News Story /tags/news-story News Story en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:12:55 GMT Arlington mayor holds first of 5 town halls, discusses budget challenges and city services /news/2025-07-16/arlington-mayor-holds-first-of-5-town-halls-discusses-budget-challenges-and-city-services Arlington Mayor Jim Ross held his first of five town halls with a strong attendance. Ross discussed a broad range of issues from reduced crime, infrastructure investments and budget challenges. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:12:55 GMT /news/2025-07-16/arlington-mayor-holds-first-of-5-town-halls-discusses-budget-challenges-and-city-services Dylan Duke Staff at UT Dallas student newspaper The Mercury go on strike after editor-in-chief's removal /education/2024-09-18/ut-dallas-mercury-student-newspaper-strike-eic-fired Administrators say Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez violated student media bylaws, but the staff says he was targeted because of the paper's coverage of campus protests. They say they will continue publishing independent of administrative oversight. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-18/ut-dallas-mercury-student-newspaper-strike-eic-fired Megan Cardona Dallas ISD to allow community service, parenting classes instead of alternative school /education/2024-07-01/dallas-isd-parenting-classes-community-service-students-alternative-school Dallas school leaders say the program will help eliminate most school suspensions. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-07-01/dallas-isd-parenting-classes-community-service-students-alternative-school Penelope Rivera What's the deal with H-E-B? Here's why the Texas brand has a loyal following /business-economy/2024-04-11/why-do-people-love-heb-texas-brand-loyal-following Fort Worth's first H-E-B opened in Alliance Wednesday to much fanfare, with a line forming the night before. Why does the chain’s most loyal Texas customers think it's worth the hype? Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2024-04-11/why-do-people-love-heb-texas-brand-loyal-following Megan Cardona Report: In almost half of Texas counties, pregnant people can’t access health care /health-wellness/2023-08-01/maternity-care-desert-texas A new report from the March of Dimes shows almost half of all counties in Texas don’t have adequate health care for pregnant people. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:30:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-08-01/maternity-care-desert-texas Elena Rivera Texas food bank lines near pandemic highs. Here’s what organizations say they need. /texas-news/2022-11-18/texas-food-bank-lines-near-pandemic-highs-heres-what-organizations-say-they-need For people with limited incomes, surging food prices are hitting especially hard. A network of food banks says they need more support from Texas lawmakers. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:30:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-11-18/texas-food-bank-lines-near-pandemic-highs-heres-what-organizations-say-they-need Laura Rice Asian Americans are one of Texas’ fastest-growing populations, but they feel ignored by politicians /2022-elections/2022-10-14/asian-americans-are-one-of-texas-fastest-growing-demographics-but-they-feel-ignored-by-politicians Asian American and Pacific Islander voters said that candidates don’t often reach out — and that their elected officials don’t adequately represent their interests. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:03:00 GMT /2022-elections/2022-10-14/asian-americans-are-one-of-texas-fastest-growing-demographics-but-they-feel-ignored-by-politicians Alex Nguyen | The Texas Tribune Texas is set to execute John Ramirez despite the objections of the Nueces County prosecutor /texas-news/2022-10-05/texas-is-set-to-execute-john-ramirez-despite-the-objections-of-the-nueces-county-prosecutor Ramirez was sentenced to death for murdering Corpus Christi convenience store clerk Pablo Castro. After a previous execution was halted, Ramirez won a Supreme Court case over death row inmates’ religious rights. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:24:20 GMT /texas-news/2022-10-05/texas-is-set-to-execute-john-ramirez-despite-the-objections-of-the-nueces-county-prosecutor William Melhado | The Texas Tribune Low pay for personal care attendants means some Texans with disabilities go without services /government/2022-10-04/low-pay-for-personal-care-attendants-means-some-texans-with-disabilities-go-without-services Because caregivers can often make far higher wages doing other kinds of work, disabled people have difficulty finding and keeping attendants. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:05:51 GMT /government/2022-10-04/low-pay-for-personal-care-attendants-means-some-texans-with-disabilities-go-without-services Shelly Brisbin Raped, abused, and trafficked but no one to blame? How Texas failed Shawna Rogers /criminal-justice/2022-09-28/raped-abused-and-trafficked-but-no-one-to-blame-how-texas-failed-shawna-rogers Shawna Rogers died at 17, after years of abuse, violence and exploitation. The compounding cost of failures — from law enforcement and rehabilitators as well as family — finally proved fatal. In the end, she was blind to those who wanted to help her as they had been blind to her needs for years. Her life stands as a haunting example of how far Texas still has to go to help victims like her. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:30:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2022-09-28/raped-abused-and-trafficked-but-no-one-to-blame-how-texas-failed-shawna-rogers Paul Flahive