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$1 billion school voucher bill clears first hurdle in Texas Senate
by Matt Hennie
| January 31, 2025
A bill creating a $1 billion school voucher program for 100,000 Texas students is on a fast-track for approval in the state Senate.

12 best dive bars in Dallas
by Joey Held
| January 30, 2025
Dallas has no shortage of establishments that follow the dive bar mantra of offering good times, reasonable prices, and plenty of great stories.

VIDEO: Protesters show support for immigrants as ICE raids start in Texas
| January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to begin mass deportations once he took office. Eighty-four arrests were confirmed in North Texas on Jan. 26, sparking protests throughout the state. More immigration arrests were made in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and the Rio Grande Valley.

VIDEO: Rep. Jasmine Crockett swears in for her 2nd term in Congress
| January 28, 2025
US Rep. Jasmine Crockett celebrated with supporters during a public swearing-in for her second term at the Hall of State at Fair Park in Dallas on Jan. 28, where she was joined with her mother Gwen Crockett and Judge Audrey Moorehead on stage. “ I think that today will probably mean more to my district than […]

Tarrant hospitals’ teamwork program prepared to deliver improved maternal health outcomes
| January 28, 2025
Tarrant County’s health systems are taking steps to improve maternal health outcomes with the official start of a first-in-Texas program. Seven hospitals within Baylor Scott & White Health, JPS Health Network and Texas Health Resources will launch the TeamBirth initiative starting this week. The initiative is a collaborative process aimed at closing communication gaps and […]