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Dallas church paints rainbow steps amid Greg Abbott’s attack on rainbow crosswalks
| October 24, 2025
A church in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas is taking a stand against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s culture wars.
On Tuesday, Oak Lawn United Methodist Church began painting its steps in rainbow colors in response to Abbott’s order for cities to remove rainbow crosswalks on roads or risk losing state and federal funding.
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Heavy rain doesn’t stop more than 10,000 protesters at Fort Worth ‘No Kings’
| October 24, 2025
Burnett Park filled up early Saturday morning with ‘No Kings’ protesters that lingered far into the afternoon to catch speakers like Southeast Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons and State Rep. Nicole Collier.
It’s estimated that the crowd exceeded 10,000. #NoKings
How Houston tracks toxic air in cancer cluster neighborhoods
| October 24, 2025
Take a look behind the scenes as residents and environmentalists in Houston collect the data they need to track toxic pollutants near industrial sites in neighborhoods such as Pleasantville, Sunnyside, Fifth Ward, and Galena Park.
Ride with us as we see how the equipment from Entanglement Technologies helps the city and environmental justice groups conduct real time air quality testing for pollutants linked to cancer and respiratory illness.
Official center for Juneteenth in Galveston searching for master planning partner
| October 24, 2025
Nearly 160 years after the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, a new national Juneteenth center could be opening in Galveston in the next few years.
Part of White Settlement Road in Fort Worth to be renamed Westside Drive
| October 23, 2025
DFW | History | native americans | street names | Tarrant County | Westside Village | Westside Village developers | White Settlement Road
About 1 mile of White Settlement Road stretching west from the heart of Fort Worth will be renamed to reflect a luxury development coming to the area.