Dia Wall

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DALLAS — Texas lawmakers from both sides of the aisle cheered with the passage of historic investments in K-12 schools across the state. This month, Governor Greg Abbott signed his $1 billion school voucher bill into law, which allocates public money for private school tuition. In the time since, WFAA viewers have reached out to our team asking: What happened to House Bill 2, the $8 billion bill for public schools?

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Shirley Tullos-Thurman started Rowlett Florist with her sister 54 years ago and says they’re absorbing the tariff costs for now, but may be forced to raise prices. GARLAND, Texas — This year marks Shirley Tullos-Thurman’s 54th Mother’s Day running Rowlett Florist, a business she started alongside her sister with a modest investment of $100 each. Decades later, she’s still bringing beautiful flowers into arrangements for all of life’s milestones.

5 days ago | wfaa.com | Dia Wall

GARLAND, Texas — This year marks Shirley Tullos-Thurman’s 54th Mother’s Day running Rowlett Florist, a business she started alongside her sister with a modest investment of $100 each. Decades later, she’s still bringing beautiful flowers into arrangements for all of life’s milestones. “I love people, and to get the feedback, we feel like that we're helping," Tullos-Thurman shared. "We have funerals. We have weddings. We have babies.

6 days ago | wfaa.com | Dia Wall

DALLAS — History was made Thursday with the conclave leading the election of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago and studied mathematics at Villanova University before spending most of his clerical life in Peru. He is now the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church, leading more than one billion faithful worldwide. He chose the name Leo, aligning himself with 13 previous popes who bore the same title.

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Elizabeth Buard combined her name and her daughter Carol’s name to create Caliz B Hair and Beauty Salon in Plano 15 years ago. PLANO, Texas — This small business week, the team here at WFAA wants to highlight bright spots throughout North Texas, and Caliz B Hair and Beauty Salon is one of them. Elizabeth Buard opened her business in Plano back in 2009. As a full cosmetologist, Buard “used to do perms. Now, we have gone into naturals, so do locks.