Off to a Rough STAAR(t)
If a family picked virtual learning this year, do they have to report to campus to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (or STAAR) test this year?
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Author: Bethany Erickson
COVID Deaths Remain High
Dallas County COVID-19 case counts continue to be a bit off because of the winter storms that wreaked havoc last week, health officials said.
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Winter Storm Update: Feb. 20
Temperatures are on the rise, and more homes (6,000 in Dallas were still without as of last night, according to
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Candlelight Vigil To Be Held Tonight for Slain Officer
A candlelight vigil for the Dallas police officer who was fatally struck while directing traffic after an accident near Walnut Hill Lane and U.S. Highway 75 will be held Friday evening.
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Oh, We Did …
Princess Diana may have had a great deal to do with the way wedding gowns looked in the summer of 1982, but in 1981, she was anxiously awaiting her wedding, just like the brides that appeared in the first few months of Park Cities People.
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Ted Cruz Takes a Trip, One Preston Hollow Resident Weighs In
If you have been busy trying to create alternate heat sources or bailing out your family room after a pipe burst, you may have missed that Sen. Ted Cruz took a trip yesterday.
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The Thaw – and Reliable Electricity – Will Be Slow Coming
For many in Dallas, it’s been days since they’ve had a reliable source of power. A winter storm (two, actually) that was predicted to bring below-zero and single-digit temperatures this week brought everything to a crawl.
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COVID Vaccinations On Hold For Now
With all the power outages and history-making winter weather, the pandemic has taken second place in attention this week.
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Yes, Highland Park Is Experiencing Outages, Too
If you’re going by the map generated by Oncor on your phone (which is is probably the only computing device you have right now that will let you on the worldwide web, if you’re like a lot of us), you may be wondering why it looks like there are no outages in Highland Park. Or Preston Hollow.
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Building Social Justice
When Dallas-based Building Solutions geared up to celebrate its 30th anniversary, it took a look at what it knew about schools and what it knew about society, and decided that the best way to honor its past and build for the future was to help address the inequities the company saw daily.
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Vaccination Efforts Stymied By Winter Storm Uri
Winter Storm Uri, as this record-breaking winter weather event has been named by the Weather Channel, has put a damper on Dallas County plans for vaccinations for the next couple of days.
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