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Bill Zeeble/KERA NewsMost schools have now opened in Texas. With the shooting at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary still painfully fresh, safety is a top concern. Districts are changing or adding security measures, from sophisticated technology to tougher door locks. And when those fail? There’s increased and ongoing rescue training. -
Miranda Suarez/KERAAaron Dean, a former Fort Worth police officer, is now set to go on trial for murder in December, more than three years after the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson in October 2019.
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The COVID-19 pandemic made a national mental health crisis among children worse. Stressors like isolation and grief led to more diagnoses of anxiety and depression. Those are just some mental health challenges kids are dealing with as they return to school this month. -
The National Basketball Association announced Tuesday that there are no games scheduled for November 8 in an effort to encourage fans to vote in the 2022 midterms.
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Hospitals around the country continue to rely on contract nurses — and it’s taking a budgetary toll. Parkland Health, Dallas County's public health system, wants to fill more nursing slots with regular employees.
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Abounding Prosperity, Inc. is hosting monkeypox vaccine clinics this week in South Dallas to help prevent the spread of the virus.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to bus thousands of migrants to Washington D.C. and New York increasingly has become a political flashpoint. Conservatives applaud the move while immigrant rights groups and the cities' mayors say it's a stunt that exploits and misleads migrants.
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The state power grid operator has been run by an interim chief since the previous CEO was fired following the deadly 2021 winter storm that crashed much of the grid.
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Threats against election administrators and county clerks are occurring throughout Texas as the mid-term election on Nov. 8 draws near. A tight governor's contest and congressional races are fueled by intense partisan rhetoric and voter fraud misinformation.
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Voters like to see a sense of authenticity in candidates, especially in Texas. But some experts say cursing and vulgar language in front of kids and the elderly more often than not crosses the line.
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In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.
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Extreme temperatures are hurting some North Texas farmers financially. The hot weather is stunting their crops and they are worried that the hot weather is driving away customers at local markets, where they rely heavily on in-person sales for their businesses.
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The City of Dallas is planning to lower its tax rate. Other North Texas cities also are looking to lessen the pain for homeowners who've seen their appraisals increase.
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Faculty members say Banks could have been more communicative and transparent about a variety of organizational changes she put in motion during her first year as president.
