Judge blocks 3 Texas school districts from enforcing DEI ban
| February 23, 2026
dei | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | K-12 education | public education | TEXAS | texas education agency | Texas Lead Story
Teachers and students in Texas started the 2025-26 school year under a new law that prohibits gender and sexuality alliance clubs at high schools across the state.
Spring has sprung: Pick your own flowers at this North Texas tulip farm
| February 23, 2026
Community | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | EXCO-Player | old texas | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO | u-pick farms
Try this u-pick tulip farm in Denton County.
ICE admin office to open near Woodlands school
| February 23, 2026
Just across from Primrose Schools in the Woodlands, an ICE facility is gearing up to open. Cesar Espinosa, with Immigrant Families and Students in the Fight, says this move opens the door for more child detainments despite its illegality.
Number of Texas school districts rejecting designated prayer time grows
| February 23, 2026
School districts across Texas have until March 1 to decide whether their schools will create a designated prayer and religious reading time during the school day, and an overwhelming majority are rejecting the new policy.
Voting early in Dallas County? Here’s everything you need to know
| February 23, 2026
Stressed about voting in the primary election? Our DFW Political Correspondent Katie Serrano is here to break it down for you.