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Plus: What to skip at the state fair 🙅‍♀️ Share with a friend Good morning friends, Sound the alarm, the Oak Cliff Halloween house is back with a new display that is more terrifying than the previous one. Last year, I introduced you to Steven Novak, a now 48-year-old Dallasite who has channeled his lifelong…

Fort Worth candy company makes a comeback 🍬 Share with a friend Rise and shine DFW, Economists are looking at the effects of those buy now, pay later programs— you know, like Klarna, Afterpay, or Affirm. While, of course, there’s a worry about increasing debt for relatively low-income earners who might have trouble paying off…

A celebration: 800 marathons before his 80th birthday 🎂 Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Morning y’all, This rain has been intense in my neck of the woods—how’s it been in yours? The forecast is looking like we’ll see some more showers…

Plus: These historic saloons have great stories 🥃 Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Good morning DFW, Here are a few quick notes before we get into the latest news. 👉 The rain is coming. As a result of Hurricane Polo , flooding…

Plus: Texas libraries are worth nearly $4 billion Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Hey y’all, A song about Texas has officially dethroned the queen of Christmas on music charts.  Country singer Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has now spent a record-breaking 23…

Plus: $99 direct flight from McKinney airport Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Howdy folks 👋 (in my Big Tex voice). Today is the first day of the State Fair of Texas—do you plan on attending? Last year, there was lots of…

Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Courier Texas as a preferred news source on Google. Good morning, North Texas. ☕ The countdown clock is ticking loudly—we’re only 41 days out from the midterm election. Apart from checking your registration status and getting to know the candidates on your ballot, what else…

Plus: Another benefit for TSA PreCheck members Share with a friend Good morning! Here are some FYIs to start your week.  👉 Tuesday is the first day of fall, y’all. 🍁 👉 Another Atmos gas leak has displaced hundreds from a Dallas apartment this week. If your house or apartment uses natural gas, here are signs…

Plus: Your thoughts on Bo French 💬 Share with a friend Happy Friday, y’all. On Wednesday, I gave you a rundown of the controversial statements made by Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner. I asked if you thought his comments, along with the responses and silence from some Texas GOP members, would…

Plus: A North Texan’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ debut Share with a friend Good morning, friends, Have you been keeping up with the Bo French/UT students outrage? If not, here’s a synopsis and why it’s such a big deal. On Saturday, the University of Texas football team achieved the impossible. The team entered the fourth…

Plus: Books & coffee thrive in Keller Share with a friend Good morning, friends 🌞 Last week was wild, with so much going on, so here’s hoping we have a more relaxed go of it this time. Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year—National Voter Registration Day. 🥳 If you’re already a…

Texas Democrats event counters GOP convention Share with a friend Good morning, DFW, Today is the day our nation collectively mourns the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. It’s been 25 years, and whether you lived in New York at the time or right here in Texas, the impact was significant, and those feelings are…

Plus: Hispanic Heritage Month events to check out Share with a friend Good morning y’all, If you’re in Dallas today, make sure you avoid the Victory Park area, as the American Airlines Center is hosting the GOP convention, and supporters and protesters will be in the area for the next two days. Tomorrow, I’ll be…

Plus: 3 Netflix docs about Texans Share with a friend Welcome to Labor Day Weekend! 🍻 It’s time to wear our last white outfits and enjoy the 90-degree temps while we have them. If you missed our events roundup in the Wednesday newsletter, plan your weekend here.  If this is more of a chill weekend…

Plus: Your Labor Day weekend events Share with a friend Good morning, DFW 🥞 There are two quick things I want to bring to your attention before you scroll. If you had a car insurance policy with State Farm in 2025, you probably have some money coming your way. The insurance giant recently started paying…

Plus: How Dallas is saving on groceries Share with a friend Morning North Texas, Over the weekend, a large fire broke out in the Dallas County community of Sand Branch. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because that unincorporated area made headlines earlier this year because of its decades-long fight for clean water—it’s worse than…

