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What Texas can learn from crisis mental health care in Arizona
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After a call for police assistance with a mentally ill man at a Tucson gas station turned deadly, resulting in the deaths of the responding sheriff’s deputy, the man, and a cab driver who stopped to assist, local leaders began work in 2005 on a better way to respond to people in crisis.
The Texas DPS Will No Longer Accept Court Orders To Change Gender Markers
LGBTQ advocacy and civil rights organizations have found that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was behind the Texas Department of Public Safety’s recent policy change that blocks transgender Texans from altering their gender markers on state-issued IDs and driver’s licenses. The change, which effectively halts the department from accepting court...
Lakefront Live! Is On Its Way Back!
LakefrontLive! concerts will run every other Tuesday in September through November. LakefrontLive! is a global, eclectic, free concert series presented by the Bath House Cultural Center. Featured musicians take over Lake Level and will draw you into their worlds with big sounds, intimate moments, and everything in between. Join us...
WATCH: Pep Rallies In Texas Are Simply Something Else
High school sports in Texas are truly a spectacle aren't they?. Everything is bigger here in the Lone Star State, and the passion for sports here is second to none. We've all seen a packed stadium for a highly anticipated matchup of two great teams haven't we? There's even been some classic calls posted to the internet of some of the games.
Texas Panhandle set to gain 75-bed mental health facility with land lease agreement
State officials gathered Tuesday to celebrate a significant milestone in the development of mental health care infrastructure in the Texas Panhandle. State Rep. Four Price, R-Amarillo, announced the completion of a crucial land lease agreement between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) and the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). The deal will facilitate the construction of the 75-bed Panhandle State Hospital, a facility long needed in the region to address mental health care shortages. “This...
Crow Museum Of Asian Art To Debut Second Location At UT Dallas
The Crow Museum of Asian Art, part of The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), will unveil its new campus location in Richardson with a series of celebratory events starting on Sept. 24. The museum opens to the public starting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 with normal hours set from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. A family-friendly community day is also set for Sept. 28. Designed by the internationally renowned architectural firm Morphosis, the new Crow Museum facility is the first cultural building to be completed as part of the O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, which benefits from a $32 million...
Dallas ISD unveils weekly themes for 2024 Attendance Awareness Month
Dallas ISD is celebrating Attendance Awareness Month in September – promoting strong, consistent attendance habits that will set students up for success at all grade levels. The theme for the 2024-2025 school year is “Show up! Attendance Matters.”. The Graduation, Recovery, Attendance/Advocacy and Dropout Intervention department is hosting...
Underage Drinkers in Texas Have More Rights Than You Think
Football season has hit Texas like a blustery "blue norther" sweeping in from the panhandle. The High School Season got underway with games in Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, Austin, and just about every other community in the state last weekend. Do you need some scores? Here you go. Then, we start...
Dallas Brochure Seeking New City Manager Shows Houston Skyline. Maybe It's a Test.
Dallas has one of the most recognizable skylines around, so much so that it was voted the best in the world a decade ago. Try telling that to city leaders. As WFAA reported earlier this week, a draft document aimed at attracting city-manager job candidates displayed a picture of a skyline in Texas, but it wasn't Big D’s iconic skyline. Instead of Bank of America Plaza’s emerald outline or even an up-close portrait of City Hall’s angular facade, the image shows various buildings in downtown Houston, according to the Aug. 26 article.
Dallas man pleads guilty to defrauding investors out of $27M-plus in oil, gas and water rights scams, feds say
DALLAS — A Dallas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding investors out of more than $27 million in oil and gas and water rights scams, federal officials say. The money ended up being used on luxe items like real estate, a private jet service, and more, according to officials.
Circle K offering up huge discounts on gas across Texas | What you need to know
AUSTIN, Texas — Texans looking to fill up their vehicles ahead of their Labor Day road trip are in luck!. As part of a "fuel day," Circle K convenience stores are offering huge discounts on gas prices ahead of the holiday weekend – but only for a limited time.
Abbott: 1 million people purged from voter rolls since 2021
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas has removed more than 1 million people from the state’s voter rolls since Senate Bill 1 went into effect in 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news release issued on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The people who have been removed have moved out of state, are dead, or are […]
Trinity River alligator gar harvest authorization drawing opens Sept. 1
Aug. 28—AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens its annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept. 1. The random drawing authorizes anglers to harvest one alligator gar over 48 inches from a section of the Trinity River. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can use the Texas ...
Texans Need to Start Putting These Stickers on their Mailbox
The United States Postal Service has implemented a new dog bite prevention program to protect USPS employees. Called the Paws Program, the program was rolled out in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and the western region of New York, among other areas, in June. And now, I think that Texans need to start doing this as well!
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