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“Top Chef” alum Shirley Chung has partnered with Hooper Hospitality Concepts to open a new Dallas restaurant, Night Rooster.

Mark your calendars: Shirley Chung’s Night Rooster opens In Dallas January 31

Studies have recently found that young workers in AI-exposed fields are seeing a decline in employment opportunities.

Studies find declining employment opportunities for early-career workers in AI-exposed fields

by Sam Cohen

Dallas’ Mill Creek Tunnel project was originally scheduled for completion in 2024. Now, it likely won’t be finished until 2029.

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electric shuffle is the coolest new game in dallas

My friend group tried Dallas’s coolest new take on shuffleboard (& yours should too)

by Joey Held

| August 11, 2025

There’s a new game in town. See how Electric Shuffle elevates shuffleboard and provides a delightfully enjoyable group experience.

WATCH: The difference between redistricting and rezoning

by Staff Reports

| August 11, 2025

Community | EXCO-Player | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS

Redistricting and rezoning both have major consequences, but for different reasons. Here's what to know.

WATCH: Mezcal is having a moment: A Houston bartender explains

by Staff Reports

| August 10, 2025

Mezcal has been produced for centuries, and now it’s having its moment in Texas.

WATCH: Make the viral H-E-B crispy rice with me

by Staff Reports

| August 9, 2025

Community | EXCO-Player | food | old texas | TEXAS

Have you wanted to try the viral H-E-B crispy rice but wasn't sure if it would work? Newsletter Editor Sierra Rozen is here to put it to the test!

WATCH: Mezcal-forward Bar Buena opens in River Oaks

by Staff Reports

| August 8, 2025

Community | EXCO-Player | HTX | old texas | TEXAS

Mezcal is the new star of the show — and it’s lighting up Houston’s bar scene.

For some Texas students, citizenship isn’t enough to feel safe

by Zahiyah Carter

| August 8, 2025

Texas college students are fearful that their citizenship status will not be enough to protect them from the current ICE raids.

Big screens under big skies: 7 Texas drive-in movie theaters

by Zahiyah Carter

| August 8, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | local business | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO

Enjoy this list of seven Texas drive-in movie theaters.

Don’t sweat it: How SSRI users can protect themselves in the Texas heat

by Sierra Rozen

| August 8, 2025

And while this can make anyone feel uncomfortable, those who take Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, more commonly known as SSRIs, can be more easily affected by high temperatures than others.

WATCH: DFW is the third busiest airport in the world

by Staff Reports

| August 8, 2025

Community | DFW | EXCO-Player | old texas | TEXAS

You know what they say everything is bigger in Texas, and the DFW airport proves that. The airport is considered one of the busiest airports in the world. It offers customers more than 200 destinations for passengers, with 73 of them being outside the United States as a whole. For more information, click the link to our bio.

WATCH: The health crisis in marginalized Texas communities is real

by Staff Reports

| August 8, 2025

Community | EXCO-Player | old texas | TEXAS

Environmental injustice in the state of Texas is not a new concept; it dates back to years of racist zoning and segregation. Caleb Roberts, the Executive Director of Downwinders at Risk, speaks to the injustice that marginalized communities face due to these historical circumstances. "We believe some communities are already experiencing what's happening right now, and have been experiencing it for some time because of the history of racialized zoning, racism, and segregation."