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Texas passes on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income families
| February 22, 2024
Texas passes on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income families. Here's what you need to know about TX opting out of the lunch program.

Brittney Griner honored by Baylor, a school that didn’t always embrace her
by The 19th
| February 22, 2024
Brittney Griner was honored by Baylor, a school that didn’t always embrace her. Here's what you need to know about Baylor's retirement ceremony for Griner.

8 fun-filled day trips within two hours from Dallas
| February 21, 2024
With its central location, Dallas is only two hours away from countless attractions, ranging from national parks to unique museums.

Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
| February 20, 2024
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”

WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight
| February 20, 2024
WWII Monuments Men weren't all men. Here's what you need to know about the female members who are finally moving into the spotlight.

Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for Texas borrowers facing ‘hardship’
| February 16, 2024
The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face “financial hardship.”

How to celebrate Black History Month in Fort Worth
by A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
| February 16, 2024
Check out this list of local events, experiences, and attractions that are engaging and educational year round.

Everything to know about viewing the solar eclipse in Dallas
by Sam Cohen
| February 15, 2024
Dallas will be in the path of totality for April’s solar eclipse. Here’s what you need to know to view the solar eclipse in TX.

Here’s where you can find the best hikes near Dallas
| February 15, 2024
Dallas dwellers: Did you know your very own sprawling metropolis is secretly sprinkled with trails that’ll make you forget you’re in the land of high-rises and highways?

Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide
| February 13, 2024
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.

Many Texas community college students who transfer don’t finish their degrees, study says
| February 13, 2024
Study shows that many Texas community college students who transfer don’t finish their degrees. Here's what you need to know about TX students.

Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
| February 12, 2024
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in Texas, grocery prices rose 5.1% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.