield ISD suspended art teacher Stacy Bailey for being gay. The two-time teacher of the year winner lost her job after she showed her elementary-aged students a picture of her fiancee. In February, a federal judge ruled Bailey’s suspension unconstitutional. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court echoed that...

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  Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Mail-In Ballots Again

  May 27 at 6:39 p.m.

  Texas' state courts are in agreement with federal courts, for now at least: Mail-in voting, despite the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic, remains available only to Texans older than 65, the physically ill or disabled, or those who will be out of the county in which they are registered to vote...