Dallas Non Profit Organization Holds “Back 2 School Sneaker Festival” For Kids In Need
A local nonprofit is helping kids get ready for the new school year with new shoes. FOX 4’s Rebecca Butcher spoke to the founders who want to combat inequities in education. DALLAS – A local non-profit is helping kids get…
White House Undoubtedly Backs Texas Mayor’s Fight For Local Control
“Texas cities are in a battle with the state for local control,” the mayor told the president. San Antonio joined Houston this week in suing the state over a new law that will preempt a wide range of local ordinances…
July Has Evidently Set Up To Be The Hottest Of All
The dog days of summer 2023 can’t be categorized as Fido. They’re more like Cerberus. Sure, last week we got a “cold front,” with a pause in the heat headlines — heat advisories and excessive heat warnings — and temperatures…
Texas School District To Eliminate It’s Libraries
Texas school district will eliminate its libraries and turn them into detention centres ‘New education system’ criticised by city leaders for revoking access to libraries I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read…
Abbott Defends Decision To Build Floating Border Wall In The Middle Of An Immigration Crisis
Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott delivered an address to the state’s Republican County chairs on Friday and addressed the recent move to install floating barriers along the Rio Grande as part of an effort to reduce illegal immigration. During his…
A Serial Killer Confesses On Having Killed A Woman, 4 Decades Later, Her Remains Are Identified
More than four decades since law enforcement found the remains of a young woman on the side of a Texas highway, her remains have been identified, Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office announced at a news conference on Thursday. The woman was…
Texas Cities Tighten Water Restrictions
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Texas cities tighten water restrictions due to infrastructure problems, low supply and high demand, state water agencies say there’s no state standardization for how water restriction stages are determined. Jacob’s Well has zero flow once again,…
Matthew McConaughey On Finding Real Gun Violence Solutions
Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey on finding real gun violence solutions and whether he’d run for office The actor has launched an initiative to help “make our kids safe.” A little more than a year after a gunman at Robb Elementary…
The Texas Town Caught Between America’s Border Battle
Under the brutal heat of the midday South Texas sun, pecan farmer Magali Urbina found herself dealing with a sadly familiar scene: a family of dehydrated, injured migrants on her property. In front of her, Border Patrol officers were putting…
Dallas Prostitution Ordinance Deemed Unconstitutional
A Dallas County appeals court judge has ruled that a controversial Dallas law on prostitution is unconstitutional. In her ruling Thursday, County Criminal Court of Appeals Judge Kristin Wade said that the city’s prohibition on “manifesting the purpose of engaging…