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Should Texas stop electing its judges?

| 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 […]

A new coffee shop is opening at Love Field’s Frontiers of Flight Museum.

New coffee shop cleared for take off at Frontiers of Flight Museum

by Sam Cohen

| April 7, 2026

A new coffee shop is opening at Love Field’s Frontiers of Flight Museum. Here’s everything you need to know.

Mrs. Baird’s bread began from humble origins in 1908.

The history of Fort Worth-founded Mrs. Baird’s bread

by Sam Cohen

| April 7, 2026

Mrs. Baird’s bread began from humble origins in 1908. Here’s everything you need to know about the Fort Worth brand.

Is fracking in Texas endangering a day care’s children?

by The 19th

| April 6, 2026

After years of opposition, a new drill site near where children learn and play has resurfaced a community's fears about the dangers it poses.

Now, 75 years after it opened in the Texas Panhandle, Wonderland Amusement Park is ready to dish out a heaping serving of fun to a whole new generation of Texans.

A new era begins for Amarillo’s most cherished amusement park

by Sam Cohen

| April 6, 2026

Wonderland Amusement Park is under new ownership for the first time in its 75-year history. Here’s what you need to know.

Fredericksburg Racquet Center swings big with $5.5M groundbreaking this month

by Sam Cohen

| April 6, 2026

The Fredericksburg Racquet Center is set to break ground on a $5.5 million project at the end of April. Here’s everything you need to know.

These North Texas deviled eggs received Mark Cuban’s last ‘Shark Tank’ deal

by Joi Louviere

| April 6, 2026

The DFW food chain does nothing, but creative deviled eggs.

Inside Texas’s controversial social studies overhaul

by Katie Serrano

| April 3, 2026

The politicization of Texas classrooms continues as the State Board of Education (SBOE) will deliberate rushed social studies teaching standards next week that put a greater emphasis on Western and Texas history at the expense of other cultures.

Protein ice cream and free pre-k: Here’s what you missed this week in Dallas- Fort Worth

by Joi Louviere

| April 3, 2026

Here's the news you missed from March 30-April 3, 2026.

A new 122-acre mixed-use development has received approval from the Pearland City Council in March.

Pearland greenlights Orchard at Lower Kirby, a new 122-acre mixed-use development

by Sam Cohen

| April 2, 2026

A new 122-acre development was recently approved by the Pearland City Council. Here’s what you need to know.

The Fort Worth city council has approved $189k in commission contracts to go toward two new public artworks.

Fort Worth city council greenlights $189K for new public art installations

by Sam Cohen

| April 2, 2026

The Fort Worth city council approved $189k in commission contracts to go toward two new public artworks. Here’s what you need to know. On March 31,the Fort Worth city council approved $189,141 in commission contracts to put toward the installation of two new public artworks—one will be developed outside the Eugene McCray Community Center and the […]

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