
Budget-friendly grocery stores worth knowing in Dallas–Fort Worth
by Stacy Rounds
| January 15, 2026
When times get really tough, we are lucky enough to have a number of money-saving grocery stores spread across DFW. Here are some budget grocery stores worth checking out.

Locally owned grocery stores that support Dallas–Fort Worth communities
by Stacy Rounds
| January 15, 2026
Affordability | DALLAS | DFW | FAMILY | food and drink | grocery | GROWTH | HARDGATE | shop local | SNAP
These five locally owned grocery stores and small chains across Dallas–Fort Worth share a commitment to serving our North Texas communities.

Study: TX teens most affected by state abortion ban
| December 16, 2025
ABORTION | Affordability | CULTURE | ECONOMY | EDUCATION | HEALTH | health care | HEALTHCARE | LIFESTYLE | Local news | locals | News | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | teenage girls | teens | texans | TEXAS | texas abortion law | TEXAS POLITICS | TRAVEL | women's health
Texans younger than 18 years old are impacted the most by the state’s abortion ban, according to a research paper published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Houston METRO steps into the future with new fare system
by Sierra Rozen
| December 5, 2025
Affordability | Community | HTX | LIFESTYLE | public transit | TRANSPORTATION | urban transportation
A new way to pay for public transit is currently in its soft launch phase, and is set to usher in a new era for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).

‘This proposal is because several children never came home’: Texans react to increase in summer camp licensing fees
by Sierra Rozen
| December 3, 2025
Nearly five months after the Hill Country floods led to the deaths of at least 136 Texans, including children, state officials have proposed new summer camp licensing fees to help increase safety measures.



