As if election nights weren’t stressful enough, more than 1,000 voters were reportedly turned away from polling locations in Dallas on Tuesday. That count — from Kardal Coleman, the chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party, via the New York Times — was only through the afternoon. By the evening it had devolved to “mass […]
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Having a Boyfriend Really Doesn’t Have to Be Embarrassing. I Promise.
By the time you’re reading this, I could be married. Last month, my boyfriend proposed to me before the Bears vs. Packers game. On February 14 — this coming Saturday — the bar where we had our third date will have ministers on hand to wed couples with valid marriage licenses. And my mother has […]
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Judging by TikTok, I’m Doing Wedding Planning Wrong. And I Love It.
In Mrs. Johnson’s fourth grade math class, my fellow students dreamed of big wedding dresses with extended trains, just like the one Selena Gomez wore last fall. At recess in Sherman, Texas, I heard them talk about big, fancy wedding parties. In my barrettes and ponytails, I rehearsed for a different future. I’d peer out […]
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PBS Was a ‘Cultural Life Vest’ for Kids Like Me Before the Internet. The Fight to Keep Public Media Alive Feels Personal.
It was the ‘80s, and I was a kid who had trouble sleeping. In the wee small hours of the morning, there was one station that remained on the air: PBS. Watching on my black-and-white TV with a screen no bigger than a deck of cards, I remember wondering who the hell “Doctor Who” was. […]
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Texas’ 2026 Winter Storm: 5 Children Died, and More Than 100,000 People Lost Power
UPDATE: This story was updated on January, 28, 2026 to reflect new death tolls and school closures across the state. Texas is finally beginning to thaw out after a winter storm swept through the country over the weekend. Although the sun may be out in some cities and temperatures are inching above freezing, the storm […]
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‘Truck Sledding’ Videos Went Viral During the Winter Storm. Then Two 16-Year-Old Best Friends Died.
UPDATE: January 28, 2026 Family confirms 16‑year‑old Grace Brito, died Tuesday night, after being on life support since Sunday following a sledding incident that killed her best friend, Elizabeth Angle according to CBS News affiliate KTVT in Dallas. Brito’s mom said her daughter was an All‑Star cheer competitor at Express Cheer in Frisco and had […]
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He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
“If a fascist is merely someone who opposes democracy, then let me be clear: I oppose democracy — and have always opposed democracy,” Jason Lee Van Dyke wrote. That was a part of a lengthy response I received after I’d emailed the North Texas lawyer to ask a few questions because on Nov. 11, he […]
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This Viral Video of a Texas Mom in Labor Is a ‘Textbook Example’ of the Horrors Black Pregnant People Face in Hospitals
UPDATE, Nov. 19, 2025: State legislators are planning their own investigation of a viral video showing a Texas Black mother in labor at a Mesquite hospital, they said this week after several news outlets covered the disturbing footage. Rep. Linda Garcia and Rep. Rhetta Bowers, who both represent parts of Dallas County, called a meeting […]
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A Woman Asked 43 Churches If They’d Feed a Starving Baby. The Texas Ones Failed Her Test.
UPDATE, Nov. 20, 2025: On Nov. 18, a spokesperson from First Baptist Church told D Magazine that prior to the call that Monroe recorded in her TikTok, she had previously contacted the church and hung up after they provided information about available resources. The spokesperson also said that the church had been alerted about similar […]
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Looking For Queer Community Outside the Bar? There’s a Walking (and Hiking and Yoga and Line-Dancing) Club For That.
It was the summer of 2024. Ash Gordon, a barber from Austin, was ready to hit the road for Queer Camp, when all of his friends and campmates backed out at the last minute. “I was really terrified because I was going to this event alone, there were projected to be 100 people there, and […]