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Texas Schools Add Attack Drones To Protect Students

The high-speed drones are made to attack and incapacitate an active shooter on school campuses.

By Alyssa Fields

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Healthcare

Texas GOP Leaders Aren't Lying About THC, But They're Not Telling The Truth

By Alyssa Fields

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Film, TV & Streaming

We're Screaming Over Dallas International Film Festival's Advanced Horror Screenings

By Liam Gaughan

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Dessert

The Best Ice Cream Shops in Dallas

By Anisha Holla and Aaren Prody

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Dallas Cowboys

The Biggest Moments From Season 2 of America's Sweethearts

By Alex Gonzalez

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Books

Fine Print Magazine Shop Might Be Dallas' Next Artistic Hub

By Simon Pruitt

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Politics

KERA Set to Lose $2.7M From Federal NPR Funding Slash

By Emma Ruby

News

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Politics

Cornyn Roasts Ken Paxton Online With 'Sidepiece' Kiss Cam Tweet

By Kelly Dearmore

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Abortion

The Big Beautiful Baby Boom? Texas Among Worst States for Access to Contraceptives

By Emma Ruby

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Crime

UPDATE: Rashee Rice's Timeline of Dallas Trouble, Including Jail Sentence

By Kelly Dearmore

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Courts

BREAKING: Texas Court Sets New Execution Date for Robert Roberson

By Kelly Dearmore

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Environment

Cartoonist Gets Death Threats for MAGA Texas Flood Comic

By Alyssa Fields

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Healthcare

Locals Who Could Get Screwed By Trump's Medicaid Cuts are 'Very Worried'

By Mark Henricks

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City Hall

Trash Service Changes Are Coming to Dallas. People Are Pissed.

By Alyssa Fields

Food & Drink

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Texas Legislature

New Law Means Dallas Food Trucks Can Hit the Open Road

By Simon Pruitt

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Chefs

Dallas Observer Supper Club Brings Food Lovers to Radici

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

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Openings & Closings

New Sandwich Spot Alert: Snarf’s Is Coming to Dallas

By Aaren Prody

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Cocktails & Spirits

A Guided Culinary Tour of Plano’s Boardwalk at Granite Park

By Austin Zook

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Coffee

Richardson's Cozy Staycation to Close This Fall, Here's What to Know

By Simon Pruitt

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Dallas Decoded

Top 100 Bars: Our Annual List of the Best Bars in Dallas, Ranked

By Desiree Gutierrez, Lauren Drewes Daniels and Lauren Durie

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First Look

From Bondi to Big D: Two Hands Cafe Lands in Uptown

By Aaren Prody

Arts & Culture

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Fashion & Style

For Dallas Designers, Fashion and Fame Aren't Always in Seam

By Lisa Petty

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Film, TV & Streaming

The Top 5 Movies of 2025 (So Far)

By Liam Gaughan

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Festivals

The KNON Free Film Festival is Again Bringing Music and Hope to the Big Screen

By Austin Zook

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Events

Best Things To Do in Dallas, July 16–22

By Merritt Martin and Carly May Gravley

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Photos

We Did as the French Would Do For Bastille on Bishop 2025

By Charles Farmer

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Hiking & Outdoors

Tripping Out: These New Mexico Gems Will Help You Evade The Dallas Heat

By Lorri Kennedy

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Social Media

Where to Find Labubu Dolls in Dallas and Nearby

By Carly May Gravley

Music

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Fort Worth

Hermanos Gutiérrez and Leon Bridges Release First-Ever English-Language Single

By Simon Pruitt

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History & Nostalgia

Selena's Influential, Pathbreaking Posthumous Album Dreaming of You Turns 30 This Year

By Preston Jones

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Concert Reviews

Dashboard Confessional Steals the Spotlight From Goo Goo Dolls at Dickies Arena

By Preston Barta

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Hip-Hop

Dallas New Music Round Up: Songs by Pierce Washington, Tay Money and Kali Flower

By Eric Diep

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Technology

Max Stalling, Carson Lewis, Leslie Austin and More on AI: Does the Song Remain the Same?

By Mark Henricks

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Hip-Hop

Dallas Fans Get the Clipse Reunion Show They've Waited Decades For

By Vanessa Quilantan

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Concert Previews

Dallas Artists Come Together for Kerr County Flood Relief Fund Benefit Concert on July 29

By Simon Pruitt

Upcoming Concerts

LENNY PEARCE'S USA TODDLER TECHNO TOUR - PART 2

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Turnstile

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John Maus

Thu., Oct. 16, 7pm at The Echo Lounge & Music Hall

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Dermot Kennedy - A promised return: special intimate tour

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