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  Texas Nationalists See Secession Looming. Does Anyone Else?

  April 21 at 4 a.m.

  State Rep. Kyle Biedermann filed a bill to allow Texans to vote on independence from the U.S. The Texas Nationalist Movement sees an opportunity to push secession.

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  How Collin College Became the Center of a Months-Long Free Speech Debacle

  April 14 at 4 a.m.

  A handful of teachers spoke out against Collin College over COVID-19 and free speech disputes. In response, the school fired several female professors.

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  As Doctors Decry Gun Violence, Texas Republicans Push Lax Restrictions

  April 7 at 4 a.m.

  When Dr. Sue Bornstein called for gun policy reform, she quickly attracted backlash from guns rights advocates, including the NRA.

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  In Small-Town North Texas, Some Confederate Monuments Still Stand Tall

  March 2 at 4 a.m.

  While Confederate monuments are coming down in larger cities, they still stand tall in many small towns across North Texas.

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  Pandemic Has Reshaped North Texans' Mental Health

  Monday, July 20, 2020 at 4 a.m.

  Scott Danbom slides behind the ivories and takes a seat. During any given summer, the former Centro-matic pianist might be sharing the stage with the likes of Sarah Jaffe or Alejandro Escovedo. They could be playing any number of sold-out festivals in New York City or Europe. In normal times,...

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  Is Shelley Luther a Hero or Villain? Why Not Ask Her Wallaby?

  Monday, May 25, 2020 at 4 a.m.

  Scratch below the surface — beneath the cavalcade of supporters, piles of cash donations, President Donald Trump’s approval and Sen. Ted Cruz’s cameo “mullet” — and Dallas' pandemic martyr has herself an optics problem. Even for Shelley Ann Luther, defiant owner of Salon à la Mode and America’s viral “hero”...