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Casino-backed Texas reps leave anti-gambling amendment out of rezoning bill, prompting criticism

1 day ago | keranews.org | Megan Cardona

Two nearly identical bills in the Texas Legislature would make it harder for people to successfully protest a zoning change in their city or town. But the two bills have a key difference. While the Senate version includes an amendment to keep the current, lower standard for any form of gambling or sports wagering, the House version leaves that out — making it easier to potentially rezone an area to build a casino.
The Trump administration wants food makers to switch to natural dyes

2 days ago | keranews.org | Yuki Noguchi

The Trump administration hopes to eliminate potentially harmful synthetic dyes used to give foods, drinks and medicines vivid color. Manufacturers say it's not that simple to make the change.
TWU alumna’s inclusive approach to dance lands her on influential magazine’s ‘25 to Watch’ list

2 days ago | keranews.org | Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales

Texas Woman’s University alumna and New York City-based dancer Kayla Hamilton has a mission. She wants more people to feel free to dance and more people to join the audience for dance. Hamilton’s life’s work is to lift up Black disabled creatives, and others she describes as “multiply marginalized.” Hamilton, who graduated from TWU in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in dance, describes herself as a sight-impaired or low-sight dancer and choreographer.
Are this year's NBA playoffs more physical?

5 days ago | keranews.org | Jason Fuller |John Ketchum |Ailsa Chang

As the second round of the NBA playoffs continue, some coaches have complained about heightened intensity, saying referees have been letting calls slide. We ask David Dennis Jr. of ESPN's andscape about the validity of those gripes during the playoffs--Copyright 2025 NPR
North Texas arts groups have lost over $280,000 in NEA funding

5 days ago | keranews.org | Elizabeth Myong |Arts Access

The numbers in this story reflect funding loss as of May 8, 2025 and are likely to change. Plans to transform a former KKK auditorium into a community center. Sensory-friendly dance performances. A play focused on Harriet Tubman. These are a few of the local projects that lost support from the National Endowment for the Arts over the past week. Local arts organizations are facing a deficit of more than $280,000 after the NEA abruptly pulled funding nationwide last Friday.
Houston group says Pope Leo is among Catholic leaders who 'looked the other way' on sex abuse

5 days ago | keranews.org | Michael Hagerty |Craig Cohen

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the first mass of his papacy Friday morning at the Sistine Chapel at The Vatican in Rome. The former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was close to the late Pope Francis, and is expected to focus on some of the same themes Francis did, including advocating for migrants and caring for the poor. But what remains unclear is what the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics might do or say about the church’s generations-long mishandling of clergy sexual abuse.
Irving's Ethics Code could change the city's public comment process

5 days ago | keranews.org | Megan Cardona

Changes to the city of Irving's Ethics Code — which would include how some people register for public comment — are set to take effect July 1 following a special called council meeting Thursday afternoon. The changes will require individuals who are compensated or employed to testify to register as lobbyists, even if they are not traditional lobbyists. Council members Brad LaMorgese, Mark Cronenwett, and Al Zapanta called the special meeting to address the changes.
FWISD proposes closing Hubbard Heights. Now, this family is weighing their school choices

5 days ago | keranews.org | Jacob Sanchez

Fort Worth ISD mother Maryela Contreras and her husband have seriously contemplated where they want their three children to attend school. The conversation is difficult, but necessary, she said. Contreras’ children attend Hubbard Heights Elementary, the only campus recommended for closure within the South Hills High School feeder pattern and 17 planned shutters. The Contrerases don’t understand why district leaders picked their school, even after sitting through a community meeting May 7.
Fort Worth Catholic leaders, laity celebrate election of first American pope, Leo XIV

5 days ago | keranews.org | Marissa Greene

Tears swelled in Nancy Eder’s eyes when she found out Robert F. Prevost was elected as the Vatican’s first American pope and would take the name Leo XIV. On May 8, Prevost walked out of the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, dressed in papal regalia and insignia. On the same day, Eder’s grandson — also named Leo — decided to wear a suit in celebration of his 14th birthday.
Texas Senate passes bill that would allow teachers, students to misgender others without punishment

5 days ago | keranews.org | Lucio Vasquez

A proposed bill aimed at protecting public employees, teachers and students who misgender their peers cleared the Texas Senate on Thursday, moving one step closer to becoming law. Senate Bill 1999, authored by Republican Sen. Bryan Hughes of Mineola, would prevent state agencies and schools from punishing employees or students who refer to another person using terms “consistent with (their) biological sex,” even if that term doesn’t match the person’s gender identity.