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Dallas unveils ambitious 2025 Bike Plan for safer streets
| June 5, 2025
bike plan | biking | CLIMATE CHANGE | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | LIFESTYLE | old texas | safer routes | urban transportation
Dallas adopts the 2025 Bike Plan to expand cycling infrastructure, reduce emissions, and create safer routes for all skill levels across the city.

Greg Abbott boosts Texas public school funding after years of holding it hostage
by Matt Hennie
| June 5, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott signed an $8.5 billion boost to Texas public school funding into law on Wednesday after blocking increased school spending for years.

‘Donut’ stop believing: How Shipley Do-Nuts created a breakfast empire
by Sierra Rozen
| June 5, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | History | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Behind the fresh, gourmet, glazed “do-nut” recipe was Lawrence Shipley Sr. and his family. Cut by hand and served hot, the donuts were sold wholesale. By the mid-1940s, the breakfast treat became so popular that Shipley was selling them individually to customers.

9 places to make a splash in North Texas this summer
by Joey Held
| June 4, 2025
DFW has no shortage of impressive pools to make your summer a little cooler. Here are some of our favorite spots around the city.

Texas lawmakers targeted school and public libraries this legislative session. Here’s what happened
| June 3, 2025
book ban | books | DFW | EDUCATION | libraries | library | school | state legislature | talarico | TEXAS
Right-wing Texas lawmakers targeted books in public schools and access to public libraries during the legislative session.

How a Republican Bill Will Hurt Black, Latino Students in Texas
by Joi Louviere
| May 23, 2025
First, Texas Republicans banned DEI on college campuses. Now, they want to censor faculty members.

Rainbow rundown: 9 Pride 2025 events in Dallas-Fort Worth
| May 21, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW EVENTS | diversity | ENTERTAINMENT | EQUALITY | HARDGATE | inclusion | LGBTQ | LIFESTYLE | local | old texas | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is celebrating Pride 2025 in big ways. Check out these nine events from May to October that will show you that you belong.

Dallas County Judge Urges Residents to Get Measles Vaccine
by Joi Louviere
| May 21, 2025
The Texas measles outbreak is slowly creeping into DFW.

How this trade teacher helps adult learners feel comfortable in the classroom
by Joi Louviere
| May 21, 2025
Here's how one educator makes her adult student comfortable in a learning environment.

School Vouchers Will Hurt Texas Teachers Like Me
by Joi Louviere
| May 20, 2025
bookbans | EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | old texas | OPINION | public education | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | youtube
For Traci Dunlap, the fight over school vouchers in Texas is a personal one.

Texas Graded Its Public Schools. How Did Yours Fare?
| May 20, 2025
Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts and campuses educate their students and prepare them for the future — were made public for the first time in two years.
Results across the state have dropped after the Texas Education Agency implemented stricter scoring standards, and one North Texas school district is at risk of being taken over by the state after five consecutive years of receiving an F ranking.
Op-Ed: Congressional cuts feed corporate greed at expense of young people
by Young Invincibles
| May 30, 2025