‘She likely died from a stroke’: Inside the chilling reality of Texas’s abortion laws
| January 21, 2026
ABORTION | HEALTH | health care | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | maternal health | Repro Rights | TEXAS | Texas Republicans
A Houston mom knew she needed to stay alive for her teenage son. But not one of 90 doctors she saw was willing to save her life by ending her dangerous pregnancy.
Wrongfully executed in 1956, Tommy Lee Walker is finally cleared
| January 21, 2026
CIVIL RIGHTS | CULTURE | DALLAS | DFW | DFW-hardgate | justice | old texas | symbolic exoneration | TEXAS | Tommy Lee Walker | Venice Parker
Tommy Lee Walker was wrongfully executed in 1956. Now, the Dallas County Commissioners Court has declared him innocent.
Proposed library restructuring could leave four Dallas communities without local branches
| January 20, 2026
Community | CULTURE | DALLAS | Dallas Public Library | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ENTERTAINMENT | Library systems | LIFESTYLE | TEXAS
Four branches of the Dallas Public Library could potentially close as part of a new “regional model” proposal. Here’s everything you need to know.
How Texas A&M became ground zero for higher education’s culture war
| January 20, 2026
Dr. Leonard Bright’s Ethics and Public Policy course was canceled a few days into the semester. It’s just one in a string of attacks on academic freedom at the university.
Texas Comptroller wants to bar Islamic schools from voucher program
| January 16, 2026
As private schools in Texas register for the state’s new voucher program, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggests that schools with Islamic ties be disqualified from participating.