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TXST’s Wittliff Collections celebrates its legacy with ’40 Objects’ exhibit
| February 19, 2026
Art | arts | celebrities | central texas | CULTURE | EDUCATION | ENTERTAINMENT | family friendly | free things to do | fun | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Local news | locals | News | recreation | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | texas state university | THINGS TO DO | Wittliff | Wittliff museum
The “Spirit of the Wittliff in 40 Objects” exhibit includes items from Cormac McCarthy and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Here are all the details.
Dallas neighbors rally for community cat protections in city’s animal code
| February 19, 2026
animal code | animals | cats | community cats | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | feral cats | north dallas | pets
Dallas’s community cats are currently unprotected under the city’s animal code. Residents are trying to change that.
2 Texas schools break into TIME’s top global university rankings
| February 19, 2026
Affordability | celebration | college | CULTURE | EDUCATION | EQUALITY | HARDGATE | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | LIFESTYLE | Local news | NATIONAL NEWS | Rice University | schools | TEXAS | Texas A&M | TEXAS HISTORY | TEXAS POLITICS | University of Texas at Austin
TIME Magazine’s 2026 list of the World’s Top Universities included three Texas schools. Here are the 2 that made the Top 50.
Texas Tech medical school cancels talk on health, ethical considerations in late-pregnancy abortions
| February 18, 2026
ABORTION | college | COLLEGE STUDENTS | health care | HEALTHCARE | maternal health | maternal healthcare | pregnancy | TEXAS | Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care later in pregnancy after opponents argued the discussion would be illegal on a public university campus, a claim abortion-rights advocates dispute.
It’s official: These 5 DFW cities are some of the safest in Texas
| February 18, 2026
Colleyville | CULTURE | DALLAS | dallas-are cities | DFW | DFW-hardgate | LIFESTYLE | Melissa | Murphy | Parker | SAFETY | Trophy Club
5 Dallas-area cities topped a list of safest places to live in Texas. Here’s what you need to know. Living in the Dallas suburbs comes with a variety of perks. You’re close to restaurants, coffee shops, stores, music venues, museums, and sport stadiums, and you also get to experience a peaceful, slower pace of life away from […]
‘ I want to return respect to the profession’: Why this educator is running for the Texas SBOE
| February 18, 2026
Texas voters have a large say in shaping public education this year, as eight out of 15 State Board of Education districts will be on the ballot March 3.
Hutchins warehouse owner won’t sell or lease to ICE
| February 17, 2026
The owner of a warehouse in Hutchins, located south of downtown Dallas, won't sell the building to the Department of Homeland Security for it to become a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.
Two-centuries-old Black cowboy artifacts on display in Texas City Museum
| February 17, 2026
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Thomas Caldwell was a prominent member of the Black cowboy community. Now, two of his artifacts will be displayed at Texas City Museum.
Ken Paxton sues Dallas over lack of police funding
| February 17, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Dallas over alleged insufficient funding of the police department, which violates a proposition voters passed in November 2024.
Greg Abbott threatens student protesters
| February 13, 2026
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath are threatening schools across Texas that allow students to protest during class hours with state takeovers—prompting concerns over free speech.
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Dallas pastor says he’ll bring moral authority back to Washington DC
| February 13, 2026
Watch Rev. Frederick Haynes, who is running to fill US Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s empty Congressional District 30 seat in Dallas on March 3, share why he is running for Congress during a Black Men Vote event in Plano on Tuesday night.
‘The only thing more powerful than hate is love’: James Talarico quotes Bad Bunny on campaign stop
| February 13, 2026
State Rep. James Talarico, who is running for US Senate in Texas, discussed the extreme division happening in the US by referencing a message from Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show during a campaign stop at the University of North Texas on Tuesday.