Alyssa Fields

Dallas

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Dallas, Texas 'Hands Off Iran! Protest: When, Where, What To Know

3 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields
Abbott Vetoes Texas THC Ban, Calls for Special Session and Regulation

4 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

In the final hours, after weeks of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the highly controversial Senate Bill 3, which would ban all consumable THC products. The governor called a special session, beginning July 21, asking lawmakers to regulate products instead of a blanket ban.“Senate Bill 3 is well-intentioned. But it would never go into effect because of valid constitutional challenges,” the governor wrote in his veto.
‘Poisonous’ and a ‘Clown Show’: Community Responds To Proposed DART Cuts

4 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

“DART celebrated its 40-year anniversary in 2023,” Mark Broadhurst, an Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1338 board member and DART mechanic, told the Observer at the meeting.
Educators Protest Layoffs And School Vouchers at Ted Cruz's Dallas Office

6 days ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

More than 200 public educators, teachers’ union members and education professionals marched a quarter of a mile under the scorching Texas sun to Sen.
Here's How Dallas ISD Teacher Pay Has Changed In The Last 10 Years

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

Texas’ public education system funding was under the microscope this legislative session. Ahead of the start of the session, the Dallas Independent School District named increased funding for teacher compensation and retention as one of their priorities . The district cited a lack of proper state funding as the source of an inability to provide teacher raises that keep up with the inflation rate.In the last 10 years, the average Dallas ISD teacher's salary increased by $17,121.
Dallas Was Already Itchy, Now Here Comes Mosquito Season

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

What You Can Do To Stay ItchlessEvery year, a Biblical plague-level of mosquitoes descends upon the South, but instead of destroying crops locust-style, they feed on the naked legs of jorts-wearing backyard barbecuers. Ruining the merriment of outdoor summer festivities isn’t the only role mosquitoes play in our lives.
Dallas' Dating Scene Is Only Getting Worse As Political Divide Grows

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

Purity Culture and Dating Is Nothing New To The Bible BeltPartakers in premarital sex rejoice — the governing body of the Southern Baptist faith has high-tailed it out of Dallas once again.After deciding to endorse a ban on same-sex marriage at their annual convention last week, the religious institution's annual convention came to a close. Now, we can finally breathe.
Allen Police, DEA Conduct More THC Raids in North Texas

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

It's Not The First TimeUnless vetoed, a sweeping THC ban will go into effect in Texas on Sept. 1, and all manufacturers and retailers of consumable, hemp-derived THC products will have to remove the items from their shelves.
What Happens to Texas THC Ban if Abbott Doesn't Sign SB 3 Into Law?

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

How Did We Get Here? What Has Abbott Said? What Will Happen if He Doesn’t Sign? A headline regular during the 89th legislative session was an all-encompassing ban on hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products , which landed on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk on May 27.
Number Dallas Police Officers Arrested For Intoxication Offenses 2025

1 week ago | dallasobserver.com | Alyssa Fields

Officers May Not Ask For Help, Even When Resources Are AvailableThe Dallas Police Department DPD placed three patrol officers on administrative leave in one week after all three were separately arrested for alcohol-related misdemeanor crimes: driving while intoxicated and public intoxication.