This year marks the third year in a row that Texas Woman’s University in Denton will contract with a local Holiday Inn to provide housing for students. More than 100 students will be assigned to the off campus hotel that has been haphazardly labeled as campus housing. “Students who have…
Dallas caterer and restaurateur Andrew Ormsby, who operates an eponymous catering company out of the Cityplace tower and is one of the people behind the Ku De Ta day resort, filed a lawsuit in Dallas County accusing Domenic Massimilian, a Cornell University lacrosse player, of assault. Massimilian, who played high…
A line of people was snaking around the back of the office building by the time Catholic Charities staff rolled in at 7 on Saturday morning. Most were teenagers and young adults accompanied by their families. Several were alone, here to solve their substantial legal troubles on their own. Some…
So, Dallas, that was the summer of our lifetimes. Today marks the day where average temperatures begin to drop, continuing their inevitable decline towards whatever horrors Winter 2014 has in store for us. Let’s not focus on the inevitable entombment of Dallas in ice quite yet, though. Let’s think to…
In the wake of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins tonight will hold a 7 p.m. town hall meeting at St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he says he hopes to start a conversation about police shootings to avoid in Dallas what has happened in…
Behind a seven-inning, two-run start from Nick Tepesch and a two-run ninth inning, walkoff rally capped off by Adam Rosales’ game-winning RBI single over a drawn-in infield, the Rangers knocked off the Angels yesterday, ending a four-game losing streak overall and a nine-game skid against the Halos. It was yet…
On their surface, the claims made by Douglas Leguin in his 911 call last Monday are almost comical. His name is Dougie Doug, and he has seceded from the United States established Doug-e-stan, an independent republic, because “shit’s too screwed up.” That he’d taken over a house that wasn’t his…
An analysis of data compiled and released by The New York Times surmises that, despite the hopes and claims of groups like Battleground Texas, Texas is unlikely to become a Democratic stronghold, or even a consistent battleground, anytime soon. The reason? Unlike other southern states that have seen swings in…
He’s still in his 20s, but Amarildo Gonzalez has worked construction in the Dallas area for several years now, traveling the metro area repairing foundations and doing other work. He’s worked through rain and ice storms, but the brutal Texas summers are by far the worst — especially with Texas’…
When questions arise about how investigators handled a suspicious death case, or when they appear to have possibly caused the death themselves, they usually don’t comment about what happened because the investigation is ongoing and it will take a very long time to solve. It’s a logical enough explanation in…
A group that swelled to perhaps as large as 100 at its biggest gathered at the Continental Bridge Park Thursday night to express solidarity with Mike Brown, the Ferguson, Missouri, man gunned down by a police officer Saturday, and the protesters in Ferguson who have faced tear gas and intimidation…
On November 21, 2013, 13-year-old Gaby entered the United States via Hidalgo, Texas. She had journeyed there, alone, from Honduras. She was apprehended by border patrol, and after a stay in one of the federal shelters, was released to her two parents, who live in Dallas…
In Ferguson, Missouri, this week, as police officers began to look more like soldiers, and as the lack of transparency about the Mike Brown shooting continued, a police officer in Dallas took to his smartphone. Major Max Geron heads the Dallas Police Department’s Media Relations Unit, Community Affairs and Planning…
In the wake of violent clashes in Ferguson, Missouri, a candlelight vigil has been planned for the Continental Deck Park tonight at 6 p.m. As part of what’s being called a “National Moment of Silence,” attendees will observe a moment of silence, then be given the chance to speak out…
You may have seen some of the breathless headlines. “In the heat of summer, Forbes says Dallas is cool.” “No surprise that Texas has some of the coolest cities in America.” “Dallas Among Top 10 ‘Coolest Cities in America’.” But here’s the deal, Dallas: Houston and Austin have both outcooled…
Exactly one year ago, Dallas ISD’s Student Intake Center began taking responsibility for every immigrant student coming into the district. The Center focuses on processing the kids who have never attended American schools before, by checking immunization records and other documents, and evaluating their level of education. The Center is…
Just a few weeks after Denton failed to pass a ban on fracking, the Texas Railroad Commission is proposing tighter regulation on oil and natural gas drilling in response to the north Texas earthquakes. At its monthly meeting yesterday, the commission accepted a new set of rule proposals regarding regulation…
Over the objections of their Park Cities neighbors, the Dallas City Council voted this afternoon to approve a zoning change that will allow for the construction of a new luxury mid-rise apartment building on Cole Avenue site currently occupied by the Saltillo Apartments. See also: Highland Park, Fighting Luxury Apartment…
After two years of scrutiny, controversy and corruption, the Texas Education Agency last month finally announced that it would revoke the charter of Prime Prep Academy, the publicly funded charter school founded and led by Deion Sanders. With the school plotting its appeal, the hits have only continued, in the…
There are many plausible explanations for the so-called Texas Miracle, the state’s decade-plus surge in economic and population growth. Job creators appreciate the low tax burden and light regulation. Workers like the low cost of living and lack of a state income tax. Heretofore unimagined quantities of oil and gas…
From the sound of it, at least as his parents tell it, Charles and Kristie Cripps’ son was a pretty normal kid. He had some behavioral issues, largely stemming from ADHD, like insulting his classmates’ penis sizes and careening around his school in the manner typical of adolescent boys. Because…
Dallas is among the 10 best cities in the country for young people to buy a home, according to a new National Association of Realtors report. “Buying a home,” if you’re under 35, is an old-timey activity practiced mostly by your parents and grandparents, sort of like using a rotary…
