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300,000 Texans Would Lose SNAP Assistance Under New Plan

More than 300,000 Texans could lose food assistance benefits under proposed changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, according to statistics from Governing Magazine. The estimated 302,800 Texans affected is the highest number of vulnerable SNAP recipients in any state in the nation, according to the magazine...
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Dallas ISD’s Early Learning Strategy Shows Signs of Success

Five years after it began, Dallas ISD's revamping of its early learning strategy appears to be paying dividends, according to a report given Thursday to the district's board of trustees. Derek Little, the district's assistant superintendent of early learning, told the board that Dallas students who enroll in pre-K programs are...
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Marijuana Is Now Legal…ish in Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas State Legislature are learning that every action comes with a consequence. Their choice to legalize minimal THC cannabis — also called hemp — has become problematic for local law enforcement. The red state of Texas is known for treating cannabis cases similar to how...
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The 10 Best Things Our Food Critic Ate in Dallas in 2019

As of the moment when I’m submitting this article for publication, I’ve eaten 201 meals at Dallas-area restaurants in 2019. That is, well, plenty by anybody’s standard. And that diet, along with the ever-increasing stock of great Dallas restaurants, made narrowing down a selection of my top 10 favorite plates...
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New Year, New Decade, New City, We Can Do This Thing, But …

We start this new decade in the city with two facts staring us in the face. Fact One: Truly powerful new ideas are on the table right now that will help us take away the sharp bite of social inequity, greatly reduce crime and, most important and valuable, harvest the...
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Critics Say New Texas Polling Station Law Suppresses Liberal Votes

Nationwide, college student voter turnout doubled between 2014 and 2018, according to a new study by Tufts University. But in Texas and elsewhere, new efforts by Republican lawmakers are making it harder for students to vote this year. Critics say these moves are designed to suppress liberal votes. About 67%...
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Plano Comedy Festival’s Second Year Gets Bigger, Better and Funnier

The first Plano Comedy Festival made quite an impression on Dallas' comedy community. Comedian and founder Wes Corwin and his crew put together one of the year's most impressive festivals with a list of local comedians and even some seasoned comics who perform across the country. The festival organizers set...
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The Standard Pour Has a Less Than Standard Brunch

It's a bummer to have a bad meal. Especially since working in kitchens, I have gained a glimpse through the veil into the sheer amount of effort, determination and back-breaking grit it takes to keep one running smoothly. Our brunch at The Standard Pour in Uptown was a frustrating and heartbreaking...
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Best Things To Do in Dallas This Weekend

Friday Giacomo Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut contains one of the most spirited, individualistic, timeless and tragic female protagonists in the repertory. The young Manon ultimately finds herself pulled between two mutually exclusive paths: a glitzy life of luxury or true love. The result is intensely discouraging, and at once both...
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What Makes Smithy’s Brunch Worth the Wait

Brunch is a slow thing, sometimes taking up a sizable portion of your weekend morning as you sip drinks and chat with friends over a few eggs or something sweet. Brunch is the epitome of “taking it easy,” but to reach that lovely state of mind at Smithy on Henderson,...