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‘Carry one another’s burden’: Texas pastor marches 90 miles to protest ICE detentions
Watch the Texas primary election results roll in at these watch parties around the state
A new public art gallery makes its home in Dallas Arts Tower
art installations | ArtWorks | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas art tower | DFW | DFW-hardgate | downtown dallas | ENTERTAINMENT | LIFESTYLE | local artistsThe historic all-female pit crew & other trailblazing Texas Motor Speedway women
Alaenda Grable | all-female pit crew | Ann Pratt | Community | DALLAS | Danica Patrick | DFW | DFW-hardgate | Gail Stracener | Geri Parris | Gina Tomaseski | Jessica Fickenscher | Jodi Geshickter | Katherine Legge | Kayla Ochocki | LIFESTYLE | NASCAR | Sarah Fisher | Shanda Bronston | Shawna Robinson | SPORTS | Sue Webb | The Texas Motor Speedway | Toni BreidingerNo driver? No problem. Waymo’s autonomous cars roll out in 3 Texas cities
Alamo Heights | austin | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | Dellview area | driverless vehicles | HARDGATE | HTX | King William district | LIFESTYLE | ride share | San Antonio | Southtown Terrell Hills | TEXAS | TRANSPORTATION | TRAVEL | waymo

Texas Democrat demands that El Paso detention center be shut down
| February 26, 2026
Camp East Montana in El Paso has been operational for six months, and at least three people have died at the site since December 2025.

Flying high: DFW International Airport earns top honors in North America
by Sam Cohen
| February 25, 2026
2025 Airport Service Quality Customer Experience Award | Airports Council International | DALLAS | development | DFW | DFW International Airport | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | ECONOMY | expansion | FORT WORTH
The Airports Council International recently announced that DFW International Airport was the best in North America. Here are the details.

SFA plans to move iconic Stone Fort Museum due to upcoming development projects
by Sam Cohen
| February 25, 2026
american history | college | Community | CULTURE | development | East Texas | educators | expansion | HARDGATE | History | INFRASTRUCTURE | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | local politics | locals | SFA | STATE | Stephen F. Austin State University | Stone Fort Museum | TEXAS | Texas Centennial | TEXAS HISTORY | TRANSPORTATION
SFA announced that it will be relocating the historic Stone Fort Museum due to upcoming development projects. Here’s what you need to know.

Port Aransas’s much-loved alligator Boots finds new home at Gator Country
by Sam Cohen
| February 25, 2026
animals | Beaumont | Boots the alligator | Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | Gator Country | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | neighborhoods | News | outdoors | Port Aransas | SAFETY | TEXAS
Boots the alligator has become a neighborhood icon in Port Aransas. He was recently relocated to Beaumont’s Gator Country.

SNAP work requirement changes could affect thousands of Houston residents
by Sam Cohen
| February 24, 2026
big beautiful bill | Community | Donald Trump | food | groceries | Houston Food Bank | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | HTX-hardgate | local politics | Lone Star Cards | SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Trump administration | United Way of Greater Houston | work requirements
Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are officially in effect in Texas. Here’s what you need to know.

Y’all ready for this? Tim Hortons is coming to San Antonio
by Sam Cohen
| February 24, 2026
coffee | CULTURE | development | donuts | food & drink | food and drink | LIFESTYLE | Local news | recreation | SA-hardgate | San Antonio Lead Story | SATX | Tim Hortons
Canada’s popular coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons is officially coming to San Antonio. Here’s what you need to know.

University of Texas censors ‘controversial’ topics in class
| February 24, 2026
A new rule requires University of Texas professors to "carefully consider" their teaching material and "exclude unrelated controversial or contested matters."

TX home construction market could be hit hard by deportations
| February 24, 2026
Arlington | Community | construction | deportation | DFW | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | homebuilding | HOUSING | immigrant labor | IMMIGRATION | JOBS | LABOR | labor shortage | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | net zero migration | North Texas | political | politics | STATE | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | trump | Trump administration | WORK
A recent study showed the construction business in Texas could be affected if the Trump administration reaches its goal of net zero migration into the United States.

10 women-owned businesses to support in San Antonio
by Britteny Dee
| February 23, 2026
From restaurants and vegan bakeries to accessory brands, discover San Antonio’s best women-owned businesses.

Run the World (Girls): Tour Beyoncé’s hometown this Women’s History Month
| February 23, 2026
arts | beyonce | celebrities | crawfish | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | food & drink | food and drink | Houston Rockets | HTX | HTX-hardgate | LIFESTYLE | queen bey | third ward
Recording studios, fried chicken, and childhood homes—here’s your guide to visiting all the Houston spots made famous by Beyoncé.

Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show
| February 23, 2026
Three months into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation undertaking, an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in South Padre Island, long before immigration agents killed another American in Minnesota that prompted outrage across the nation, according to records released this week that were not previously disclosed by the government.

Not just books: Check out what you can do with a Houston, Harris County Public Library card
by Sierra Rozen
| February 23, 2026
Community | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | HTX | HTX-hardgate | libraries | library | Library systems | THINGS TO DO
As an adult, it’s been eye-opening to discover what else you can do with Houston and Harris County Public Library cards. Libraries are one of the few free third spaces that still exist in the US, fostering community and a space to congregate.

Judge blocks 3 Texas school districts from enforcing DEI ban
| February 23, 2026
dei | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | K-12 education | public education | TEXAS | texas education agency | Texas Lead Story
Teachers and students in Texas started the 2025-26 school year under a new law that prohibits gender and sexuality alliance clubs at high schools across the state.

Spring has sprung: Pick your own flowers at this North Texas tulip farm
by Joi Louviere
| February 23, 2026
Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | EXCO-Player | old texas | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | u-pick farms
Try this u-pick tulip farm in Denton County.

ICE admin office to open near Woodlands school
| February 23, 2026
Just across from Primrose Schools in the Woodlands, an ICE facility is gearing up to open. Cesar Espinosa, with Immigrant Families and Students in the Fight, says this move opens the door for more child detainments despite its illegality.
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Houstonians pack City Hall, demanding accountability for ICE violence

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TX Congresswoman: Unlawful searches are unconstitutional, un‑American
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No driver? No problem. Waymo’s autonomous cars roll out in 3 Texas cities
by Sam Cohen
| February 27, 2026
Alamo Heights | austin | Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | Dellview area | driverless vehicles | HARDGATE | HTX | King William district | LIFESTYLE | ride share | San Antonio | Southtown Terrell Hills | TEXAS | TRANSPORTATION | TRAVEL | waymo
Waymo recently expanded into San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas. Here’s what to know about the driverless vehicles.

Catching a Lyft or Uber at McAllen Airport? Soon it’ll cost you $3 more
by Sam Cohen
| February 27, 2026
Affordability | Community | LIFESTYLE | Lyft | McAllen | McAllen International Airport | ride share | ride share fees | SA-hardgate | SATX | TRANSPORTATION | Uber
McAllen city leaders recently approved an added fee for ride shares at its International Airport. Here’s what you need to know.

Flying high: DFW International Airport earns top honors in North America
by Sam Cohen
| February 25, 2026
2025 Airport Service Quality Customer Experience Award | Airports Council International | DALLAS | development | DFW | DFW International Airport | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | ECONOMY | expansion | FORT WORTH
The Airports Council International recently announced that DFW International Airport was the best in North America. Here are the details.

SFA plans to move iconic Stone Fort Museum due to upcoming development projects
by Sam Cohen
| February 25, 2026
american history | college | Community | CULTURE | development | East Texas | educators | expansion | HARDGATE | History | INFRASTRUCTURE | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | local politics | locals | SFA | STATE | Stephen F. Austin State University | Stone Fort Museum | TEXAS | Texas Centennial | TEXAS HISTORY | TRANSPORTATION
SFA announced that it will be relocating the historic Stone Fort Museum due to upcoming development projects. Here’s what you need to know.

SNAP work requirement changes could affect thousands of Houston residents
by Sam Cohen
| February 24, 2026
big beautiful bill | Community | Donald Trump | food | groceries | Houston Food Bank | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | HTX-hardgate | local politics | Lone Star Cards | SNAP | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | Trump administration | United Way of Greater Houston | work requirements
Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are officially in effect in Texas. Here’s what you need to know.

Y’all ready for this? Tim Hortons is coming to San Antonio
by Sam Cohen
| February 24, 2026
coffee | CULTURE | development | donuts | food & drink | food and drink | LIFESTYLE | Local news | recreation | SA-hardgate | San Antonio Lead Story | SATX | Tim Hortons
Canada’s popular coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons is officially coming to San Antonio. Here’s what you need to know.

TX home construction market could be hit hard by deportations
| February 24, 2026
Arlington | Community | construction | deportation | DFW | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | homebuilding | HOUSING | immigrant labor | IMMIGRATION | JOBS | LABOR | labor shortage | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | net zero migration | North Texas | political | politics | STATE | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | trump | Trump administration | WORK
A recent study showed the construction business in Texas could be affected if the Trump administration reaches its goal of net zero migration into the United States.






































