
Invasive birds & ‘feminist Andy Warhol’: Here’s what you missed in Dallas-Fort Worth this week
by Joi Louviere
| April 10, 2026
affordable housing | Art | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | food and drink | FORT WORTH | fracking | local government
Here's your news update for the week of April 6.

Fort Worth city council greenlights $189K for new public art installations
by Sam Cohen
| April 2, 2026
Art | artists | arts | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | LIFESTYLE | Local news | public art
The Fort Worth city council approved $189k in commission contracts to go toward two new public artworks. Here’s what you need to know. On March 31,the Fort Worth city council approved $189,141 in commission contracts to put toward the installation of two new public artworks—one will be developed outside the Eugene McCray Community Center and the […]

These boots were made for winning: Dallas native takes top prize from State Fair
by Sam Cohen
| March 16, 2026
2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest | Aaliyah McNeal | Art | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | state fair of texas | the State Fair of Texas
The winner of the State Fair of Texas’s 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest was recently announced as Dallas native Aaliyah McNeal. It’s official: Dallas native Aaliyah McNeal is the winner of the State Fair of Texas’s 2026 Big Tex Boot Design Contest! Judges sorted through over 400 entries to select their winner from an eclectic group […]

The 6 best experiences at Hopscotch in San Antonio (ranked by how much they make me smile)
by Joey Held
| March 4, 2026
Art | CULTURE | ENTERTAINMENT | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | Hopscotch | immersive art | SATX | THINGS TO DO
Hopscotch is an immersive art experience spanning 20,000 square feet. Discover the top exhibits within the space and what to expect during your visit.

7 Tejanas who shaped history
| March 2, 2026
Adela Sloss Vento | american history | Art | arts | celebrities | Community | CULTURE | diversity | EDUCATION | Emma Tenayuca | ENTERTAINMENT | FAMILY | Gloria Anzaldúa | HARDGATE | History | Jovita Idár | Laura Canales | LIFESTYLE | LITERATURE | local artists | Lydia Mendoza | MEXICAN CULTURE | News | San Antonio | Selena Quintanilla | Tejanas | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY
Tejanas have changed history in ways big and small for as long as we can remember. Check out these seven examples from the music world to politics.



