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Arlington’s annual Christkindl Christmas market is now open

Community | DFW | EXCO-Player | old texas

Three of the four Jordan sisters will attend Texas Tech.

Nothing but net! Gianna, Natalia & Milania Jordan score scholarships at Texas Tech

Say “howdy” to 2026 in a big way—with a glittering ball drop, champagne toast, and colorful fireworks at one of the amazing New Year’s Eve parties in Dallas-Fort Worth this year.

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The Texas road trip that’s just for book lovers

by Joey Held

| January 6, 2025

books | CULTURE | HARDGATE | TEXAS | THINGS TO DO

The Lone Star State has an abundance of people, places, and artwork worth celebrating—and you can see them all with our book-friendly Texas road trip.

A masked customer browses the books on display in the Powell's City of Books store, the headquarters of Powell's in Portland, Oregon, during the COVID pandemic.

25 books publishing in 2025 that we can’t wait to read

by Sam Cohen

| December 19, 2024

Community | LITERATURE | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story

Numerous books are set to be published in 2025, but these are a few of our most anticipated reads. Here are our 25 books publishing in 2025 we can't wait to read.