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Tarrant County officials and law enforcement have repeatedly taken action this year against Temptations Cabaret, a strip club they say has drawn heavy crime.
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A new law eliminates mandatory safety checks, but vehicles must still pass an emissions inspection to be registered in Travis and Williamson counties.
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Law enforcement can now send out localized missing child alerts in less time than it takes to confirm an AMBER Alert. Athena’s mother Maitlyn Gandy pushed for the idea after her daughter's disappearance and alleged murder last year.
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The Texas Legislature passed a measure this year that prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for transgender people under 18.
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The high court left intact a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act in a case many feared would go the other way. The decision’s importance in ongoing litigation over Texas’ political maps will largely be felt in what didn’t happen.
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The intersection of Forest Lane and Audelia Road is known as a crime hotspot. City officials hope the Northeast Dallas project, to be completed by June 2024, changes that.
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Bishop Michael Olson of the Catholic Diocese addressed an ongoing dispute between him and a group of Arlington nuns in a YouTube video Sunday. The situation includes a lawsuit and allegations of drug use and a violation of chastity.
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Texas appears to be the last state with a broad pandemic declaration, which was begun in 2020, still in place.
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A Dallas developer recently purchased the parkland and plans to turn it into a luxury gated community. Saturday’s vote would instead direct the state to take over the park by eminent domain.
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Voters with disabilities have been pushing for more accessibility for years. This legislative session two bills gained bipartisan support.
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The reason for the arrest — and whether it's connected to Attorney General Ken Paxton and his impeachment — is currently unclear.
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After dismissing one of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity's head nuns for allegedly violating her vow of chastity, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth now accuses the monastery of possessing marijuana paraphernalia.
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New parents in Texas will now be able to access doctor’s appointments up to a year after giving birth. A bill currently awaiting the governor’s signature extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to twelve months.
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Wade Goodwyn, NPR’s longtime national correspondent based in Dallas, died Thursday of cancer at age 63. Rick Holter — KERA’s longtime vice president of news — remembers his friend and former coworker.