June is Pride Month, and a Dallas event is drawing attention from protesters. The Mr. Misster Bar and Lounge on Cedar Springs Road is hosting "Drag the Kids to Pride" Saturday, and their Eventbrite...
O’Rourke Criticizes Biden’s Plan to End Title 42
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke criticized the Biden administration's plan to end Title 42 without a strategy for border states to deal with the expected...
Elon Musk Offers $43 Billion to Buy Twitter
Elon Musk has been busy. According to a regulatory filing, the billionaire entrepreneur has offered to acquire social media giant Twitter in a $43 billion cash deal in which he would take the...
By Tanya Grant | Apr 15, 2022
City Council Approves $1 Million for Solar Panels
On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council approved a plan put forward by the City's Building Services Department to install solar panels on several City buildings. The project will cost $993,938.28,...
Trevor Reed Appeal Remanded to Russian Court
An appeal for Trevor Reed, an imprisoned Marine in Russia, has been remanded, or sent back, to a lower court. The session was held on Tuesday at the Second Court of General Cassation in Moscow. The...
New Non-Profit Targets Texas Education Reform
A new nonprofit, Texans for Excellence in Education (TEE), is advocating for education policy that the organization believes is both transparent and ethical. Per its website, the non-partisan TEE...
By Amy Jones | Apr 14, 2022
West Nile Case Confirmed in Dallas County
A case of the West Nile virus (WNV) has beenย reported by Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS), making it the first human case for 2022. DCHHS will not release personal information about...
Tornadoes and Severe Weather Hit Central Texas
According to the National Weather Service, at leastย two tornadoes touched down Tuesday night in Central Texas. The area was also pummelled by heavy rain, flash flooding, and large hail.ย In Salado,...
First Bus Drops off Unlawful Migrants in D.C.
The battle over immigration policies in Texas has continued following theย arrival of asylum seekers in Washington, D.C. Texas Governor Greg Abbott promised last week to combat the problems at the...
Increased Inspections at Border Draw Protest
On the morning of April 12, a long line of trucks waited on both sides of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge along the border between Texas and Mexico. Officials from the United States Customs...
Sweden and Finland Consider Applying to Join NATO
According to Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24 changed the security situation for Nordic countries, mounting pressure on Finland and Sweden...
Police ‘Search’ For Chick-fil-A Prankster
Residents of Wharton, Texas, are crestfallen after being misled into believing that their town would soon get a Chick-fil-A. A sign placed at one of Wharton's busy intersections broadcasted the...
By Amy Jones | Apr 14, 2022
TEA Releases Guidelines for School Libraries
The Texas Educational Agency (TEA) released its model policy for public schools selecting books for school libraries. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath announced the guidelines in a letter to Texas...
Tinslee Lewis Finally Home After ’10-Day Rule’ Battle
Tinslee Lewis, now 3 years old, has been fighting for her life since she was born. Tinslee was delivered prematurely at Cook Children's Medical Hospital in Fort Worth in February 2019, where she...
By Amy Jones | Apr 14, 2022
Dallas Mother Charged with Manslaughter in Death of Child
Police officials announced that the mother of a 3-year-old boy fatally shot in late March turned herself in after she was previously out on bail. She now faces aย manslaughter chargeย in the case. As...
Suspect Captured in Mass NY Subway Shooting
The suspect allegedly responsible for a mass shooting aboard a Brooklyn subway train on April 12 has been captured. The shooting left more than twenty people injured, with at least ten victims...
Former Mayoral Candidate Challenges Incumbent for Local School Board
When Kelly Burke ran for mayor of Arlington, his campaign focused highly on education. Although he lost his mayoral bid, only earning 7.4% of the vote in a seven-way race, Burke is now gunning to be...
By Edgar James | Apr 14, 2022
China Helps Undercut Russian Sanctions
Despite tough sanctionsย instituted by Western governments against Russia, the war in Ukraine has lasted over 50 days, largely due to the assistance of the Kremlin's closest regional ally, China. In...
March Inflation Hits 8.5%
According to the WSJ, the consumer price index (CPI) released reports for Marchย that show an 8.5% increase in inflation. To compare, February's annual rate was 7.9%. Inflation has been rising at its...
Putin Speaks on Ukraine Invasion
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would achieve its objectives in the Ukrainian campaign and stated that Moscow had no choice but to launch a military operation to...
Americans Feeling the Pinch from Higher Interest Rates
Monetary policymakers have higher interest rates on their minds. The Federal Reserve has already implemented one interest rate hike this year, an increase of 25 basis points (bps) -- the equivalent...
By Tanya Grant | Apr 14, 2022