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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.
Beyoncé drops new songs ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ’16 Carriages’
| February 12, 2024
Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold 'Em” and “16 Carriages.”
What to know about the shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas
| February 12, 2024
A woman’s motive for opening fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch was unclear Monday, a day after the shooting sent worshippers rushing for safety
Biden policy to help IRS collect up to $851 billion in back taxes from ultra-wealthy
| February 9, 2024
Using funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000. The IRS could collect as much as $851 billion in additional tax revenue over the next decade.
Republicans cave to Trump, block border security deal they demanded
| February 8, 2024
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
Mending ‘crowns’: How a Dallas hair stylist is fostering hope for Black women with alopecia
| February 8, 2024
A Dallas hair stylist is fostering hope for Black women with alopecia. Here's how a TX hair stylist is helping Black women with alopeica.
More than half of Dallas-Fort Worth renters are cost-burdened, study shows
| February 7, 2024
The median renter monthly housing costs in Dallas-Fort Worth is $1,472 per month, a significant increase from before the pandemic. Data from ApartmentList.com also shows that rents in Dallas and Fort Worth are up by over 20% since March 2020.
8 Black women from Texas whose stories inspire us
| February 7, 2024
These eight Black women born and raised in the Lone Star State have left an indelible mark on Texas. Here's how these Black women from TX inspired the world.
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
| February 6, 2024
Trump is seeking to delay a trial until after the November election. If he were to defeat President Joe Biden, he could presumably try to use his position as head of the executive branch to order a new attorney general to dismiss the federal cases he faces or potentially could seek a pardon for himself.