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Talarico kicks off statewide tour as Texas Senate race with Paxton heats up

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/27 11:17A Jala Washington

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Rep. James Talarico are already launching attacks against each other as the Texas Senate race begins to take shape following...

Highland Park's Matthew Stafford agrees to one-year extension with Rams

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/22 3:11A GREG BEACHAM | The Associated Pr

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams...

A snapshot, a post and four years of memories

The Daily Campus Arts & Culture 5/16 3:00A Sophia Pardo, General Assignment

As the semester ends, SMU graduates commemorate their final four years by posting Instagram carousels with their friend groups, wearing white dresses and soft smiles. Eight semesters of memories are...

Reasons to watch every game on the 2026 NFL schedule on NBC and Peacock

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/15 7:47A Reuben Frank and Charles Nichels

Texas connects us to the NFL and Sunday Night Football on NBC and Peacock . The NFL released its highly anticipated schedule for the 2026 season, which includes a large slate...

Things to do in DFW this weekend: May 15-17

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 5/14 9:58A Lucy Ladis

Spring has sprung, and there is plenty to do around North Texas this weekend. From new art exhibits to musical entertainment, here s what is going on in DFW the weekend of May...

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BOOK REVIEW: DEFIANT (KATE PREACHER THRILLER, #3) by Michael Maloof

SMU BubbleLife iReporter 5/18 3:00A KAREN SIDDALL

Defiant Kate Preacher Thriller, #3 by Michael Maloof With breathtaking action sequences galore, DEFIANT is an absolutely riveting conclusion to this thrilling trilogy! Defiant is the third book in...

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Gene Dunston Has Been Cooking Steaks in Dallas Since 1955, He’s Still Not Done

Crave DFW 5/27 7:49A Steven Doyle

A coin flip brought Gene Dunston to Dallas. His mother had scraped together enough money working in a country café in rural Alabama to get the family out and into a city with better prospects. She put...

Luna Roja Opened Downtown in April, the TacoKase is the Reason to Go

Crave DFW 5/27 7:18A Steven Doyle

Chef Omar Larson spent years in some of the most demanding fine dining kitchens in Dallas — Kessaku, Monarch — before opening his own room in downtown. Luna Roja opened April 2 at 1525 Elm Street ,...

La Lupita Just Opened in the Design District

Crave DFW 5/27 6:25A Steven Doyle

If you ve spent any time in Los Cabos, you already know La Lupita . The original is open-air — no roof, just Baja sky — and has been one of the most reliably packed restaurants in Cabo San Lucas for...

Dragon Casa in North Dallas Is Serving a Cuisine Most Texans Don’t Know Exists

Crave DFW 5/27 5:52A Steven Doyle

Kung Pao Taco Chinese-Mexican fusion sounds like a joke until you understand where it comes from. In the late 1800s, Chinese laborers working on the railroads and in the mines of northern Mexico put...

Mister Charles on Knox Street is a Theatrical Dining Experience

Crave DFW 5/26 10:26A Steven Doyle

The building at 3219 Knox Street served people for more than a hundred years as the Highland Park Soda Fountain — milkshakes, grilled cheese, a landmark three generations of Park Cities families took...

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