Mexican American Heritage was dead on arrival. Just as they promised in September, members of the Texas State Board of Education rejected the book, labeled as “racist,” “inaccurate” and “embarrassing” by opponents. Wednesday’s preliminary vote was 14-0 against adopting the book as a text approved for use in Texas’ classrooms. The…
In an apparent rebuke of California Attorney General and U.S. Senator-elect Kamala Harris, a Sacramento judge has decided in favor of the current CEO and two former owners of online classified site Backpage.com, granting a tentative ruling dismissing criminal charges against the three men on Wednesday, hours before oral arguments…
The general consensus growing in Dallas is that the bus and train system is broken. Routes need reworking. Wait times for buses are too long. Too many resources are being flung on lightly traveled light rail lines in the suburbs. The City Council wants Dallas Area Rapid Transit to focus…
SMU confirmed Tuesday that racist fliers encouraging white women not to date black men were posted in two residence hall stairways over the weekend. The flier, titled “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men” was originally published on unamusementpark.com, a white supremacist blog popular with the so-called “alt-right” movement. The…
A Trump pick for Secretary of HUD could have significant repercussions on the relationship between Dallas City hall and HUD.
Virtually everyone else in Dallas has weighed in on Tony vs. Dak by now, so Tuesday afternoon was finally Tony Romo’s turn. Dak Prescott should keep his starting quarterback job for the Cowboys, Romo said. Romo spoke to the media for the first time since injuring his back during a…
Four Dallas park board members want a bidding process for taking over fair Park put on ice until they get a chance to look at it
For the first time since the end of the last legislative session in May 2015, the Texas Legislature did some official business Monday. Yes, filing has kicked off the 2017 session. While the procedures to pass the bills filed today won’t begin until Jan. 10, 2017, the political process has…
So do we love our cops here in Dallas or what? Will our cops be happy now that we’re about to agree to more pay for them? People who know a few things about police issues in Dallas say the same thing to both questions. Maybe not.
It’s easy to see why smaller communities like Frisco don’t even consider Dallas as part of their competition for new recruits. Once an officer decides they don’t need to work in the big city, the larger departments rarely have anything better to offer than small places like Frisco.
Disease researchers in Atlanta today announced the results of a study that found that West Nile virus is more dangerous than previously believed, with a mortality rate more than triple what the Centers for Disease Control previously tallied. “For many people in the United States today, West Nile virus is…
A Dallas school trustee suggests that maybe the public schools should not help seal their own doom by aiding unilateral exclusive gentrification.
Romana Harding told her story of attempted suicide to her fellow veterans gathered at the Texas Capitol Veterans Monument on Veterans Day in Austin. A survivor of sexual abuse while serving in the U.S. Navy, Harding said she was tired of the enduring shame she felt. The prescription pain pills…
Instead of waking up every day dreaming I have a fatal disease, I am going to concentrate on what’s good — and it’s very good — in my own East Dallas neighborhood.
On their fourth consecutive night on the streets, Dallas’ anti-Trump protesters aimed concrete target for their anger: Dallas’ First Baptist Church. First Baptist’s pastor, Robert Jeffress was square in the middle of Trump’s victory party in New York City on Tuesday night. He earned the spot: He has been the president-elect’s…
As the Cowboys marched through the first half of their schedule to the tune of 7-1, they’ve been shrouded by a couple of black clouds. One, what to do with budding rookie star quarterback Dak Prescott when Tony Romo is ready to play following his preseason back injury, is competition…
We know you’re busy. So here’s a roundup of the week’s news, courtesy of your friends at the Dallas Observer. Your 2016 Election Roundup Nov. 8’s vote showed voters skew for Hillary Clinton in Dallas, oust Texas state Representative Kenneth Sheets, and support a baseball stadium for the Texas Rangers. DFW’s…
Last session the Texas Legislature voted for a review of the Railroad Commission of Texas, the agency that regulates the oil and gas industry. Yesterday, the commission charged with the review voted on seven recommendations put before them. So, which changes were approved, and which denied? 1) REAUTHORIZE THE AGENCY:…
So, last week the city of Dallas reached an agreement in its battle with HMK, a company the city accuses of operating as a slumlord. Families that faced imminent eviction in West and South Dallas now need not worry being put out onto the street. They don’t, at least, until…
On Thursday, acting Dallas Police Chief Cynthia S. Villarreal fired two long-serving Dallas Police Department officers following a recommendation from the department’s internal affairs department. Sergeant Terrance Scott was charged with official oppression in June after witnesses told police that Scott hit a man while working as an off-duty security…
The NFL’s investigation against Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for multiple alleged incidences of domestic violence, and the slow drip of information that comes with it, continued Thursday. The league, according to documents and a 911 call obtained by USA Today, is now actively looking into a February 2016 altercation…
The Dallas City Council yesterday amended an existing ordnance to ban smoking from public parks. This has been done in other cities, like New York and San Antonio, with little head-scratching. But in Dallas, the council clouded the move with exemptions. Here’s a quick rundown of who can smoke where…
