Alyssa Fields

5 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

Superimposed over the feast scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, a table, headed by Joe Biden, and surrounded by Harris, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan Omar, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and others, is disrupted by Trump emerging from a sliced turkey to the tune of Y.M.C.The American people have now witnessed three presidential campaigns from President Donald Trump.

5 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

Many of the major pieces of legislation during this session would drastically alter Texas’s public education system. Before the session began, Abbott had his eye on certain prospective bills , many of which would radically alter the public education system, promising to prioritize their signing should they reach his desk.

6 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

Students May Be Affected The MostCodi Garcia rides the DART Red Line from Hampton Station to work every day. The hair salon receptionist has paralyzing driving anxiety, and getting behind the wheel induces debilitating panic attacks. So they take the train, the only affordable and accessible form of transportation available to them. Garcia is one of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's 220,000 daily riders.

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

A nearly empty makeup compact is one of Jasmine Flores's prized possessions in prison, but it will be useless soon. Conditions WorsenJasmyn Flores was in the lieutenant’s office with three male guards. A thin layer of perspiration glued loose flyaways of her long, dark hair to her forehead. Her heart palpitated, beating against the rough cotton of a man’s prison uniform labeled FCI Seagoville .

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

“Look, listen and learn” is the new police Chief Daniel Comeaux’s plan for his first days as acting leader of the Dallas Police Department DPD. Though he took the oath on April 23, the official swear-in ceremony, presented by city manager Kimberly Bizor-Tolbert, was held on May 6 for a crowd of civil servants.“I want to understand what Dallas needs, what needs to be done, and then how we should do it,” Comeaux said during his acceptance speech.