Teresa Woodard

3 weeks ago | wfaa.com | Teresa Woodard

DALLAS — They must have been exhausted. Their day started before 8 a.m. and featured one meeting with community leaders after another. At 7:40 p.m., the five finalists for Dallas Police Chief were still going strong, face to face with citizens. For about 90 minutes on Tuesday night, the candidates took part in a meet-and-greet session in the lobby of Dallas City Hall. Each manned a table, and taxpayers lined up to get to know them.

1 month ago | wfaa.com | Teresa Woodard

DALLAS — The parents of a six-year-old girl who in late February told an anti-vaccine activist organization they remain opposed to vaccinations. “We would absolutely not take the MMR,” the mother told representatives from Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit that conducted the interview and posted it online. The MMR is the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine which researchers have proven to be safe and highly effective at preventing measles.

1 month ago | bhg.com | Teresa Woodard

Photo: Laurie Black Pristine and perfect? No, thank you. Tracie Fish has long championed a more relaxed, authentic approach, filling her family's cottage-style garden in Washington with nostalgic plants, rusted flea market finds, and moss-covered flagstone paths. "Over time, our garden became this cozy, joyful bit of chaos,” says Fish. Here are her top tips for creating a space that evokes classic cottage gardens with their freewheeling abundance of flowers and vintage structures.

1 month ago | wfaa.com | Teresa Woodard

DALLAS — The growing measles outbreak in West Texas is the worst the state has seen in more than 30 years when thousands of cases infected people across the state. Between 1989 and 1991, the U.S. recorded 55,467 measles cases, according to the CDC. At least 11,251 of those cases required hospitalization and 166 patients died. Data from the state of Texas shows a spike in cases starting in 1989 with approximately 3,316 cases, many in Harris County.

2 months ago | tspantx.com | Teresa Woodard

Fans waited in an hours-long line that wrapped around the block during The Plot Twist’s grand opening. DENTON, Texas — Take a store stocked with best-selling books, add a beautiful bar, and it could be a recipe for romance. But if all the books are about romance? That appears to be the recipe for success. The Plot Twist is a new romance book bar located near the historic square in downtown Denton owned by Dawn Conner and her daughter Darci Middleton.