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Plano’s big moment belies a deeper challenge
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (437+ words) Plano is having a moment. The news that AT&T is leaving downtown Dallas for the aging northern burb is a big boost to a city that already has a reputation for landing big corporate campuses. But Plano also has…...
Threats against Frisco ISD schools aren’t credible, police determine
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (268+ words) A series of threats to Frisco ISD campuses was not credible, police said Monday afternoon. All campuses in the district went into secure status Monday after several campuses received threatening emails. That status means students and teachers must stay inside…...
Why a $250 fee for Dallas Public Library card for non-residents? Curious Texas answers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (481+ words) Would you pay a $250 fee for a library card? The Dallas Morning News reader Mark Holtz wondered why the Dallas Public Library charges non-residents a $250 fee for a library card and asked Curious Texas. This is how Dallas library card…...
Parents fear closing of Good Street Learning Center as leaders push to stay open
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1273+ words) For decades, families like Nasia Peterson's have cycled through Good Street Learning Center, a South Dallas/Fair Park child care center that working parents can afford at $90 to $134 a week. Her husband and their five children spent their early years…...
We are the champions! See photos from South Oak Cliff's parade celebrating the school's 5A state title
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (26+ words) We are the champions! See photos from South Oak Cliff's parade celebrating the school's 5A state title'Dallas News 6:51 PM on Jan 10, 2026 CST...
Justice Department moves to lift 1970 Garland ISD desegregation order
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (891+ words) Garland ISD could soon be released from decades-long federal supervision of its desegregation policies after a United States attorney filed a motion to dismiss a 1970 court order. Ryan Raybould, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, called the court-enforced…...
North Texas faith leaders sign letter opposing school prayer period
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (508+ words) More than 160 Texas faith leaders, including dozens from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, have signed a letter opposing a state-organized prayer period in public schools, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law in June. This week, the letter will be sent…...
Texas sued over probe of teachers over Kirk assassination comments
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (752+ words) The American Federation of Teachers of Texas is suing the Texas Education Agency over a series of investigations the agency launched over teachers" comments on social media after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, president of the conservative…...
Harvard professor: Intellectual diversity is critical to the pursuit of truth
1+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) Iron sharpens iron," the proverb says, and nowhere is this truer than in the realm of ideas. Our beliefs become clearer and more refined when they are challenged through study, reflection and especially through engagement with people who think differently....
Former trustee: Dallas City Hall debate is a rerun of DISD HQ move
1+ week, 2+ day ago (201+ words) For more than half a century, the Ross Avenue complex served as the operational center of DISD. From those halls, generations of educators, administrators and trustees worked tirelessly to support students. It was a place steeped in history and tradition....