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Something to Carp About: Plano Fisherman Finds Invasive Fish in Texas Waters

By Jacob Vaughn
Jul 21, 2021

These fish are massive. Silver carp can reach approximately 3 feet in length and can weigh nearly 60 pounds. Bighead carp can be up to 4 and a half feet long and weigh nearly 90 pounds. Now, they're in Texas waters.
'Find Those Bodies': Behind One Man's Push to Restore a North Texas Freedman's Cemetery

By Simone Carter
Jul 7, 2021

For years, a North Texas activist has pushed to clean up an old freedman's cemetery in Pilot Point.
Despite Local Pushback, DFW Wants to Move Forward with the Marvin Nichols Reservoir

By Jacob Vaughn
Jul 2, 2021

The project is planned for the main stem of the Sulphur River in Red River and Titus counties and would have significant negative effects on the local economy. On the flip side, DFW would have another water source to prevent its potentially dry future.
In Sherman, a Bitter Standoff Over a Marker to Memorialize a Terrible Lynching

By Simone Carter
Jun 25, 2021

In Sherman, a public historian is fighting to install a historical marker commemorating a lynching that occurred there in 1930.
Belo Garden Will Be Renamed, but Dallas Is Still Full of Confederate Iconography

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 23, 2021

Belo Garden will now be Civic Garden. But, there are still marks of the Confederacy and racist figures all over the city.
'Texas Loved Ann': Banners in Downtown Dallas Honor Late Gov. Ann Richards' Legacy

By Simone Carter
Jun 22, 2021

A new project seeks to honor former Gov. Ann Richards' legacy in Downtown Dallas.
East Dallas Residents Want the Spaghetti Warehouse Trolley Back

By Trace Miller
Jun 17, 2021

For a group of Dallas residents, one streetcar is truly named desire.
The Most Famous Graves in Dallas-Fort Worth

By Elvis Anderson
Jun 14, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, hundreds — and in some places, thousands — gathered daily in North Texas without regard for social distancing.
'The Foot Soldiers': A Neo-Nazi Skinhead Gang Terrorized Dallas in the Late 1980s

By Patrick Strickland
Jun 9, 2021

In the late 1980s, a Dallas-based skinhead group known as the Confederate Hammerskins attacked people of color, rival skinheads and places of worship around town.
Are Texas Lawmakers Making it Tougher to Accurately Teach History in Schools?

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 9, 2021

The 1836 Project’s committee will also be tasked with ensuring “patriotic education” about Texas is provided to people at state parks, landmarks, monuments and museums.
Not Everyone Is Happy With Dallas' Botham Jean Boulevard

By Jacob Vaughn
Jun 1, 2021

A local business owner said he’s collected signatures from residents and other business owners in the area in support of changing Botham Jean Boulevard back to Lamar Street.
Will a City Council Runoff Decide the Future of Dallas Police's Mounted Unit?

By Jacob Vaughn
May 24, 2021

Established in 1982, the unit originally started as a pilot program when mounted officers were sent into high-burglary areas. The permanent unit was created after the program proved successful.
Texas Nationalists See Secession Looming. Does Anyone Else?

By Patrick Strickland
Apr 21, 2021

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.
Artists Tell Deep Ellum's Bluesy Story Through Banners Honoring Key Figures

By Karen Gavis
Mar 10, 2021

Leafy stems ascend across a banner in Deep Ellum while the roots below seem to search freely. The artwork, created by Shamsy, a local artist drawn to the outdoors and natural world, is one of six banners designed for the Deep Roots project celebrating both Black History Month and Women’s...
Hoping to Cut Confederate Ties, Media Company A.H. Belo Considers Name Change

By Jacob Vaughn
Mar 10, 2021

Robert W. Decherd, the company’s chairman, president and CEO said the proposed change is made out of respect for all of the company’s many valued constituents.
In Small-Town North Texas, Some Confederate Monuments Still Stand Tall

By Patrick Strickland
Mar 2, 2021

While Confederate monuments are coming down in larger cities, they still stand tall in many small towns across North Texas.
City Council Unanimously Approves Botham Jean Boulevard

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 14, 2021

The vote comes as monuments dedicated to Confederate figures come down across the country and as similar efforts are pursued in North Texas.
Robert Riggs' True Crime Reporter Podcast Is a Hair-Raising Hit

By Karen Gavis
Dec 21, 2020

Resurrected tales of terror are moving listeners to the edge of their seats. Culling through reporter notes from stories he’d written decades ago, Robert Riggs created a hair-raising podcast that’s attracted more than 55,000 listeners in its first three months. “It’s a journey into darkness when you’re listening to it,”...
New Book Texas Titans Defines George H. W. Bush and James Baker III as a Match

By Karen Gavis
Nov 6, 2020

By chance, two Texans teamed up for a tennis doubles match. It would be the beginning of a decades-long friendship, and a powerful one in terms of politics. “They went back-to-back men’s doubles championships by helping each other with their own weaknesses,” says Charles Denyer, author of Texas Titans. The...
10 Best TikToks About Texas

By Paige Skinner
Sep 9, 2020

Ahh, Texas. The Lone Star State. Where everything is bigger. Where you venture out to a state fair just to eat a corn dog. We love Texas and Texas loves social media posts about Texas. If you stay on TikTok long enough, you'll find hilarious, right-on-the-nose videos depicting what it's...

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