Located right on the U.S.-Mexico border and overlooking the Rio Grande, the city of Laredo is an ideal location for those looking to travel within Texas. With several historic districts and museums,...
Dallas County has second-highest number of fatal Texas road accidents, study finds
Fatal vehicle accidents on Dallas County roads from 2017 to 2019 numbered 806, the second-highest tally among Texas counties, according to a new analysis from the personal finance website...
Aldredge House Sign Stolen From Yard
For the second time in less than a year, the historic Aldredge House has had its sign vandalized. Last August, the sign was broken into pieces and left on the front lawn. This time, the sign...
By Shawn Cregar | Jul 14, 2021
Kidventure summer camps work to restore kid-friendly activities and heal pandemic-induced trauma
Kidventure, a summer camp program, hosts several summer camps throughout Texas and provides kid-friendly activities and post-pandemic healing in a time where “kids need camp…more than ever,” Mike McDonell, president of Kidventure states. McDonell believes that after spending 15 months looking at iPhone and tablet screens and having limited access to the outside and friends, […]
‘Always be in the know’: Generators become hot ticket item in Texas as issues plague state’s energy grid
Generators are flying off store shelves in Texas as more homeowners are opting to invest in the devices used to generate electricity as issues with the state's energy grid continue to surface. One...
Three Fort Worth swimming pools, splash pad ‘now open for their summer seasons’
The City of Fort Worth recently announced that three of the city's pools and a splash pad are now officially open to residents seeking relief from the summer heat. "Three Fort Worth swimming pools...
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 12, 2021
Community support ‘instrumental’ in helping The Wild Detectives overcome the pandemic
It's been seven years since a bookstore, as eccentric as its name, opened its doors and became the spot in Dallas where literature, drinks, music, coffee, food and conversation all come together....
Dallas Animal Services urges community to ‘step up’ and ‘help out’ amid pet adoption crisis
Dallas Animal Services (DAS) is pleading and asking for the community to foster or adopt pets urgently as they are out of medium and large dog kennels as of May 24 with hundreds of pets expected to...
By Trina Thomas | May 30, 2021
Buckle up, be safe and ‘always plan ahead,’ North Texas MADD cautions holiday revelers
The North Texas chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) wants to remind everyone about safe alcohol consumption, safe driving, safe boating and being safe in general this Memorial Day...
Fort Worth Zoo nominated for USA Today’s ’10 Best Zoos’
The Fort Worth Zoo encouraged residents to vote for it to win the title of USA Today’s No. 1 Best Zoo. The zoo was nominated as the top zoo in the North American region for the second time, making...
By Karla Florez | May 28, 2021
Texas ranks low on list of snobbiest states
Texas came in 36th among the 50 states in a new ranking by the career research website Zappia examining which states exhibit the highest scores on the metrics of snobbiness. Zappia rated states on their overall smugness quotient based on the following categories: share of state population with bachelor’s degrees, share of college degree holders […]
FAN EXPO Dallas returns in 2021 with a Lord of the Rings reunion ’20 years in the making’
FAN EXPO Dallas, the annual three-day fan convention, is returning for 2021 and will feature a reunion of the four actors who played leading roles as hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy....
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 7, 2021
