/tags/friday-conversation Friday Conversation en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:37:47 GMT /politics/2019-01-04/julie-johnson-heads-to-austin-as-one-of-dallas-countys-first-two-openly-gay-legislators When the Texas Legislature gavels into session next week, Julie Johnson will make history. She'll be one of Dallas County's first two openly gay… Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:37:47 GMT /politics/2019-01-04/julie-johnson-heads-to-austin-as-one-of-dallas-countys-first-two-openly-gay-legislators Rick Holter, Miguel Perez /politics/2018-11-02/where-pete-sessions-and-colin-allred-stand-on-health-care In North Texas’ most heated congressional race, health care has become the dominant issue. Longtime Republican Rep. Pete Sessions is facing his toughest… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:55:14 GMT /politics/2018-11-02/where-pete-sessions-and-colin-allred-stand-on-health-care Christopher Connelly /politics/2018-10-26/an-african-american-southern-baptist-pastor-navigates-race-faith-and-politics Terry Turner lives at the intersection of religion, history and politics. The pastor of Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church comes out of the deep… Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:07:01 GMT /politics/2018-10-26/an-african-american-southern-baptist-pastor-navigates-race-faith-and-politics Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /politics/2018-10-19/progressive-evangelicals-why-a-pastor-is-asking-texas-christians-to-vote-blue Doug Pagitt doesn't think the words "conservative" and "evangelical" have to go hand in hand.He's an evangelical Christian pastor from Minneapolis who… Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:45:00 GMT /politics/2018-10-19/progressive-evangelicals-why-a-pastor-is-asking-texas-christians-to-vote-blue Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /sports/2018-10-12/verne-lundquist-has-been-calling-the-shots-for-more-than-50-years When Cowboys tight end Jackie Smith famously dropped a third-quarter touchdown pass during Super Bowl XIII in 1979, what sports anchor Verne Lundquist… Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:47:23 GMT /sports/2018-10-12/verne-lundquist-has-been-calling-the-shots-for-more-than-50-years Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /politics/2018-10-05/what-texas-can-learn-from-california-about-gerrymandering-how-to-draw-district-lines Texas's 33rd Congressional District looks like a misshapen barbell, stretching from Fort Worth to North Dallas and Oak Cliff. Farther south, the city of… Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:54:59 GMT /politics/2018-10-05/what-texas-can-learn-from-california-about-gerrymandering-how-to-draw-district-lines Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /texas-news/2018-09-28/how-tarrant-county-and-a-community-failed-a-student-after-she-reported-a-rape (Editor's note: This story includes graphic details of a sexual assault that some may find disturbing.) In the summer of 2006, 16-year-old Amber Wyatt… Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:36:59 GMT /texas-news/2018-09-28/how-tarrant-county-and-a-community-failed-a-student-after-she-reported-a-rape Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /politics/2018-09-21/what-to-expect-as-cruz-orourke-face-off-in-dallas Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, face off Friday night in the first of three debates. This matchup has… Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:15:20 GMT /politics/2018-09-21/what-to-expect-as-cruz-orourke-face-off-in-dallas Miguel Perez, Rick Holter /education/2018-09-14/fort-worths-big-audacious-goal-get-all-kids-reading-on-grade-level-by-3rd-grade Fort Worth has set an ambitious goal: to have every third grader reading on grade level by 2025. That's the key milestone for a public-private effort… Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:37:53 GMT /education/2018-09-14/fort-worths-big-audacious-goal-get-all-kids-reading-on-grade-level-by-3rd-grade Rick Holter, Miguel Perez /environment-nature/2018-09-07/how-do-north-texas-parks-stack-up-to-green-spaces-across-the-country As the Dallas heat wanes and people start emerging from their air-conditioned homes, the search to find a comfortable park nearby can be a challenge.… Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:36:47 GMT /environment-nature/2018-09-07/how-do-north-texas-parks-stack-up-to-green-spaces-across-the-country Rick Holter, Miguel Perez