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Tarrant County Democratic Party lays off all paid staff, declines to share details
| April 2, 2025
Tarrant County Democratic Party Chair Crystal Gayden said Tuesday that her party is strategically restructuring, although she declined to share details on what that restructuring looks like. Lon Burnam, a Democrat who represented Tarrant County in the Texas House between 1997 and 2015 and remains involved with the party, confirmed that the party has laid […]
Texas State Veterans Home named for Tuskegee Airmen opens in Fort Worth
| March 31, 2025
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A project long championed by the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce to honor the area’s Tuskegee Airmen came to fruition March 22, as Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham hosted the grand opening of the Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth that bears their name.
What Trump’s dismantling of the US Education Department means for Texas
| March 27, 2025
The Trump administration's plans to close the US Education Department — which provides $3.6 billion to Texas schools — has left public school advocates decrying it as "embarrassing, maddening, and saddening."
Making it in DFW: Dallas-founded Ann’s Health Food finds that compassion is good business
| March 26, 2025
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DFW chain Ann's Health Food Center & Market has survived 41 years by running a compassionate, community-focused business.
Dallas names 5 finalists for new police chief
| March 24, 2025
Community leaders speak out on what qualities they want to see in the next leader of the Dallas Police Department.