As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
| February 18, 2025
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.
6 significant Texas sites connected to the Underground Railroad
| January 27, 2025
While many enslaved people headed north to Canada, an alternate path sought freedom via a different route, traveling through Texas and into Mexico.
Texas lawmakers react to inauguration: Congrats, criticism, and quiet
| January 20, 2025
Elected officials from across Texas shared their reactions to President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.
The true stories behind 9 famous Texas brands
| January 3, 2025
DFW RESTAURANTS | food | food & drink | food and drink | HARDGATE | old texas | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story
Every business needs to get its start somewhere. For these Texas brands and products, their origin stories are just as intriguing as their massive growth.
A North Texas lawmaker wants to make book banning easier in schools
| December 4, 2024
bannedbooks | bookbans | books | censorship | DALLAS | DFW | DFW Lead Story | frisco | libraries | library | old texas | schools
Rep. Jared Patterson’s House Bill 183 would allow parents to request that the Texas State Board of Education review materials in public school libraries, challenging a book to be removed if they believe it to be inappropriate for the grade level or if it has “sexually explicit material.”