Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Texas Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund account...
Every Garland ISD student will have access to free, nutritious meals every school day throughout the 2021-22 school year. A student’s household income would typically need to meet eligibility requirements to qualify for free or reduced-price meals. This year,...
Sachse City Council made appointments to various boards and commissions, received a budget update and discussed Blackburn Road during the July 12 council meeting. Financial Director Teresa Savage presented information on the city’s long-range financial plan,...
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported the first cast of monkeypox is a Dallas County resident in a July 16 news release. The Dallas resident traveled from Nigeria and arrived at Love Field on July 9. The individual is hospitalized and is in stable...
Garland ISD will hold a conference created for parents and families Tuesday, July 20, a first for the district. According to the GISD website, the conference will cover ways to support student engagement in-home and in the classroom. This summer’s theme will be “Team...
Initial payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit land Thursday in North Texans’ bank accounts, a provision that Congressman Colin Allred (District 32) supported in the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan expanded and improved the credit so that it is...
The new baseball stadium in Arlington — Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers — opened last year. Globe Life Field was built to attract more fans during the long, hot days of summer in North Texas One local sports scribe said some time back that the team’s...
Camryn Shupe considered herself lacking a certain characteristic before her involvement with SkillsUSA. That trait — confidence — has grown since she started with the national organization that seeks to help secondary school and college students build personal and...
During the pandemic, Texans headed back to nature in record numbers, with more people visiting state parks, hunting, fishing and boating than ever before. A new congressional proposal aims to tap into that exploding interest by investing more than $50 million per...
