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After crosswalk changes, Dallas locals turn to new signs of support
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8 Fall-winter recipes using Dallas Farmers Market produce
| December 18, 2025
Try these delicious recipes during the fall and winter seasons.
A proposed 1,500-mile trail across Texas will take a village–or dozens
| December 18, 2025
The current xTx trail, intended for hikers, cyclists, and equestrians, navigates entirely along existing public routes—shoulders of state highways, backcountry gravel roads, and established trails. It connects travelers to state and national parks and showcases Texas’s vast and varied landscapes, all while remaining on public land.
Get a taste of 10 DFW restaurants opening in 2026
| December 17, 2025
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You’ll salivate over these 10 restaurants opening in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2026. Skip “the usual” and head somewhere new for dinner in 2026. (New year, new eats, anyone?) There are many new restaurants coming to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in 2026, from steakhouses to sandwich shops and everything in between. Milanese food? A Mexican steakhouse? A tasting […]
8 seats up for grabs on the Texas State Board of Education in 2026
| December 17, 2025
Several offices across Texas will be on the ballot in 2026, including eight seats on the state board of education.
Following the flight: How Texas A&M is helping monarch butterflies thrive
| December 16, 2025
Texas A&M has been tracking the migration of monarch butterflies to better support this important pollinator. Here’s what you need to know.
Camp fees could increase up to 4,000% in aftermath of summer floods
| December 15, 2025
A new set of regulations drafted by the Texas Department of State Health Services, set to go into effect next year, includes upping summer camp licensing fees to help increase safety measures, such as a dedicated camp safety inspector for the state.
The rules come nearly five months after the Hill Country floods led to the deaths of at least 136 Texans, including children who were attending overnight summer camp.
Click the link in our bio learn more about the new regulations.
Holiday scammers are back and want to pull a fast one on Texans
| December 15, 2025
Here's how to avoid holiday scams this season.
Have you heard of this Texas winter camping spot?
| December 15, 2025
Winter camping in Texas? Yep, it’s a thing.
Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals
| December 15, 2025
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is implementing more stringent photo identification requirements for all vehicle registrations and renewals in an abrupt shift that could shut out undocumented residents from legally owning vehicles.
Here’s what to know about the new Netflix House Dallas
| December 15, 2025
Netflix House Dallas is now open at the Galleria, with food, drinks, games, and ticketed fan experiences.
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.