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A deep dive into Dallas’ forgotten World’s Fair history
by Ellery Well
| October 3, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ENTERTAINMENT | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | old texas | state fair of texas | THINGS TO DO | world's fair
One of Texas’s largest cities hosted people across the globe at multiple world’s fairs. Learn about Dallas’ world’s fair history and the legacy it left.

The summer I turned pro: Meet Dallas Trinity FC’s 15-year-old soccer star, Rhea Moore
by Joi Louviere
| October 2, 2025
One of Dallas Trinity FC's newest players just became the youngest woman goal scorer in United States professional soccer history at 15.

Fear Has a New Address—And It’s in Fort Worth, Texas
by Sam Cohen
| October 2, 2025
Community | CULTURE | cutting edge haunted house | DFW | ENTERTAINMENT | halloween | HARDGATE | haunted house | holiday | recreation | THINGS TO DO
Fort Worth’s Cutting Edge Haunted House was named the scariest Halloween attraction in the world. Here’s how you can plan your visit.

See how Texas universities, colleges ranked on US News & World Report Best Colleges 2025 list
by Sierra Rozen
| October 2, 2025
college | COLLEGE STUDENTS | Community | CULTURE | EDUCATION | educators | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | TEXAS
While Rice University, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas A&M University typically tend to end up on the higher end of the US News & World Report Best Colleges list, 2025 is the year that University of Houston made the biggest leap.

The Social Security Administration is no longer issuing paper checks. Here’s what you need to know
by Sam Cohen
| October 2, 2025
Community | CULTURE | EQUALITY | government | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | Local news | local politics | money | News | politics
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has switched to electronic forms of payment. Here’s how you can set up your automatic payments with ease.

Jasmine Crockett: Republicans use trans people, immigrants to divide Black voters
| October 1, 2025
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett warned a crowd at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s legislative conference that as 2026 elections approach, Republicans will try again to “district and divide us.”

Jasmine Crockett on fighting GOP free speech attacks: ‘Snatch our power back’
| October 1, 2025
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett warned that Republicans are peddling disinformation and attacking free speech to make political opponents “feel hopeless and helpless.”

Gov. Greg Abbott would have you rat out your family
| October 1, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott put a bounty on your reproductive rights on Sept. 12 under the name HB 7. The law goes into effect on December 4th.

Texas has banned over 500 books. That’s why we’re launching the Texas Banned Book Club.
| October 1, 2025
We’re starting the Texas Banned Book Club to celebrate these literary works and explore why some schools don’t want them on their library shelves.
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Attacks on academic freedom spread across Texas universities
| October 1, 2025
Texas universities are restricting how faculty can discuss gender in classrooms.

How the government shutdown could hurt thousands of Texans
by Matt Hennie
| October 1, 2025
The federal government shut down early Wednesday, meaning nearly 250,000 federal employees and members of the military in Texas won’t receive paychecks.

5 Texas school districts face state takeovers. Here’s what to know.
| September 30, 2025
Several Texas school districts, including Fort Worth, are at risk of takeover by the Texas Education Agency. Here’s a look at what that means.



