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Rare Taylor Swift guitar up for grabs to help DFW children in need
auction | Community | Cook Children’s Medical Center | Country 96.3 | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | LIFESTYLE | taylor swift
After crosswalk changes, Dallas locals turn to new signs of support
Black Lives Matter | Community | crosswalks | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | governor greg abbott | LGBTQ | LGBTQIA+ | LIFESTYLE | neighborhoods | rainbow crosswalks
Rare Taylor Swift guitar up for grabs to help DFW children in need
| April 15, 2026
auction | Community | Cook Children’s Medical Center | Country 96.3 | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | LIFESTYLE | taylor swift
Country 96.3 is auctioning off a guitar signed by a then 18-year-old Taylor Swift. Here’s everything you need to know.
After crosswalk changes, Dallas locals turn to new signs of support
| April 14, 2026
Black Lives Matter | Community | crosswalks | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | governor greg abbott | LGBTQ | LGBTQIA+ | LIFESTYLE | neighborhoods | rainbow crosswalks
Dallas residents are seeking new ways of showing support and pride following removal of rainbow and Black Lives Matter-themed crosswalks.
Higher education advocates call on lawmakers to fight for academic freedom in Texas
| April 14, 2026
college | COLLEGE STUDENTS | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | education department | educators | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | public education | TEXAS | TEXAS LEADERS | university | University of North Texas | University of Texas at Austin
A coalition of educators and union members are calling on Texas lawmakers to adopt a new policy platform that centers the needs of workers and students over billionaires and corporate interests at higher education institutions.
Feral hogs wreak havoc across Texas, leaving trail of damage in recent weeks
| April 14, 2026
agricultural damage | agriculture | animals | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | exotic lifestock | feral hogs | fort bend county | FORT WORTH | invasive species | Mesquite | public safety | San Antonio | Texas Parks and Wildlife | wildlife
Feral hogs have been causing damage in Mesquite for several weeks. Here’s what you need to know about the invasive species.
Queens Head Pub brings British charm to Deep Ellum
| April 14, 2026
Community | CULTURE | deep ellum | DFW | DFW-hardgate | english pub | food & drink | food and drink | LIFESTYLE | Queens Head Pub | traditional pub experience
The Queens Head Pub is opening in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood in May. Here’s everything you need to know.
The Black mother bias: North Texans want equity in the birth room and boardroom
| April 13, 2026
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH | career | DALLAS | dei | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FORT WORTH | maternal health | parenting | Texas Lead Story
Tenaj Mays of McKinney was in the early stages of her first pregnancy when she first realized her corporate banking job might really be in jeopardy. She knew about the motherhood tax—the indirect punishment put on career women who attempt to straddle work and motherhood. She expected, at least, a temporary pause to her corporate […]
Invasive birds & ‘feminist Andy Warhol’: Here’s what you missed in Dallas-Fort Worth this week
| April 10, 2026
affordable housing | Art | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food and drink | FORT WORTH | fracking | local government
Here's your news update for the week of April 6.
Hundreds of Texans rallied at the TX Capitol to protest overreaching educational reforms
| April 9, 2026
Community | educators | EXCO-Player | old texas | public education | public schools | state board of education | TEXAS
Hundreds of Texans, including educator and State Board of Education candidate Tiffany Perkins, rallied outside the state Capitol on Tuesday to fight back against a proposed social studies overhaul and a required reading list that puts emphasis on Christianity at the expense of other religions.
The Republican-dominated SBOE heard public testimony on both items today, and are slated to cast a preliminary vote on each item by the end of the week.
Dallas crowns new Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate to kick off Arts Month
| April 9, 2026
arts | Black Ceasar Poetry | Cadence Diggs | CULTURE | DALLAS | Dallas Poet Laureate | DFW | DFW-hardgate | Kristoddie Woods | National Poetry Month | Poet Laureate program | poetry | Youth Poet Laureate
Kristoddie Woods was named the third Dallas Poet Laureate and Cadence Diggs was named the Youth Poet Laureate on Wednesday.
Democrats on the Texas Board of Education demand investigation into undisclosed grant from conservative group
| April 9, 2026
DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | education department | K-12 education | public education | state board of education | TEXAS | texas education agency
Democrats on the State Board of Education are asking to pause deliberation over an overhaul to the state’s social studies curriculum after a content advisor in charge of the rewrite received a financial contribution from an influential conservative group in Texas without disclosing it to the board.
Bond vote could bring Seminary South Library back to life
| April 7, 2026
bond elections | Community | CULTURE | DFW | dfw history | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | family friendly | FORT WORTH | funding | History | libraries | library | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | Seminary South Library | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY
If approved, a bond proposal could help reopen Fort Worth’s beloved Seminary South Library. Here’s what you need to know.
10 Earth Day events across DFW: Volunteer & celebrate
| April 7, 2026
Arlington | Carrollton | clean up | Community | Coppell | DFW | DFW-hardgate | earth day | environment | environmentalism | garland | grapevine | holiday | LIFESTYLE | THINGS TO DO
10 Earth Day events in Dallas-Fort Worth to learn about the environment, shop for upcycled products, and give back.