Public school funding in Texas doesn’t match community support, advocate says
| March 6, 2025
DFW | EDUCATION | funding | old texas | public education | public school | state legislature | TEXAS HOUSE
Amid declining enrollments and budget shortfalls, public school supporters are concerned that a $1 billion school voucher program will funnel more money away from neighborhood schools.
VIDEO: Texas lawmakers push for toll road reform
| March 6, 2025
Texans are feeling trapped by toll roads, and state lawmakers are taking notice. Nearly 20 bills have been proposed to reform the system, including caps on fees, decriminalizing toll fee violations, and letting the community decide where and when new toll roads are built.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
| March 5, 2025
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA's inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
14 totally free things to do in Dallas
| February 27, 2025
On a tight budget? Discover 14 things to do in Dallas that won’t cost you a dime.
Seen on Hulu, sipped in North Texas: Is Swig worth the hype?
| February 24, 2025
CULTURE | DFW | food and drink | HARDGATE | LIFESTYLE | North Texas | secret lives of mormon wives | soda shop | swig | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | wylie
In this week’s Don’t Sleep On feature, I checked out a soda shop I didn’t know I needed.