Joi Louviere
Joi Louviere is COURIER DFW’s senior newsletter editor. She’s a seventh-generation Texan and world traveler, passionate about college access, DIY projects, and trying out all the coffee shops in Dallas.
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Here are 7 of some of Texas’ most strange laws
| April 10, 2025
If you’re tuned into Texas politics, it probably doesn’t surprise you that the state has laws that don’t make any sense in 2025. There must’ve been a time when making laws was fun and easy and state leaders, as well as city governments, started throwing any rule to the wall to see if it stuck. […]
Second chance charter: This Texas educator is fighting for high school dropouts
| April 4, 2025
Once a teenager drops out of high school, stigmas often follow. The world has become a more and more unforgiving place for young people, and on top of the unique challenges today’s teens face, financial crises at home and in the public school system leave struggling youth without much support. Fortunately, there’s a North Texas […]
Making it in DFW: Dallas-founded Ann’s Health Food finds that compassion is good business
| March 26, 2025
Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | food & drink | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | LIFESTYLE | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
DFW chain Ann's Health Food Center & Market has survived 41 years by running a compassionate, community-focused business.
Women’s basketball pioneer Fran Harris talks pay equity, WNBA ownership, more
| February 28, 2025
The Dallas native says “women’s basketball needs some reparations.” When the NCAA announced that it would begin to pay the women’s basketball teams who matriculated through their tournament, I was stunned—it’s 2025, haven’t the women been getting paid for a while now? I turned to former University of Texas star baller, Fran Harris, for perspective. […]
Seen on Hulu, sipped in North Texas: Is Swig worth the hype?
| February 24, 2025
CULTURE | DFW | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | North Texas | secret lives of mormon wives | soda shop | swig | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | wylie
In this week’s Don’t Sleep On feature, I checked out a soda shop I didn’t know I needed.
Taking a toll: Why tollways are the worst part about living in North Texas
| February 7, 2025
Affordability | Community | DFW | DFW Lead Story | ECONOMY | GROWTH | INFRASTRUCTURE | lawmakers | North Texas | TEXAS | TRANSPORTATION
North Texas tollways are becoming predatory, hurting the region's most vulnerable residents as they shell out $100+ a month on toll fees.