Voter turnout in Dallas’ May elections stinks. Here’s what lawmakers want to do about it
| May 8, 2025
Several state senators and representatives, including three from Dallas, have filed bills that move local elections to November — a time when more people head to the ballot box to vote in state and federal races.
Fort Worth leaders outline plan to create citywide network of parks, green spaces
| May 7, 2025
With a new master plan soon to be adopted, city staff have laid out the blueprint for enhancing the city’s parks system, with a focus on fostering accessibility and connections to green space throughout Fort Worth.
Texas graded its public schools. Critics call the results a ‘politically motivated attack’
| May 6, 2025
When the TEA released the scores on April 24, some school districts and a coalition of state lawmakers called the methodology "deceptive, harmful, and a blatant attempt to discredit neighborhood public schools to justify school privatization schemes.”
Why was a Frisco man tased by Dallas PD in the Love Field airport?
| May 1, 2025
On April 19, Frisco’s Michael Singleton was tased and arrested by Dallas police in the Love Field Airport for an overdue traffic citation.
Singleton, along with his attorney, addressed the press on Monday in downtown Dallas, asking for an investigation into the incident.
VIDEO: Texas graded its public schools. How did yours fare?
| May 1, 2025
Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts and campuses educate their students and prepare them for the future — were made public for the first time in two years. Results across the state have dropped after the Texas Education Agency implemented stricter scoring standards, and one North Texas school district is at […]