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Texas lawmakers to study AI data centers ahead of legislative session
| April 1, 2026
Data centers will be a top priority for the Texas legislature next year as countless communities continue to push back against their development across the state.
Texas’ HUB program on the brink as expanded lawsuit hits state agencies
| April 1, 2026
Black-owned businesses | dei | ECONOMY | EXCO-Player | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | women-owned businesses
More impacted businesses are joining the landmark lawsuit and the harm is growing: 15,000+ decertified businesses, canceled contracts, and erased opportunities.
Breaking down TX Gov. Greg Abbott’s CPAC appearance
| April 1, 2026
Does Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s view of Texas reflect most Texans’ reality?
Why Arlington ‘No Kings’ protestors keep showing up
| April 1, 2026
Daily headlines keep these North Texans ready to rally.
North Dallas gets a taste of the Windy City as Portillo’s opens new location
| April 1, 2026
Chicago-style hot dogs | CULTURE | DFW | DFW airport | DFW-hardgate | food & drink | food and drink | hot dogs | Italian beef sandwiches | LIFESTYLE | Local news | north dallas | Portillo’s
Portillo’s opened a new location in North Dallas. Here’s everything you need to know about the hot dog chain’s latest restaurant.
DFW chefs Maggie Huff and Scott Girling named 2026 James Beard Award finalists
| April 1, 2026
2026 James Beard Awards | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food & drink | food and drink | James Beard Awards | LIFESTYLE | Maggie Huff | NATIONAL NEWS | Scott Girling
Dallas chefs Maggie Huff and Scott Girling are officially finalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards. Here’s everything you need to know.
Book lovers rejoice! Barnes & Noble is opening a new store in Fort Worth
| April 1, 2026
Barnes & Noble | book store | books | bookstores | booktok | Community | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | holiday shopping | HOLIDAYS | LIFESTYLE | SHOPPING
Barnes & Noble will open a new store in Fort Worth ahead of the 2026 holiday season. Here’s everything you need to know.
Texas private school voucher applications are closed. Now what?
| April 1, 2026
DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | K-12 education | public education | school voucher | school voucher program | TEXAS | Texas Education Freedom Accounts
The application period for Texas’ $1 billion private school voucher program ended last night. Here’s what happens next.
GOP Senate candidates stand for ‘control, cruelty, and corruption’
| March 30, 2026
EXCO-Player | James Talarico | John Cornyn | local politics | old texas | Pastor Dianne Garcia | TEXAS | US SENATE
WATCH: Democratic US Senate nominee James Talarico calls out Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, for their “control, cruelty, and corruption,” during the Dallas County Democratic Party Convention on Saturday.
Talarico will face one of the two candidates in the general election on Nov. 3.
Dallas ISD will offer free pre-K to all students starting next school year
| March 30, 2026
DALLAS | dallas isd | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | North Texas | pre-K | pre-kindergarten | public education | school | students
Any preschool-aged student—no matter their economic status or background—will have the option to enroll in free pre-K classes in Dallas ISD starting next school year.
9 dog-friendly restaurants in Dallas-Fort Worth
| March 30, 2026
CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | dog-friendly | dog-friendly restaurants | eat local | food & drink | food and drink | FORT WORTH | Joe Leo Fine Tex Mex | Katy Trail Ice House | LIFESTYLE | MUTTS Canine Cantina | outdoors | pets | recreation | Rodeo Goat | The Bearded Lady | The Henry | The Lakehouse | Truck Yard | waterfront | Woodshed Smokehouse
Dining out with your dog is easy at these dog-friendly restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
‘People have the power’: Dallas organizer on the importance of ‘No Kings’ protests
| March 26, 2026
DALLAS | Democrats | DFW | DFW-hardgate | no kings | no kings protest | protest | Republicans | resistance | Texas Lead Story | trump
Hear from a Dallas “No Kings” organizer about the importance of peaceful protest and organized resistance under the Trump administration ahead of Saturday’s nationwide demonstration.