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12 best dive bars in Dallas
| January 30, 2025
Dallas has no shortage of establishments that follow the dive bar mantra of offering good times, reasonable prices, and plenty of great stories.
Way more Americans are getting sterilized since Roe was struck down, research finds
| January 29, 2025
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
Why are the Dallas Cowboys NFL’s most valuable team even with a 30-year Super Bowl drought?
| January 29, 2025
The world sure looked a lot different the last time the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Lombardi Trophy in 1995. How are they still such a popular franchise?
VIDEO: Protesters show support for immigrants as ICE raids start in Texas
| January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to begin mass deportations once he took office. Eighty-four arrests were confirmed in North Texas on Jan. 26, sparking protests throughout the state. More immigration arrests were made in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and the Rio Grande Valley.
VIDEO: Rep. Jasmine Crockett swears in for her 2nd term in Congress
| January 28, 2025
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett celebrated with supporters during a public swearing-in for her second term at the Hall of State at Fair Park in Dallas on Jan. 28, where she was joined with her mother Gwen Crockett and Judge Audrey Moorehead on stage. “ I think that today will probably mean more to my district than […]
Tarrant hospitals’ teamwork program prepared to deliver improved maternal health outcomes
| January 28, 2025
Tarrant County’s health systems are taking steps to improve maternal health outcomes with the official start of a first-in-Texas program. Seven hospitals within Baylor Scott & White Health, JPS Health Network and Texas Health Resources will launch the TeamBirth initiative starting this week. The initiative is a collaborative process aimed at closing communication gaps and […]
People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
| January 27, 2025
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans […]
U.S. Senate investigation of migrant child’s death finds poor medical care at border protection facilities
| January 27, 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee launched its investigation following the 2023 death of an 8-year-old girl at a facility in Harlingen. Poor medical care that preceded the 2023 death of an 8-year-old girl at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Harlingen “was not aberrant but consistent” with other incidents of inadequate medical care received […]
Fort Worth ISD launches investigation into substitute teacher’s posts inviting ICE to North Side High School
| January 27, 2025
Sign up for essential news for the Fort Worth area. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Fort Worth ISD is investigating a substitute teacher who, according to district officials, posted requests on social media asking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport students from North Side High School. In a statement posted to Facebook, […]
6 significant Texas sites connected to the Underground Railroad
| January 27, 2025
While many enslaved people headed north to Canada, an alternate path sought freedom via a different route, traveling through Texas and into Mexico.
VIDEO: Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s most viral moments
| January 24, 2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, known for her clapbacks and viral moments in Congress, will celebrate her swearing in for her second term on Jan. 28 in Dallas.