The Black mother bias: North Texans want equity in the birth room and boardroom

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Higher education advocates call on lawmakers to fight for academic freedom in Texas

| April 14, 2026

A coalition of educators and union members are calling on Texas lawmakers to adopt a new policy platform that centers the needs of workers and students over billionaires and corporate interests at higher education institutions.

Feral hogs have been causing damage in Mesquite for several weeks.

Feral hogs wreak havoc across Texas, leaving trail of damage in recent weeks

by Sam Cohen

| April 14, 2026

Feral hogs have been causing damage in Mesquite for several weeks. Here’s what you need to know about the invasive species.

The Queens Head Pub is opening in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood in May.

Queens Head Pub brings British charm to Deep Ellum

by Sam Cohen

| April 14, 2026

The Queens Head Pub is opening in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood in May. Here’s everything you need to know.

The Black mother bias: North Texans want equity in the birth room and boardroom

by Joi Louviere

| April 13, 2026

Tenaj Mays of McKinney was in the early stages of her first pregnancy when she first realized her corporate banking job might really be in jeopardy. She knew about the motherhood tax—the indirect punishment put on career women who attempt to straddle work and motherhood. She expected, at least, a temporary pause to her corporate […]

Invasive birds & ‘feminist Andy Warhol’: Here’s what you missed in Dallas-Fort Worth this week

by Joi Louviere

| April 10, 2026

Here's your news update for the week of April 6.

Trump wants to make it harder for Texans to vote

by Staff Reports

| April 9, 2026

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order designed to curb mail-in voting in his latest effort to influence the 2026 midterm election. ⁣

Hundreds of Texans rallied at the TX Capitol to protest overreaching educational reforms

by Staff Reports

| April 9, 2026

Hundreds of Texans, including educator and State Board of Education candidate Tiffany Perkins, rallied outside the state Capitol on Tuesday to fight back against a proposed social studies overhaul and a required reading list that puts emphasis on Christianity at the expense of other religions. The Republican-dominated SBOE heard public testimony on both items today, and are slated to cast a preliminary vote on each item by the end of the week.

Kristoddie Woods, who writers professionally under the name Black Ceasar Poetry, will be the Dallas Poet Laureate for the next two years, and Cadence Diggs—who attends Booker T. Washington High School—will be the Youth Poet Laureate for the city.

Dallas crowns new Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate to kick off Arts Month

by Sam Cohen

| April 9, 2026

Kristoddie Woods was named the third Dallas Poet Laureate and Cadence Diggs was named the Youth Poet Laureate on Wednesday.

Democrats on the Texas Board of Education demand investigation into undisclosed grant from conservative group

by Katie Serrano

| April 9, 2026

Democrats on the State Board of Education are asking to pause deliberation over an overhaul to the state’s social studies curriculum after a content advisor in charge of the rewrite received a financial contribution from an influential conservative group in Texas without disclosing it to the board.

In Galveston, the Texas Department of Transportation recently finished placing 10 wildlife crossing signs along main roads in an effort to protect the local ghost wolf population, as well as other creatures in the area.

New road signs aim to slow cars — and save Galveston’s ghost wolves

by Sam Cohen

| April 8, 2026

Wildlife crossing signs have been installed in Galveston to protect the ghost wolves. Here’s what you need to know.

Should Texas stop electing its judges?

by Marc

| April 8, 2026

A Harris County judge's viral courtroom meltdown is raising a question reformers have pushed for years: should it stay that way?

NASA’s historic Artemis II mission named a lunar crater after the late Carroll Wiseman, a former Friendswood nurse.

Carroll Wiseman’s legacy was written in the stars

by Sam Cohen

| April 8, 2026

NASA’s historic Artemis II mission named a lunar crater after the late Carroll Wiseman, a former Friendswood nurse. Here’s what to know.

If approved, a bond proposal could help reopen Fort Worth’s beloved Seminary South Library.

Bond vote could bring Seminary South Library back to life

by Sam Cohen

| April 7, 2026

If approved, a bond proposal could help reopen Fort Worth’s beloved Seminary South Library. Here’s what you need to know.

Celebrating nature is easy in the spring, with flowers in bloom and the warmer weather making everything feel healthy, vibrant, and alive.

10 Earth Day events across DFW: Volunteer & celebrate

by Sydni Ellis

| April 7, 2026

10 Earth Day events in Dallas-Fort Worth to learn about the environment, shop for upcycled products, and give back.

Fort Bend shake up as Brittanye Morris is disqualified and Nicole Roberts moves into the Pct. 4 runoff

by ShaVonne Herndon

| April 7, 2026

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A court ruling removes Brittanye Morris from the Precinct 4 race, positioning Nicole Roberts to face April Jones in the May 26 Democratic runoff. Fort Bend County Judge Susan Brown has issued a ruling that reshapes the Democratic runoff for Fort Bend County Precinct 4 commissioner, declaring former Harris County District Judge Brittanye Morris ineligible […]

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