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5 days ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Documents exclusively obtained by The Dallas Express indicate that Lake Worth Independent School District (LWISD) officials were limited in their actions after they first became aware of a potentially inappropriate relationship between a teacher and at least two students.
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5 days ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The Families For Irving (FFI) PAC is not even five years old, yet it is already one of Irving’s most talked-about political institutions. Political Director James Bell recently sat down with The Dallas Express to explain the organization and its members’ vision. Bell said the group’s founders wanted it to be “the of making Irving an attractive place for families that want to relocate to the city.”What does this mean?
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
As with many things, there is a large gap between what exists on paper and what happens in the real world. The officially nonpartisan Grapevine-Colleyville ISD School Board race is one such situation. Officially, Texas Election Code Sections 144.002 and 52.06 require candidates to be listed without party affiliation as “independent.” However, that has not stopped the partisans from selecting their preferred candidate in the race between Matt Foust and Trustee Tammy Nakaumura.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Two of America’s largest social media platforms both went down during the week of April 14. Spotify went down somewhere in the wee hours of April 16. Many users awoke to an error code message and an inability to play media or engage with media. The company acknowledged the outage around 8 AM, posting to X, “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!”By midday, the music and podcast streaming service was back online.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The United Kingdom Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a human female following a contentious court case. The high court held that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex rather than gender identity.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The specter of a potential Las Vegas Sands casino looms large over Irving politics and is shaping up to play a major role in the City Council races. This is maximally felt in Sergio Porres’ bid for City Council District 2, where he is campaigning to replace Brad LaMorgese, one of the deciding votes against the recent gaming rezoning measure.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The GiveSendGo fund for Karmelo Anthony, the accused and self-admitted killer of Frisco High Schooler Austin Metcalf, has reported some unusual donation patterns. Numerous anonymous donations to the “Help Karmelo Official Fund” appear with identical messages and similar amounts of money. These donations often occur within minutes of each other and at all hours. This pattern repeats with donations that disclose the giver’s name; however, this is rarer.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
In two weeks, the Fort Worth Police Department will sever ties with a doctor they previously honored, and city officials will not provide an explanation. On January 28, a representative of BlackStone and CareWorks Managed Care Services wrote to Drs Jon Schweitzer and Steven Simmons at Southwest Sports and Spine, “You will be removed from the City of Fort Worth’s provider panel effective 90 days from the date of this letter, and the effective termination date will be April 28, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Debra Kostiw regularly goes viral, not with trendy TikTok dances or podcast hot takes, but with videos on how to navigate life with a loved one with dementia. The videos depict real-life and often challenging situations that caregivers may face when caring for someone with dementia. These scenarios range from how to prevent a loved one from attempting to walk to a different state, to what to do when a loved one repeatedly asks for someone who has passed away.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Have you ever been blown up by a nuclear bomb or taken hostage? If so, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a plan for handling your taxes. Tax Day, April 15, is here again. This annual headache provides the perfect opportunity for The Dallas Express to revisit some of the most surprising scenarios the IRS has addressed. In the event of a nuclear strike on the United States, death and taxes will still be universal experiences for all Americans.
