DALLAS
Dallas unveils ambitious 2025 Bike Plan for safer streets
| June 5, 2025
bike plan | biking | CLIMATE CHANGE | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | LIFESTYLE | old texas | safer routes | urban transportation
Dallas adopts the 2025 Bike Plan to expand cycling infrastructure, reduce emissions, and create safer routes for all skill levels across the city.
Greg Abbott boosts Texas public school funding after years of holding it hostage
| June 5, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott signed an $8.5 billion boost to Texas public school funding into law on Wednesday after blocking increased school spending for years.
‘Donut’ stop believing: How Shipley Do-Nuts created a breakfast empire
| June 5, 2025
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | History | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Behind the fresh, gourmet, glazed “do-nut” recipe was Lawrence Shipley Sr. and his family. Cut by hand and served hot, the donuts were sold wholesale. By the mid-1940s, the breakfast treat became so popular that Shipley was selling them individually to customers.
Texas lawmakers find bipartisan solutions to tackle state’s housing crunch
| June 4, 2025
Lawmakers aimed to remedy the housing affordability crisis Texans are currently facing with a slew of bills during this year’s legislative session.
What to know about June 7 runoff elections in North Texas
| May 28, 2025
DALLAS | dallas county | DFW | DFW Lead Story | FORT WORTH | local election | runoff | Tarrant County | voting
Several municipal races from the May 3 election are headed to runoffs, including city council members in Dallas and Tarrant county, and the mayor in Garland.