The University of Texas Baseball team has announced its 2022 schedule, including 31 home games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. They will be starting the season with a three-game series against Rice...
Dr. Augusto Dias: Dedication and Culture
Augusto Dias, M.D, is an emergency medicine physician. He has worked at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth for over seven years. Dias was born in Peru, where his family is from. His...
By Mary Jones | Oct 31, 2021
A Second Chance Saved His Life, Now He Hopes to Save Others
When Mike Phillips was a senior in a Baltimore, Maryland high school, he was a popular basketball star being offered a 4-year scholarship by various universities, including the Christian college...
By Edgar James | Oct 31, 2021
Local Film Director Fights Against Sex Trafficking
When Jaco Booyens lived in South Africa as a child, his younger sister, Ilonka, was trafficked for six years. After she was rescued, his family relocated to Dallas. Booyens has been fighting...
By Edgar James | Oct 29, 2021
Struggling to Pay Rent: Relief Program Options Are Available
Residents in Dallas can apply for assistance for rent and utility relief due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Families that are receiving eviction notices will be the priority, as well as individuals...
Study Ranks the “Safety” of All 50 States
A new survey from WalletHub ranked all 50 states based on five metrics: Personal & Residential Safety, Financial Safety, Road Safety, Workplace Safety, and Emergency Preparedness. 2021’s Safest...
By Edgar James | Oct 28, 2021
Texas Food Bank Wins National Grant
A national foundation has awarded a Texas food bank with a grant to help feed needy families and children at the border. The South Texas Food Bank, which is part of the Feeding America food bank...
By Edgar James | Oct 22, 2021
Otter Attack: Family Sues Dallas World Aquarium
A Grand Prairie family has filed a million-dollar lawsuit against the Dallas World Aquarium after alleging their small child was permanently scarred by one of the Aquarium's Giant Otters. An attack...
By Shawn Cregar | Oct 21, 2021
Charity Helps People with Disabilities Live more Independently
When Clinton Clarke was a child, he watched his mother, a Veterans Administration (VA) spinal cord nurse, assist people with disabilities. After graduating from the New Mexico Institute of Mining...
By Edgar James | Oct 18, 2021
Turtle Creek Park’s Robert E. Lee Statue Relocated to Golf Resort
According to ABC News, the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was removed from Turtle Creek Park in Dallas in September 2017, is now displayed in West Texas at a golf resort. The...
Downtown Glows Purple for Special Celebration
Buildings in Dallas and across North Texas lit up the sky purple to celebrate the 100th birthday of Scottish Rite for Children on Sunday night, Oct. 10. The purple lights were seen in Dallas at the...
By Mary Dada | Oct 11, 2021
Vision Africa Gets Half-A-Million Dollar Donation for New Hospital
Based in Dallas, Vision Africa Ministries is an organization of faith. They have served Nigeria since 1997. The Agnes Onuoha Memorial Hospital is being constructed in Abia State, Nigeria, and a lead...
Bank Steps Up for Ida Victims
The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas announced that they will be donating $1 million in recovery efforts following Hurricane Ida. These donations will help affected communities and FHLB...
111 Dogs Rescued from Mesquite Home
Last week an owner of a home located in Mesquite surrendered 111 dogs found on the property. According to Texas Breaking, animal control officers were sent to the house to rescue them after...
Researchers Release Captive-Bred Horned Lizards in Effort to Save Iconic Texas Species
The Texas Horned Lizard was once so common that children used them for target practice or blew them up with fire-crackers. Today, few Texans see the state's most famous lizard in the wild as...
Investigation Opened Against Dallas Fire-Rescue
An investigation has been opened against the Dallas Fire-Rescue service due to claims of mistreatment towards patients and the Tony Timpa killing on August 10, 2016. Cases presented against not only...
Dallas Entrepreneur Works to Bring Back Prehistoric Woolly Mammoths
Dallas serial tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm is known for his achievements. He created five companies by the age of 39. From mobile software development, he transitioned to immersive game development,...
By Mary Dada | Sep 17, 2021
Fired Dallas IT Employee Made Previous Errors
A former Dallas IT worker is suspected of deleting city files. According to the city’s chief information officer, the employee might have accidentally deleted large amounts of files on three...
By Mary Dada | Sep 16, 2021
Lyft Driver Killer’s Family Blindsided By His Action
Imran Ali Rasheed is accused of murdering 26-year-old Lewis Baker in Garland before opening fire in the lobby of Plano Police Headquarters. Rasheed was shot multiple times by an officer who returned...
By Mary Dada | Sep 16, 2021
Texas Charity Consoling Organ Donor Families
Taylor’s Gift started when Tara and Todd Storch learned that their oldest daughter, Taylor, had been mortally wounded while on a skiing trip in Colorado. Her parents were asked if they would be...
Police Look for Suspect in Northwest Dallas Shooting
The Dallas Police Department is searching for a suspect in a Sunday evening shooting in northwest Dallas. Investigators said the man opened fire and wounded someone after a dispute at about 6 p.m....
By Mary Dada | Sep 14, 2021