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Time to spruce things up: Where to choose your own Christmas tree in Texas
christmas | Community | CULTURE | HARDGATE | holiday | holiday season | HOLIDAYS | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Arlington’s annual Christkindl Christmas market is now open
| December 10, 2025
Texas honors the famous Christmas markets of Germany with this Christkindl pop-up, each year in Arlington.
Petrochemical expansion in Texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds
| December 10, 2025
Researchers at Texas Southern University in Houston have analyzed demographic data around the locations of almost 100 industrial facilities proposed statewide and found that about 90 percent are located in counties with higher concentrations of people of color and families in poverty than statewide averages.
Time to spruce things up: Where to choose your own Christmas tree in Texas
| December 9, 2025
christmas | Community | CULTURE | HARDGATE | holiday | holiday season | HOLIDAYS | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
Nothing quite compares to the smell of a fresh Christmas tree during the holidays. That cozy pine scent more than makes up for the inevitable floor full of needles—or the annoying task of keeping your pet out of the tree’s water.
Greg Abbott vows to put Turning Point USA chapters in all Texas schools
| December 9, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Turning Point USA Senior Director Josh Thifault in Austin on Monday to announce a partnership with the far-right organization.
Women, minority small business owners confused, worried after Texas kicks them off HUB program
| December 9, 2025
BLACK OWNED BUSINESS | local business | mom and pop businesses | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS | woman-owned business
But hours later, the comptroller’s office emailed Hartman again, notifying her and more than 15,000 other small businesses — nearly 97% of the certified HUB businesses in Texas — that they were being removed from the HUB program entirely.
From the stockyards to the spotlight: M.L. Leddy’s earns place on NYT Best Stores List
| December 8, 2025
50 Best Clothing Stores in America | Community | cowboy boots | CULTURE | DFW | FAMILY | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | M.L. Leddy’s | New York Times | old texas | saddles
M.L. Leddy’s, a Texas staple for over 100 years, recently made the New York Times list of 50 Best Clothing Stores in America. Here’s what you need to know.
3 DFW mom-and-pop shops that closed this year due to rising costs
| December 3, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | mom and pop businesses | SMALL BUSINESS | TEXAS
Texas restaurants and bars have been hit hard by rising rents, pricy ingredients, and dwindling attendance. These three mainstays shut down earlier this year.
‘This proposal is because several children never came home’: Texans react to increase in summer camp licensing fees
| December 3, 2025
Nearly five months after the Hill Country floods led to the deaths of at least 136 Texans, including children, state officials have proposed new summer camp licensing fees to help increase safety measures.
How North Texas colleges work to keep pre-med students in the health care pipeline
| December 3, 2025
Five months into college, Brian Mata sees the difference between exploring science in a high school lab and surviving a course in a university lecture hall.
Texas’ private school voucher program is starting. Here’s what to know.
| December 3, 2025
Rules for the state’s new $1 billion private school voucher program were finalized on Nov. 25. Here’s what you need to know about the controversial initiative.
Hey Texans: Here’s how to avoid getting scammed this holiday season
| December 2, 2025
While the holidays may be a great time for giving back and spending time with family, the risk of falling for an online scam starts to increase during the end of the year.
Where to find the best tamales for your holiday celebrations in DFW
| December 1, 2025
CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | holiday | holiday food | HOLIDAYS | LIFESTYLE | tamales
As the weather gets (slightly) chillier and the festive decor goes up on the walls, we’ve got your guide to holiday tamales across Dallas-Fort Worth.