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A group walks on a rainbow crosswalk on Cedar Springs and Throckmorton St in Oak Lawn on May 1, 2020. The city has painted 10 new rainbow crosswalks on Cedar Springs between Douglas Ave and Oak Lawn Ave to celebrate the neighborhood's status as the center of the LGBTQ community in Dallas. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)

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Dallas requests exemption from Abbott's order targeting "political" street designs

Penelope Rivera

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Tolbert submitted the request Thursday, documents show.

Mayor Eric L. Johnson at city council meeting Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Dallas City Hall.

Yfat Yossifor

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Dallas mayor says he supports council decision to reject ICE-DPD partnership

Megan Cardona

Celina ISD middle school where Caleb Elliott was employed after an arrest for sexual misconduct on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in McKinney.

Yfat Yossifor

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Former Celina ISD teacher arrested on third charge related to sexual misconduct allegations

Caroline Love

Ducks sit by the banks of North Lakes Park’s south pond. A local wildlife rehabilitator is trying to bring attention to the illegal abandonment of defenseless domestic ducks, which cannot fly or sufficiently care for themselves in the wild, after the disappearance of the duck who was highest in the pecking order.

Brooke Colombo

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Arts & Culture

Missing Vincent: Denton wildlife rehabber fears for ducks at North Lakes after protector disappears

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Venezuelans in North Texas at risk of deportation as temporary protected status ends

Priscilla Rice

The temporary protected status designation for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S. legally expired late Friday.
Transportation

The FAA's air traffic reductions are taking effect. Here's what to know

Joel Rose

Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights to comply with the FAA's order. But there are still questions about the plan, which the agency says will keep the skies safe during the government shutdown.
Education

Texas attorney general closes investigations into alleged school district electioneering

Bill Zeeble

Attorney General Paxton sent letters to Garland, Northwest, Judson and Liberty Hill ISDs accusing them of using tax dollars to advocate for recent school funding elections, something the districts deny.
Arts & Culture

Filipino festival in Irving expects to draw thousands Sunday

Marcheta Fornoff

Last year the Lone Star Palengke festival brought in an estimated 10,000 visitors.

A sign that says "Vote Here" outside a voting center.

Elections 2025

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