
Move over, literary critics — Heritage Elementary’s second graders have a podcast to run
by Sam Cohen
| March 19, 2026
children | Community | CULTURE | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | FORT WORTH | Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s Heritage Elementary School | Heritage Elementary | Heritage Elementary podcast | LIFESTYLE | literacy | LITERATURE | Only Readers in the Building | reading | second graders
Second graders from Heritage Elementary School are bringing their book reports to a whole new audience with “Only Readers in the Building.”

She’s kept their kids safe for years. Now, these Dallas dads are paying it forward with a new car
by Sam Cohen
| March 13, 2026
children | Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | FAMILY | LIFESTYLE | Local news | Moss Haven Elementary | North Texas | richardson | Richardson ISD | The Dad's Club | Trecia Crawford
A group of dads in North Texas surprised a local crossing guard with a new car. Here’s the heartwarming story about Trecia Crawford.

“I have been here too long”: Read letters from the children detained at ICE’s Dilley facility
by ProPublica
| February 11, 2026
2025 southern smoke festival | arts | child detainees | children | CIVIL RIGHTS | Community | deportation | DHS | Dilley Immigration Processing Center | FAMILY | HARDGATE | ICE | IMMIGRATION | LIFESTYLE | Local news | locals | mental health | mental health issues | national politics | News | south texas | teens | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | The Department of Homeland Security
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.



