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VIDEO: Will Texans get to vote on legalizing casinos and sports betting?
| January 5, 2025
Thirty-eight states have legalized sports betting, but Texas isn’t one of them. Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Democrat from Houston, is hoping to change that during the upcoming legislative session. Her proposal would allow Texas voters to decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow sports betting and build seven casinos across the state.
VIDEO: Dallas could get sued over homeless encampments
| December 21, 2024
Dallas is facing the consequences of voters approving Proposition S in November. Dallas HERO, the GOP-back organization that helped get the new ordinance on the ballot, is now threatening to sue the city for allegedly failing to enforce a state law that forbids homeless encampments on public property. Prop S allows residents to sue the […]
New study finds that air pollution could be threatening the success of IVF treatment
| December 19, 2024
Researchers looked at the air pollution levels while the donor eggs were developing and the 72 days when the sperm was developing and found a link between an increase in exposure to air pollution and lower embryo quality and egg survival in both cases.
VIDEO: Vapes get snuffed: Dallas adds vaping to city’s smoking bans
| December 18, 2024
Dallas residents won’t be able to vape anywhere in the city where smoking is already prohibited — which includes outside of building entrances and parks — starting in December 2025. The new ban comes as the city hopes to enhance air quality and safeguard the health of residents.
Sick of hidden fees on concert tickets and hotel stays? A new federal rule bans them.
| December 18, 2024
Now, live event businesses and hotels must clearly list their prices in both their advertising and pricing information.
Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
| December 18, 2024
Is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems say it can be tough to tell from miles away, but there are clues.
Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors
| December 17, 2024
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
These 3 bills could impact Dallas’ affordable housing crisis
| December 13, 2024
Dallas housing advocates are hopeful about legislation that would allow workforce housing, small dwellings on single-family lots.
VIDEO: Dallas welcomes 30 new citizens
| December 12, 2024
Thirty Dallas residents from 19 different countries officially became US citizens during the city’s fourth naturalization ceremony on Dec. 6. Dallas Assistant City Manager Liz Cedillo-Pereira spoke at the ceremony, emphasizing the work of the Welcoming Dallas Strategic Plan. The effort promotes civic engagement and increases access to naturalization so that more Dallas residents can […]
Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds
| December 11, 2024
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
I’m helping my college-age kid fill out the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Here’s what to know.
| December 6, 2024
If the financial aid fiasco last year had you, like me, coming up with creative alternatives for the FAFSA acronym, you can take a big, deep breath. This year, the process is so much easier. Or maybe you’re a FAFSA newbie, and you have no knowledge of 2023’s drama—you just want the quick ‘n’ easy […]
VIDEO: Book banning in Texas schools could get a whole lot easier
| December 6, 2024
A North Texas lawmaker wants to make book banning in Texas schools even easier. Rep. Jared Patterson’s House Bill 183 would allow any Texas parent to be able to dictate what books are allowed in public schools — anywhere in the state.