Lyle Lovett’s Ode to Just the Right Cowboy Hat
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Stetson: American Icon, a beautiful and heavy (nearly six-pound) coffee table book that’s out now. Through archival and modern photographs and personal odes, the book celebrates the iconic Garland, Texas, hatmaker. Growing up in the ’60s, I watched all the...
Dallas has Banned Vaping with a New City Ordinance
Vaping has become a popular substitute for smoking cigarettes. It's also become just as bothersome as smoking a cigarette.
Dallas Community Mourns as Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Highland Hills
A somber silence envelops the neighborhood of Highland Hills in Dallas, where a shooting claimed the life of 29-year-old Charles Hibbler on Monday. The Dallas Police Department responded to the incident following a shooting call near the 6000 block of Highland Hills Drive at approximately 9:45 p.m. Upon arrival, the...
Dallas County Moves Away From Seeking Death Penalties, Following Texas Trend
In late November, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced that it would not seek the death penalty in the prosecution of Yordanis Cabos-Martinez, the man accused of beheading his co-worker at a Dallas motel earlier this year. While prosecutors added that they “reserve the right” to change course...
Understanding Section 8 Housing in Forney
Section 8 housing, also known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program, is designed to assist low-income families in affording safe and decent housing. In Forney, Texas, the landscape of Section 8 housing is somewhat unique due to the absence of a local housing authority dedicated to administering this program. Instead,...
Texas Mall Creates ‘Husband Daycare’ That Includes a Bar
The 'daycare' area included seating, multiple TV's, and a bar.
14-year-old suspect in fatal shooting at house party arrested after multi-day search
SAN ANTONIO — The search for a North Texas middle schooler wanted for murder is over. Police in Lavon, just northeast of Dallas, say the 14-year-old and an adult man got into an argument at a house party on Saturday. That's when the teen allegedly pulled out a gun...
Dallas ISD offering free meals for kids over winter break
Food and Child Nutrition Services is proud to support families across the Dallas community by offering free break meals to go during the long winter break. This initiative continues to provide essential support to families who rely on school meals throughout the year, ensuring students are able to maintain access to...
North Texas man connects kids and seniors through holiday messages
Trae Jacobs started a project that delivers hundreds of handwritten cards from students to seniors in care facilities, creating bonds across generations.
City still waiting for official word on rainbow crosswalks.
Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert says that the city’s request to keep its “nonstandard” crosswalks is still in stasis. As you may recall, in October, Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Transportation Secretary/former MTV Real World roommate/Airport Sartorial Choice Critic/Human Jock Jams CD Sean Duffy announced that...

















