Five stories that have North Texas talking: Mayor Rawlings on The Takeaway, support for a new anti-abortion bill, reverse graffiti and more.
Dallas is one of only three major cities in the U.S. to have officially recovered from the Great Recession, according to a . Mayor Mike Rawlings talked to John Hockenberry of The Takeaway today about what saved Dallas. Teaser: it isn鈥檛 oil. It鈥檚 the strength of our tech economy, among other things.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 happening with everybody鈥檚 cell phone, and what it鈥檚 turning into, we see that as a big growth opportunity for us,鈥� Rawlings said.
Hear the full interview on 四虎影院 90.1 at 11 a.m. or .
- Advocates from the anti-abortion group Texas Right To Life are pushing a bill that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks because they believe a fetus at that stage in development can feel pain. The Texas Alliance For Life, which is our state鈥檚 other large pro-life organization, hasn鈥檛 taken a position to support it. []
- Dallas police and city leaders have tried to control graffiti by redirecting street artists to as part of the . But what happens when internationally renowned street artists are given the freedom to dress the sides of prominent buildings in color and meaning? In Atlanta鈥檚 case, a sort of reverse defacing by retired legislators with paint rollers. Writer Jenni Jarvie looks at the struggles and triumphs of Living Walls, a nonprofit in Atlanta that links street artists to urban planners. []
- So the Twinkie got its due attention -- for better or worse -- when Irving-based Hostess Brands announced it would close up shop and sell its assets. But just when we thought this discussion had been shelved, Terrell-born Jamie Foxx shows up on SNL鈥檚 Weekend Update as a Ding-Dong with a vengeance and a tell-all. []
- Some North Texans know beyond her tightly-coifed rising stardom. The Kirtland Records signee, reared in Red Oak, used to tend bar at Dan鈥檚 Silverleaf in Denton, and has been known to say what鈥檚 up to her dad while performing on the stage of that same venue. So fans and friends are cheering their hometown girl鈥檚 late-night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight on the roof of Sundown at the Granada. []
