www.dallasnews.com How does excessive, prolonged heat affect homes in North Texas?
Excessive heat in the area coupled with a lack of significant rain has caused the ground of several homes to shift.
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How does excessive, prolonged heat affect homes in North Texas?
This makes me really nervous.
Teen’s discipline sparks changes - Lewisville ISD moves to ensure punishments ‘fair and consistent’
Egregious, also, great message to send to kids. You should be afraid to report the suspicion of a school shooting.
H-E-B and inflation shake up the Dallas-Fort Worth grocery market
www.dallasnews.com H-E-B and inflation shake up the Dallas-Fort Worth grocery market
The total Dallas-Fort Worth grocery pie is bigger and traditional grocers Tom Thumb, Albertsons and Kroger are on defense.
I'm ready for H-E-B, and so tired of Warl-mart.
Casar leads thirst strike to protest Texas law banning mandatory water breaks
www.dallasnews.com Casar leads thirst strike to protest Texas law banning mandatory water breaks
Rep. Greg Casar is leading a thirst strike Tuesday after Gov. Abbott signed a bill that would block local efforts to require water breaks for workers.
I can't wrap my brain around how a Texas governing body OF ALL PLACES could try to kill the most basic of heat safety regulations. It's evil.
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl ring Jerry Jones gave Clarence Thomas could be worth $100k
www.dallasnews.com Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl ring Jerry Jones gave Clarence Thomas could be worth $100k
Any Super Bowl ring is a valuable collectible. The one Clarence Thomas got from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones would fetch more than usual at auction...
Surprising no one.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson waives hearing to challenge nearly $33,000 property tax bill
www.dallasnews.com Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson waives hearing to challenge nearly $33,000 property tax bill
A Dallas County Appraisal Review Board panel was scheduled Monday to consider an appeal from Dallas mayor Eric Johnson and his wife of their more than 5,000...
LOL
Dallas will get Voodoo Doughnut, a famous Portland shop
www.dallasnews.com Dallas will get Voodoo Doughnut, a famous Portland shop
Voodoo will open on a busy, buzzy stretch of Greenville Avenue in East Dallas.
The shop is expected to open at 1806 Greenville Ave., on Dallas’ Lowest Greenville, in one of the city’s most vibrant dining neighborhoods. Voodoo is expected to start selling bacon maple bars, peanut butter and jelly doughnuts, glazed old-fashioneds and sprinkle cake doughnuts sometime in 2023.
Most Texas beaches pose safety risks due to high fecal bacteria levels, report says
www.dallasnews.com Most Texas beaches pose safety risks due to high fecal bacteria levels, report says
Roughly 90% of Texas beaches tested positive for fecal bacteria at least one day in 2022, making them potentially unsafe for swimmers, according to an...
Environment Texas tested 61 beaches across the state. Of those, 55 tested positive for fecal contamination at least one day, meaning they exceeded the safety threshold set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Eight beaches exceeded the EPA’s threshold more than 25% of testing days.
Those beaches include Cole Park in Corpus Christi, which tested positive for fecal contamination on 54% of days, Ropes Park in Corpus Christi (41%), and Texas City Dike in Galveston Bay (28%), according to the report.
Sylvan Beach Park in La Porte tested positive for fecal contamination 21% of days, and Galveston’s Seawall Boulevard at 25th Street tested positive 26% of days.
Nationwide, 55% of beaches exceeded the EPA’s safety threshold at least once last year, according to the report. Roughly 84% of Gulf coast beaches tested positive at least once.
Swimmers should check TexasBeachWatch.com for water quality reports, avoid swimming with open wounds and near storm drain outfalls.
Ransomware delays Dallas permits: ‘I’ve never had to wait weeks for a fence...’
www.dallasnews.com Ransomware delays Dallas permits: ‘I’ve never had to wait weeks for a fence...’
Reviews for more than 300 Dallas permit requests for fences, roof replacements, foundation repairs, demolitions are still delayed because of impacts related...
I am amazed at how quickly this story disappeared. This was a major systems failure and people lost interest in a couple of days.
Dallas braces for impact of new state law that limits how cities govern themselves
www.dallasnews.com Dallas braces for impact of new state law that limits how cities govern themselves
House Bill 2127 or the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act bans local municipalities from adopting or enforcing ordinances and rules that go further than what’s...
Small government at work guys! I wonder how the state folks would react to a law like this coming from the federal level?
North Texas church apologizes for controversial plantation sermon by Anna Duggar’s father
www.dallasnews.com North Texas church apologizes for controversial slavery sermon by Anna Duggar’s father
Mike Keller, the father of Christian reality television star Anna Duggar, has drawn outrage for comments he made about slavery during a recent sermon at a...
Wow. This one is pretty epic.