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Dallas

Free Tickets, Familiar Jokes, and an Unsettled Party Grasping for Unity—and a Fight

At the unusual midterm convention, Republicans pleaded with voters not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

A Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by School

by Justin Miller

As World Cup Unfolds, Immigrant Rights Organizers Seek a Reckoning over Dallas’ Relationship with ICE

by Emily Markwiese

The Great Wilonsky Returns to the Newsroom

by Craig Lindsey

Aug 24, 2015

Texas Cities Leading the Way on Living Wages

by Maria Luisa Cesar

Aug 11, 2015

Dallas Ranks No. 3 in Nation for Rate of Fatal Police Shootings

by John Wright

Aug 04, 2015

The Fight for Fair Housing

Two lawsuits are dragging Texas—and maybe the whole country—closer to the goal of integrated neighborhoods.

by Gayle Reaves

Meet the First Same-Sex Couple to Marry in Dallas County

by John Wright

Chef John Tesar Mar 01, 2015

Dallas Chef’s Beef with Food Critic More than a Little Overdone

by Andrea Grimes

Feb 17, 2015

New Dallas Publisher Aims to Elevate the Status of International Fiction in Translation

Deep Vellum is on a mission to bring international fiction to an American audience.

by David Duhr

Dawson State Jail Dec 12, 2014

Observer Radio: Getting the Frack Out of Denton and Repurposing Empty Jails

by Patrick Michels and Jen Reel

Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark Lamster Dec 05, 2014

Healing Dallas by Repurposing its Abandoned Jails

by Catherine Arnold

Sep 23, 2014

Merritt Tierce Serves Dallas Right in Love Me Back

by Michael Agresta

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