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Did These North Texas Developers Have a Duty to Disclose Oil and Gas Waste History?

A housing development and school was built atop an old drilling waste site in Johnson County. New test results came back safe, but it’s unclear what the homebuyers had a legal right to know.

by Justin Nobel

Keep Reading

70 Years After Mansfield’s Desegregation Crisis, a New Debate over Representation

by Clayton Waters

The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas

by Steven Monacelli

How Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste Could Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School

by Justin Nobel

A photo of the Colleyville, Texas water tower, where Bobby Lindamood is now mayor, shot with a shifted focus filter effect to make everything look smaller or toylike. Jan 18, 2023

Conspiracy-Peddling Mayor Who Fondled Drunk Stepsister Loses Defamation Lawsuit

Colleyville’s Bobby Lindamood has been ordered to pay nearly $200k after losing a years-long, politically-charged case.

by Steven Monacelli

Bowie Brae strikes a dramatic pose with the microphone as he performs with his band Nip Slip at Trans Pride Fest. He's wearing an open jacket with diagonal golden stripes on dark fabric, over a beige crop top, along with a belt with a huge belt buckle. Nov 23, 2022

Denton’s Trans Pride Fest is Here to Stay

After right-wing trolls unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the first event, the inclusive and defiant festival's second round was a success.

by Steven Monacelli, Jesse Sanders, and Ismael Belkoura

Sep 08, 2022

I Was Fired for Asking Students to Wear Masks

My crime? Recommending that students take simple steps to protect themselves and others from the novel coronavirus.

by Michael Phillips

May 05, 2021

In Gainesville, the Past Is Repeating Itself

Criminal charges against protesters, intimidation from counterprotesters, and the threat of violence by right-wing groups numbed protests against monuments in the North Texas town.

by Michael Barajas

Crooked Hallelujah Jul 21, 2020

In ‘Crooked Hallelujah,’ Kelli Jo Ford Explores How Pain is Passed Down Through Families

Ford’s debut follows the lives of a mother and daughter who move from Oklahoma to North Texas.

by Ilana Masad

Oct 29, 2019

Eye on Texas: The Broken Wheel Ranch Project

In Bonham, veterans struggling with PTSD can experience equine therapy.

by Liz Moskowitz

The Red River on the Oklahoma-Texas border. Aug 23, 2019

Water Wars Pit Rural and Urban Texas Against Each Other

Fast-growing North Texas towns need water. But a reservoir project will displace families who have lived in Fannin County for generations.

by Christopher Collins

Dec 19, 2018

The Strange, Record-Setting Weather Extremes Texans Faced in 2018

Scientists predict temperatures, seasonal extremes and flooding will continue to intensify if carbon emissions aren’t immediately reduced.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Oct 11, 2018

Why Don Huffines’ Destiny May Depend on Other Districts (and ‘Dragon Ball Z’)

by Christopher Hooks

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