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Former TV anchor returns to Texas for new career in government
After nearly seven years in television news, a former Florida anchor is leaving the industry and returning to Texas for a new job in city government. Dani Travis, who was most recently a weekend morning anchor and reporter at CBS 12 in West Palm Beach, announced Thursday, Oct. 22, that she has started a new position as a communications specialist for the City of Fort Worth. The move brings the Dallas native closer to family after a decade in Florida.
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Dolores Huerta dies at 96: North Texans remember the champion for farmworkers
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta, a trailblazer in the fight for farmworker rights and the woman behind the rallying cry "Sí se puede," died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. She was 96. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Huerta spent decades advocating for labor rights and social justice,...
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7 Thanksgiving Events in DFW and More Ways to Make the Fun Last
The week of Thanksgiving has a way of filling up fast. The kids are home from school, the grocery list keeps growing, relatives are arriving (or you’re packing the car to go to them), and somewhere in there, you’re hoping to squeeze in a little fun that doesn’t involve basting a turkey. Sometimes one great outing, like a Turkey Trot before the oven goes on or a leisurely walk through a holiday light display, is all it takes to make a memory.
CBS News
Texas Democrats make final push as early voting nears end
CBS News
North Texas early voting nears end as turnout soars
hoodline.com
South Dallas Pastor-Candidate Tells Church to Vote for Ally at His Own Polling Site
Friendship-West Baptist Church — Church Where Haynes Urged Vote. A Dallas congressional candidate used his own pulpit to send worshippers straight to the ballot box last Sunday — at the very church that doubles as an active Dallas County polling site. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church and the Democratic nominee for Texas's 30th Congressional District, told congregants they could vote at the church and directed them toward a door to do so right after services, according to videos reviewed by the Dallas Express.
hoodline.com
Joppa Residents Wait Out Another Delay as Dallas Pedestrian Bridge Pushes to 2029
Source: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Scalable Grid Engine / Wikimedia Commons. Joppa residents have gone without a safe pedestrian crossing over the Union Pacific rail yard since 2018, and the replacement bridge they were promised now has a new timeline: spring 2029, according to city officials. The project has moved through funding approvals, federal grants and a recent Union Pacific agreement, but for a neighborhood boxed in by railroad lines, highways and the Trinity River, the finish line keeps moving.
hoodline.com
McKinney Council Locks In Nine 2027 Austin Priorities, Led By Transportation
McKinney City Council voted on October 20, 2026, to approve a resolution adopting nine legislative priorities the city will push during the 2027 Texas legislative session, with transportation topping the list. The priorities also cover water, airport development, economic development, education and workforce, elections, tax reform, open government and municipal home-rule authority.
advocatemag.com
50 years ago, Adlene Harrison became Dallas’s first female mayor
Fifty years ago, Dallas City Hall underwent a change that lasted only a few months but made history. On Feb. 11, 1976, Mayor Wes Wise resigned to run for Congress. Mayor Pro Tem Adlene Harrison stepped into his place, becoming Dallas’s first woman to serve as mayor and the first Jewish woman to lead a major American city.
houstonpublicmedia.org
‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Dallas still hasn’t received Republican midterm convention reimbursement
Dallas paid $800,000 to host the Republican midterm convention in September. Dallas city staff have released the final bill for hosting the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center for two days in September: $800,000. The Republican National Committee has yet to reimburse the city, and it's unclear if...