Staff Reports
POV: The first H Mart in Dallas is officially open
| October 24, 2025
The largest Asian grocery store chain in the US has finally made it to the city of Dallas. H Mart at 2534 Royal Lane had its grand opening Thursday with live music, dance performances, and giveaways.
Gone in a flash: Iconic Houston crosswalk officially painted over
| October 24, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state would withhold road funding from cities that don’t remove, what he called, “political ideologies” from city streets. The rainbow crosswalk, at the intersection of Westheimer Road and Taft Street, was painted over on the morning of Oct. 20.
Houstonians showed up to protest the removal, and four were arrested by the Houston Police Department for blocking the roadways.
Who really runs the world — the people or a handful of elites pulling strings?
| October 24, 2025
Societies have been shaped by different power structures throughout history, and lately, one term has been gaining attention: oligarchy. But what does that word really mean, and what does Beyoncé have to do with it?
Dallas church paints rainbow steps amid Greg Abbott’s attack on rainbow crosswalks
| October 24, 2025
A church in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas is taking a stand against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s culture wars.
On Tuesday, Oak Lawn United Methodist Church began painting its steps in rainbow colors in response to Abbott’s order for cities to remove rainbow crosswalks on roads or risk losing state and federal funding.
Read more at the link in our bio.
Heavy rain doesn’t stop more than 10,000 protesters at Fort Worth ‘No Kings’
| October 24, 2025
Burnett Park filled up early Saturday morning with ‘No Kings’ protesters that lingered far into the afternoon to catch speakers like Southeast Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons and State Rep. Nicole Collier.
It’s estimated that the crowd exceeded 10,000. #NoKings
‘Crosswalks celebrate community’: Houston removes rainbow crosswalk in Montrose
| October 24, 2025
The rainbow crosswalk in Houston's Montrose neighborhood, installed in 2017, was removed Monday following Gov. Greg Abbott's order that cities remove them or face the loss of state funds. Houston police arrested four people blocking crews from removing the crosswalk at the intersection of Taft and Westheimer.