Olla Mokhtar
News Intern-
The floods killed more than 120 people, including at least 36 children. Pediatric psychologist Stevie Puckett-Perez said adults need to support their kids through processing their grief. -
After last week's floods in Kerr County and surrounding areas, the nonprofit Wings of Rescue transported animals from shelters there to free up space for displaced pets. -
An estimated 1.8 million customers will pass through Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport from July 2 through July 8, about on par with last year's record travel numbers. -
A coalition of 13 parents alleges in a lawsuit that the district and board of trustees held private meetings and withheld information as they moved forward with a plan to close four schools. -
The state funds will go toward streetscaping and a new park along the Harry Hines Corridor, part of the larger Southwestern Medical District transformation project. -
The lawsuit says the law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments "unconstitutionally pressures students into religious observance, reverence, and adoption of the state鈥檚 mandated religious scripture." -
Thirty-eight states already participate in the Summer EBT program, which gives eligible families $120 per child for the summer. Texas is set to administer it starting in 2027. -
People in West and South Dallas can stop by a cooling center, and eligible residents can request a portable cooling unit to bring home. -
The Dallas City Council approved a contract with vendor IKE Smart City to install as many as 150 interactive kiosks across the city in coming years. -
The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Eddie Bernice Johnson became th first Black Woman from Dallas to be elected to any seat in Dallas. Now her name may be in the same area she served for 30 years. -
Immigration has made up an increasing portion of the state's new residents in recent years.
