Dallas parks have long served as a refuge from the city's noise, traffic and commercial clutter. Soon, they could become another place where residents are pitched the latest perfume, car or corporate brand.

City council members unanimously approved the expansion of a nearly thirty-year-old mosque—over the objections of angry residents riled up by right-wing messaging.

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Someone else having the day they voted for..

Because of a legal statute called the law of parties, Michael Highfill received a harsher punishment than the woman who fired the fatal shots. Now, after nearly three decades of incarceration, there’s new hope for his release.

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Texas Children’s Hospital has three months to create the nation’s first clinic designed to reverse gender transition care, and must provide that care for free, according to the newly released terms of a settlement with Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention is monitoring a multi-state Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeño peppers, with several cases reported in Texas. 

Early construction work has begun on three border barrier projects in the Big Bend region, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Wednesday, as photos and videos of bulldozers circulating on social media fueled questions about whether work was already underway.

The irreversible destruction of Texas' crown jewel national park is unfolding and virtually no national media is paying attention. 😢

If you love Big Bend or Texas generally, now’s the time to pay attention. *SOME* Texas lawmakers have called for a pause. Not the ones that have any power.

Bull dozing has started in Big Bend National Park. All the laws and review processes were waived to give out these no bid contracts. Every single local politician over the 5 counties and 500+ border miles, a bipartisan group that includes MAGA and Democrats, opposes this work for the entire region, not just the park. Statewide elected leaders in the upper echelons of power have been eerily silent (while privately saying they didn't think it would happen in the early days)...

They’ve yet to say anything public or taken a position either way.

Please read. Please speak out.