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Dallas approved record $6 billion budget, boosting police and fire funding

After hours of horse trading over relatively small pots of money to maintain library and park services, the Dallas City Council approved a record $6 billion...

Texas Metro NewsSeptember 19, 2026

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Some climbed with memories of 9/11. Others climbed with names they never knew

Gustavo Rubio wasn't alive when terrorists attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

Texas Metro NewsSeptember 8, 2026

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At 83, Frank Frazier is still creating and opening doors for Black artists

A white canvas stretches out in front of Frank Frazier. He gives a bottle of shoe polish a shake and begins to draw. Slowly, a...

Texas Metro NewsSeptember 1, 2026

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MasterChef’ Tiffany Derry’s success proves how restaurants – and Dallas – changed

The daughter of a pastor, the 42-year-old Derry doesn't cuss and rarely drinks. She has no tattoos. Dimples light up her face when she...

Texas Metro NewsAugust 30, 2026

The Shinkansen N700 Supreme train is the planned vehicle for Texas Central Partners' high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston. (Courtesy/Texas Central Partners)

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Dallas-to-Houston Bullet Train Clears Two Federal Regulatory Hurdles, Company Says

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” The proposed high-speed rail would run from Dallas to Houston in 90...

October 2, 2020

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Fort Worth Police Investigating Officer Who Put Racist Meme on his Facebook Page

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” Mayor Betsy Price blasts the post, which showed a Black man in...

October 1, 2020

Shaterica Asberry attends a job fair at the T.R. Hoover Multipurpose Center in Dallas, TX, on Sep. 24, 2020. Though the job fair is a virtual event, T.R. Hoover's parking lot was set up to offer laptops and a Wi-Fi for area residents to use. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor)

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“I’m confident”: Oak Cliff Native Hopeful for a Change after Virtual Job Fair in Dallas

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” State Fair of Texas and partners set up outdoor Wi-Fi station for...

September 30, 2020

A voter casts his ballot after voting in the primary election at Dallas Fire Station No. 17 in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of Dallas on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer)

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas From Implementing Repeal of Straight-Ticket Voting

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” The decision is a boon to Democrats who hope that high turnout...

September 29, 2020

The Dallas City Council did not defund police as some activists had hoped. But the new city budget contains money to reimagine public safety by transitioning traditional police duties to civilians. One such program, which will be expanded, is called RIGHT Care. This crisis response team composed of a DFR paramedic, DPD officer and Parkland social worker answers calls related to mental health concerns.(Tom Fox/Staff Photographer)

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Police Funding Gets a Boost, and 4 Other Things to Know About the new Dallas Budget

This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News. The 2020-21 city of Dallas budget also funds millions’ worth of social...

September 28, 2020

Bars in Texas are technically closed, according to a mandate by Gov. Greg Abbott. But bars are getting special food and beverage certificates from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, and more are opening every week. Should you go to one? (Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer)

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We Asked 3 Texas Doctors: Would You Go Inside a Bar in Dallas Right Now?

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” One clinical professor says she...

September 22, 2020

Parkland Health & Hospital System nurse Dolores Diaz poses for a photo with a photo of her late husband on July 9, 2020 at their home in Grand Prairie. Dolores' husband Juan died unexpectedly in late June. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)

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Death of Parkland Nurse’s Husband Underscores Private Battles Health Care Workers Face Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” Dolores Diaz, who has helped...

September 22, 2020

Black campus leaders, Kennedy Coleman, 19, programming chair for the Association of Black Students, left, Abena Marfo, 20, president of the African Student Association and Scotlin Francis, 21, director of Inclusivity for the SMU Housing Unification Board, outside of Dallas Hall on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, June 12, 2020.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

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#BlackatSMU Struggles Show How Systemic Changes Come Too Slowly for Many

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” Students demand tangible changes to...

September 22, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrait/Photo by Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

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The Political Fight Looming After Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death a Reminder That Elections Matter

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” By Gromer Jeffers Jr.Dallas Morning News...

September 22, 2020

People marching with the Mobilize for Equality group pass by the Texas rainbow flag during the Texas Freedom Parade, Sunday, September 17, 2017. On Monday, June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling extending employment protections to LGBT workers. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer)

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“We’re seen as equal.” What the Supreme Court’s Landmark LGBT Ruling Means for Texas Workers

“This story is being reprinted in Texas Metro News as part of a partnership with The Dallas Morning News.” By Lauren McGaughyDallas Morning News...

September 17, 2020

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Dallas approved record $6 billion budget, boosting police and fire funding

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Some climbed with memories of 9/11. Others climbed with names they never knew

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At 83, Frank Frazier is still creating and opening doors for Black artists

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MasterChef’ Tiffany Derry’s success proves how restaurants – and Dallas – changed

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Dallas-to-Houston Bullet Train Clears Two Federal Regulatory Hurdles, Company Says

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Fort Worth Police Investigating Officer Who Put Racist Meme on his Facebook Page

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“I’m confident”: Oak Cliff Native Hopeful for a Change after Virtual Job Fair in Dallas

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas From Implementing Repeal of Straight-Ticket Voting

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Police Funding Gets a Boost, and 4 Other Things to Know About the new Dallas Budget

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We Asked 3 Texas Doctors: Would You Go Inside a Bar in Dallas Right Now?

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Death of Parkland Nurse’s Husband Underscores Private Battles Health Care Workers Face Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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#BlackatSMU Struggles Show How Systemic Changes Come Too Slowly for Many

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The Political Fight Looming After Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death a Reminder That Elections Matter

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“We’re seen as equal.” What the Supreme Court’s Landmark LGBT Ruling Means for Texas Workers

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