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Good news, Texas! Free College Application Week is coming
by Sam Cohen
| September 3, 2025
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Texas residents can apply to college for free from October 13-19, 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about Free College Application Week.

Here’s how Fort Worth residents can weigh in on the future downtown library
| September 3, 2025
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW Lead Story | downtown library | Fort Worth Public Library | LIFESTYLE | listening sessions | TEXAS
The listening sessions come about two years after Fort Worth sold its decades-old downtown central library building, and one year after it purchased a nearby, 100-year-old building as a new location.

Houston aims to improve water billing issues by replacing thousands of faulty meters
by Sierra Rozen
| September 2, 2025
In Houston, long periods of heat often mean higher water use. But for some residents, the real shock comes in the mail—faulty meters have been misreading their water for years.

Houston restaurant Casaema lands on New York-based best new breakfast spots list
by Sierra Rozen
| August 29, 2025
Breakfast has evolved from just bacon, eggs, and a cup of drip coffee from a days-old pot. Unique flavors inspired by countries around the globe have become all the rage, with recent studies showing that a majority of breakfast consumers are interested in trying flavor fusions and combinations. So it’s no surprise that Casaema, a […]

A long drive: Dallas-area Hurricane Katrina survivor recounts narrow escape 20 years later
by Joi Louviere
| August 28, 2025
A Forney woman looks back on evacuating New Orleans and finding a new life in Texas.