Why a transportation fee could save El Paso taxpayers millions and improve roads
by Special to El Paso Matters, El Paso Matters November 15, 2025 By Chris Canales On Monday, Nov.…
It’s time for all of us to embrace hard conversations Marshawn Kneeland’s death sparked
The hard conversations that Brian Schottenheimer talked about this week, that therapists say are precisely what are needed…
Ralph Strangis is going into the Dallas Stars Hall of Fame
I’m happy for my friend Ralph Strangis. This weekend, along with Joe Nieuwendyk, Strangis will be inducted into…
It’s hard enough to save South Dallas history without city attorneys’ intrusion
I was driving around South Dallas a few days ago when a left turn off Elsie Faye Heggins…
Opinion: Why El Paso needs the Downtown Deck Plaza to build a stronger future
by Special to El Paso Matters, El Paso Matters November 13, 2025 By Jay Stratton I moved to…
Data tool reveals high chronic illness risk in Dallas communities
With the recent launch of the Diabetes and Hypertension Surveillance Systems, two powerful new tools designed to track…
A Far North Dallas office building gets its reckoning
The Preston Plaza office building at 17950 Preston Road is a 10-story office building of nearly 260,000 square…
Corporate America is overlooking its most qualified talent pool
Veterans Day arrives each November with predictable rhythms: parades, ceremonies, social media posts saluting service members and heartfelt…
While Mavericks’ long nightmare is far from over, firing Nico Harrison had to be done
From the moment he hit town assuring us in buttery tones that he’d lead with a “servant’s heart,”…
Do the downtown library and Dallas City Hall share the same fate?
It’s either the worst-kept secret in Dallas or the most repeated rumor around; in this small town pretending…
Two arts giants helped Dallas find beauty and truth
Editor’s Note: This year’s Linz Award, one of Dallas’ oldest civic honors, went to Linda Custard and Bess…
Chris Cassidy helped build more than the National Medal of Honor Museum
I have often said that veterans are the vault of values. Capt. Chris Cassidy has demonstrated this throughout…