Plus: Wylie ends its Flock contract Share with a friend Good morning, folks ☕ Did you know that Dallas leaders are considering placing digital billboards inside city parks? The city is suffering from a budget shortfall and a deficit, and it estimates that the boards will bring in an extra $10 million a year.  *Crickets**Crickets*…

Plus: A map of current Texas wildfires Share with a friend Morning y’all, I know we were all sad to learn about the passing of country music legend Dolly Parton yesterday. The full-of-life superstar may have been Tennessee-born, but she sure felt like a Texan at times (the commitment to hairspray alone!) North Texans were…

Plus: DISD is giving away this old school Share with a friend Good morning y’all, As you know, the region is very much in a season of reinvention. Corporations and sports teams are moving around, restaurant and entertainment chains are choosing to expand here, and we’ve been constantly repurposing old spaces for modern use.  Take…

And why is FWISD filming its classrooms? Share with a friend Barnacles! I mean, good morning. No, I’m not a marine geek or a SpongeBob fan (hi millennials), but I am fascinated with the City of Dallas’ new way to get delinquent parking tickets paid—barnacles. That’s the name for the device the city has invested…

Plus: This weekend’s events 🍻 Share with a friend Happy Wednesday, y’all, Monday’s newsletter featured a review of Fort Worth’s Coyote Drive-In, and hours later we learned the theater decided to close. After 14 years, the screens will go dark for the last time on Labor Day. It’s so sad to see one of the…

Plus: 103-year-old Garland business announces it’s closing—with a liquidation sale Share with a friend Hey y’all, Is it just us, or has August already lasted approximately 47 days? We’re officially in that stretch of summer when the seasonal excitement has worn off, but the Texas heat very much has not. So stay cool, makes plans to…

Plus: A pause on data centers in Fort Worth Share with a friend Cowboys fans: It’s time to officially start getting our hopes up again. 🏈 The first preseason game is Saturday. The Cowboys finished last year with a 7-9-1 record—and a defense we’d probably all prefer to forget. (But hey, the team’s considered the…

Plus: Do you have info on 3 alligators shot in Fort Worth? Share with a friend Well, North Texas parents: You made it. School is officially back in session. I hope y’all are surviving the scramble of backpacks, lunches, late buses, drop-off lines, and whatever else the first week of school has thrown your way.…

Plus: A free warehouse of school supplies 🤩 Share with a friend Happy Monday, It’s only right to start the week with a laugh. I just about fell out of my chair when I read this story about a greedy raccoon getting its head stuck inside a mayonnaise jar. This precocious rodent, neighbors eventually dubbed…

Plus: A month-long indie book crawl Share with a friend Happy tax-free weekend, y’all. If you ever need to buy anything, this is one of the best times to spend money in Texas. The 8.25% tax North Texans usually pay will be slashed for a ton of items, but there are some parameters. We’ve compiled…

Plus: Whataburger birthday deals 🍔 Share with a friend Sponsored by the Texas Climate Jobs Project Good morning friends, If you missed it in my weekly FM Texas newsletter (Ehmm, what are you waiting for? Sign up today!), all this month Whataburger is celebrating its 76th birthday. This means deals for days! Today, you can…

Plus: Will Buc-ee’s sue this late-night host? Share with a friend Happy August, y’all! I have a college friend who just moved to North Texas, and she needs your advice. While I think I have great expertise in the nuances of this area, good advice is subjective and ever-changing. I’m sure you know someone who’s…

‼️ Don’t overlook this Tarrant Co. race Share with a friend Sponsored by the Texas Climate Jobs Project Happy Friday, y’all! Well, it’s maybe not the happiest for my pro-cannabis folks. Today begins the latest hit to Texas’ hemp industry—a ban on Delta-8. After Texas issued a flower and smokeable hemp ban this spring, a…

Plus: The monopoly game for Texas cities Share with a friend Good morning friends, Many of you may remember that this newsletter used to have a section on Wednesdays that highlighted the strangest thing I’d seen on Facebook Marketplace that week. Even though I’ve removed that section, I still peruse the listings for funny and…