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Texas football powerhouse out of playoffs after court ruling
Just a few days ago, Argyle Liberty Christian (TX) announced that it would be seeking legal action against the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) decision to ban the Warriors from postseason play . On Tuesday, a Denton County Courthouse denied the school's request for a temporary restraining order. Charles Baggarly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that the decision was announced after several hours of deliberation. The ruling keeps Liberty Christian out of the TAPPS Division I postseason. According to Baggarly, 362nd Judicial District Court Judge Bruce McFarling ruled that TAPPS did not do anything illegal or against public policy. The ruling from McFarling came down to proper due process, not whether the athlete was coached by Griffin or if the athlete was ineligible. More: Texas high school football rankings: USA TODAY Sports Super 10, Week 13 The first round of the postseason was moved back a week to allow for changes to be made to the eight-team bracket. Liberty Christian, led by five-star Oklahoma linebacker commit Cooper Witten, was viewed by many as the favorite to win the state championship in the division. TAPPS' original decision was based on findings that found the program broke the
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Nobody Is Shocked That This Texas City Was Just Named One Of The Happiest In America
Somewhere between the perfectly maintained parks and the smell of something incredible coming from a food hall the size of a small country, Plano, Texas quietly became one of the happiest cities in America. And honestly, once you spend a little time here, the only surprising thing is that it...
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‘Rent’s Still Due, But the Intersection Will be Fabulous’: Texas Democrats Under Fire as Dallas Wants Gov.-elect Hinojosa to Put Rainbows Back Into Streets
The Dallas City Council has recently contacted Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa to reinstate LGBTQ+ Pride and Black Lives Matter crosswalks in the city. The move sparked mixed reactions from Texas residents, many of whom believed this was not a major priority for a new government. According to Advocate, the council...
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Frisco ISD Eyes Demolition of Staley Middle School
Frisco ISD officials are recommending the demolition of Staley Middle School, which is scheduled to close at the end of the 2025-26 school year but still costs the district roughly $300,000 a year just to keep running. The recommendation came out of a board sustainability workshop on Monday, where staff laid out three options for the school's future: renovating and repurposing it, selling it, or tearing it down.
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What to know about the recently reopened Forest Theater
The reopening of the historic Forest Theater in South Dallas this month is a success story for historic preservationists and neighborhood activists. Why it matters: The 1949 theater's restoration comes at a time when preservation and community identity are animating conversations in Dallas around older buildings with uncertain futures, like City Hall and Granada Theater.
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$100 million condo tower coming to Dallas' Turtle Creek neighborhood
A $100 million tower with 44 luxury condo residences is coming to Dallas' Turtle Creek neighborhood. The Dallas-based firm M&A DevCo is building The Cypress at Turtle Creek, a 25-story tower. Anna Theeringer, the development's director of sales, said the tower could be a place for professionals moving to the area.
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Iraq War Veteran Gets Mortgage-Free Home in Anna, Texas, After Years in RVs
Branden Cason and his family were handed the keys to a new home in Anna, Texas, on Veterans Day, a fresh start for a veteran who was medically retired from the Army after sustaining a traumatic brain injury and other wounds in an improvised explosive device blast during a deployment to Iraq. The home came through Operation Homefront's Permanent Homes for Veterans program, with support from homebuilder Pulte, and the Cason family will own it outright, mortgage-free, once they complete the program.