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The solar eclipse is coming: A last-minute guide for DFW
by A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
| March 22, 2024
The next solar eclipse won’t happen for 20 years—in August 2044! Luckily, Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the few places on the path of totality where we can witness the entire event.

Biden issues executive order to improve women’s health research
| March 20, 2024
The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.

How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas
| March 20, 2024
By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune “How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps […]

How Texas’ plans to arrest migrants for illegal entry would work
| March 20, 2024
Texas' plan to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally is temporarily on hold. Here's how TX's migrant plan would work if it goes through.

Supreme Court lifts stay on Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants at border
| March 19, 2024
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally, while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out.

Read more, spend less: Here’s where you can get free books
by Sam Cohen
| March 19, 2024
Free books are available through several online and in-person resources. Here's everything you need to know to find free books near you.

Opinion: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
by Gay Henson
| March 15, 2024
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.

10 things to put on your spring bucket list in DFW
by A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
| March 14, 2024
Keep reading for our suggestions for fun in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that will last you from spring break throughout the summer.

Q&A: Who’s making Black country music?
| March 13, 2024
Who's making Black country music? Here's everything you need to know about Black country musicians in Texas and around the country.

Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
| March 13, 2024
The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting submitted his resignation Tuesday, less than a week after a report defended the department's response to the attack but outraged some family members of the victims.