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Texas teachers shop for free at classroom supply warehouse
Fort Worth’s The Welman Project houses 5,000 square feet of donated classroom supplies, along with a creative space to help teachers’ ideas come to life.
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Tarrant County delays vote on slashing polling locations following community backlash
The Republican-dominated Tarrant County Commissioners Court delayed a vote Tuesday afternoon on a proposal that would have reduced the number of polling sites across the county by 45% following severe community backlash.
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‘Showing up makes a difference’: Tarrant County postpones vote to cut polling locations following community backlash
After hours of public testimony urging the Republican-dominated Tarrant County Commissioners Court to vote “no” on slashing 45% of voting locations ahead of the Nov. 3 election, the court postponed the vote until September.
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Tarrant County Commissioners Court to vote on slashed polling locations
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote today on whether or not to reduce the number of Election Day polling locations from 316 to 176—a roughly 45% reduction—ahead of the November midterm elections. State Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas), who is running for Texas Attorney General, called the proposal a “ridiculous plan” during a rally outside…
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9 things to do in Fort Worth that are off the beaten path
Skip the tourist hot spots on your next day trip, and check out these other awesome things to do in Fort Worth.
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Check out these back-to-school drives happening around DFW
As summer comes to an end and families begin to prepare for a new school year, different organizations around DFW will be giving free supplies and haircuts to families in need.
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Dallas weed shop owner has some advice for anti-hemp Texas Republicans
Mathias will close her Bishop Arts storefront this week in the wake of two restrictive hemp bans—the latest to take effect on Friday.
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What to know about this year’s Tarrant County Judge race
The midterm election is fast approaching, and voters will decide if Republican incumbent Tim O’Hare or Democrat Alisa Simmons will be the next Tarrant County Judge.
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Fort Worth parent calls out board of managers amid mass teacher exodus
Fort Worth ISD parents voiced concerns at Tuesday night’s school board meeting after more than 1,000 teachers announced their resignation ahead of the 2026-2027 school year—a result of the state taking over the district earlier this year.
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Parents call for reinstatement of fort worth isd principal
Parents in Fort Worth are continuing to rally behind Shayma Alzubi after the district’s state-appointed board of managers reassigned the newly hired principal following far-right backlash online over Alzubi’s past social media posts supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, Palestinians, her Muslim background, and COVID-19 mask mandates.
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Dallas weed shop closes doors, but says fight for legalization is far from over
Go Easy owner, Molly Mathias may be too tired of Texas cannabis politics to continue running her Dallas storefront, but she says the state’s pro-cannabis community should keep pressing the issue with lawmakers.
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Texas state senator calls for raising teacher wages
State Sen. Taylor Rehmet (D-Fort Worth)—a staunch advocate for public education—spoke at the American Federation of Teachers’ conference over the weekend, where he shared why not just Texas, but the entire nation, should be investing in public education.
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Popular Dallas cannabis shop will close doors ahead of July 31 Delta-8 ban
After Texas issued a flower/ smokeable hemp ban this spring, a new ruling will take Delta-8 and other cannabinoids off the shelves by the end of the month.
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‘We are tied together’: Helping Black families build wealth will benefit all Texans, Talarico says
Democratic nominee for US Senate James Talarico told attendees at a town hall in Desoto Monday night that it was crucial to limit the influence of predatory corporate interests in the housing market, so that Black Texans can buy homes and build more wealth, which he argued would benefit “all of us across the state…
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Ken Paxton dismisses reporters, refuses to answer questions at press conference
During a press conference in Fort Worth on Tuesday, Attorney General Ken Paxton—the Republican nominee for US Senate—refused to answer questions about his alleged voter fraud, recent reports about his multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio, and his Democratic opponent, James Talarico.
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US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says
The U.S. military says 17 service members have been killed in the war with Iran.
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Increases in anxiety, depression, headaches: The data center problem no one is talking about
Esme Zuñiga is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington studying the impact infrasound—low frequency sound below the limit of human hearing emitted from data centers—has on mental health.
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Educator shares what International Newcomer Academy meant to Immigrant students in Fort Worth
At the end of April, Fort Worth ISD voted to close International Newcomer Academy, a campus dedicated to teaching immigrant and refugee students English, as part of the district’s state takeover.
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Fort Worth ISD educators worry immigrant and refugee students won’t be supported after campus closure
After Fort Worth ISD closed International Newcomer Academy in April, educators continue to question if students will receive adequate support in traditional classrooms.
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Republicans suppressed voters in Dallas County. Now they’re holding a convention there
From mid-decade redistricting to election night chaos, Dallas County has continued to face voter suppression at the hands of Republicans. Now, it’s the site of the GOP’s first-ever midterm year convention.
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Dem party chairman calls out GOP for having midterm convention in Dallas
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder says Republicans’ decision to hold their first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas shows “they must be real scared.”
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Fort Worth lawmaker: Why are data centers getting tax breaks?
State Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is addressing her concerns over more and more data centers coming to Tarrant County, including companies receiving tax breaks, environmental impacts, and local communities having no control over their construction.
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‘The city is gaslighting us’: Fort Worth residents raise concerns about proposed data center
Fort Worth asked residents to share their feedback on a $10 billion data center development being proposed in the city. The consensus—it’s not wanted.
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Fort Worth lawmaker questions efficiency of school district takeover by the state
Fort Worth ISD is in the middle of a state takeover, and state Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is calling for more accountability for the state-appointed board of managers who are now running the district.
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Fort Worth resident questions city council over data centers
Fort Worth residents voiced their concerns over Mayor Mattie Parker and the city council’s conflicts of interest surrounding data center decision-making at this week’s city council meeting.
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More than a watch party: Here’s what to do at Dallas’ FIFA Fan Festival
Check out all the things you can do at Fair Park while the festival runs now through July 19.
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Here’s what to know about Dallas’ World Cup FIFA Fan Festival
Check out our DFW Intern Noemi Castanon’s breakdown of what you can expect at the World Cup FIFA Fan Festival in Dallas, located at Fair Park.
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‘We don’t want public school staff teaching the bible to students’
During Monday morning’s State Board of Education meeting, Jacinto Saenz, an English teacher in Garland ISD, testified against a proposed required reading list that would force Texas students to read passages from the Bible.
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Dallas County Judge calls data center tax breaks a ‘disastrous decision’
During a community discussion on data centers hosted by the Texas Organizing Project in Dallas Thursday night, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins shared his thoughts on Texas giving data center developers tax breaks and exemptions. Texas will lose out on $3.2 billion in sales tax revenue from data centers over the next two years because…
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Faith leaders urge Dallas to protest ICE deportations ahead of World Cup
Dallas clergy and activists are sounding the alarm on Atlantic Aviation—a Plano-based company—allegedly facilitating US Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights at Dallas Love Field airport. Now, they’re urging residents to push back.
