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Top Stories: ➊ – From battle to beauty, DMA exhibit explores the art of Japanese metalwork (Saturday), ➋ – Pedestrian killed in far north Fort Worth crash (Sunday), ➌ – Von Miller is set to join his hometown Dallas Cowboys after agreeing to 1-year deal (Monday), ➍ – John Niland, who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died (Monday), ➎ – TCC honors outstanding faculty, staff at 2026 Trailblazers Awards (Monday)

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McKinney voters, officials and Muslim residents speak on council recall effort

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/21 6:26A Lilly Kersh, Staff Writer | The

“Recall!” The call came from a crowd of hundreds packed into McKinney City Hall earlier this month, before the council unanimously approved a site plan for the McKinney...

What Happened to Music NFTs After the Boom?

Fort Worth Weekly 8/21 5:26A Fort Worth Weekly

Music non-fungible tokens (NFTs) never settled into a single replacement for streaming, downloads, or physical records. After the boom, they persisted in narrower roles: a...

Texas group backs Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/21 3:58A Candace Sweat

Fans showed up at the American Airlines Center excited for the battle between the Dallas Wings’ Paige Buckers and Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham. It wasn’t just the game in...

Ogunbowale and Shepard led Wings over Fever on off night for Bueckers and Clark

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/21 12:27A Schuyler Dixon | The Associated

Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points, Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 and the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 91-85 on Thursday night, ending the Fever s five-game...

Grass fire burns field near Alliance Airport

NBCDFW.com (Local) 8/20 11:25A NBCDFW Staff

A grass fire scorched a field south of Alliance Airport in Haslet Thursday afternoon. Flames burned along Westport Parkway, near Intermodal Parkway and Interstate 35W....

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Fall 2026 TCU Magazine Sits With the Machine

TCU News 8/21 3:35A jamie.plunkett@tcu.edu (Jamie Pl

The 2026 Fall edition of TCU Magazine explores the impact of AI on higher education,

TCC honors outstanding faculty, staff at 2026 Trailblazers Awards

TCC News 8/17 9:38A PR Marketing

FORT WORTH — Tarrant County College celebrated the faculty and staff whose talent and dedication continue to elevate student success at the annual awards ceremony Aug. 14. The...

TCU Researcher Addresses Latest Horned Lizard Sightings

TCU News 8/11 8:59A kelli.lamers@tcu.edu (Kelli Lame

Texas horned lizards have made encouraging headlines recently, with rare sightings and signs that some reintroduced populations may be reproducing in the wild.

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Introducing a New Family Tradition

Tanglewood Moms 8/20 7:08A Lee Virden Geurkink

When I was growing up, my best friend’s mother LOVED the opera. She would listen to opera, sing in the car, and take her children and their friends (i.e., me!) to performances. I grew up loving The...

Healthy Waists, Healthy Wallets: Baked Berry Oatmeal

Tanglewood Moms 8/17 12:33P Lee Virden Geurkink

Congratulations! You made it to the second week of school! In our house, the first week was pretty easy. We were all excited for the new year, and we were on our best behavior. We would go to bed...

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A Glass with the Duke: Visiting Noblemen Wines Texas Cellar

Texas Wine Lover 8/19 12:56A Neal Addy

Noblemen Wines Texas Cellar brings a true taste of Texas to downtown Glen Rose, with Noblemen wines, selections from producers across the state, a historic tasting room, and...

Remi Gregory Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 8/18 1:59A Jeff Cope

This month's featured Winemaker Profile is Remi Gregory. Remi started winemaking with her own winery of The Burg Wine Company, but is now the head winemaker at Becker...

Ko Thai Brings the Cow to Cowtown, and Fort Worth Was Ready

Crave DFW 8/14 6:50A Steven Doyle

Fort Worth has never had a shortage of good Thai food, but it has had a shortage of Thai food that looks like it belongs on Magnolia Avenue. Ko Thai closes that gap. It opened last year at 725 W...

Dallas-Fort Worth’s Next Six Weeks Are Loud, Then a Little Louder

Crave DFW 8/14 6:25A Steven Doyle

Dallas-Fort Worth is about to get loud. The next six weeks bring a run of arena rock, honky-tonk legends, and a few genuine bucket-list pairings, and the calendar only gets busier once the theaters...

Lufkin’s Cafe Del Rio Covers Both Sides of Texas Comfort Food

Crave DFW 8/13 7:32A Steven Doyle

The name suggests a border town, sun-bleached and dusty, somewhere along the Rio Grande. Cafe Del Rio is actually about as far from the border as Texas gets, sitting deep in the Piney Woods of...

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Von Miller is set to join his hometown Dallas Cowboys after agreeing to 1-year deal

Spectrum Local News Sports 8/17 3:42A Associated Press

The 37-year-old went to high school south of Dallas and starred at Texas A&M before Denver drafted Miller second overall in 2011.

John Niland, who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died

Spectrum Local News Sports 8/17 3:36A Associated Press

Niland's daughter, Haven, said he died Saturday morning in McKinney, a Dallas suburb.

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Feds fund affordable medical care in DFW

Dallas Business Journal Health 8/21 1:00A Plamedie Ifasso

The money from the Health Resources and Services Administration's New Access Point initiative support a national effort to expand primary care access.

Lettuce, jalapeño recalls linked to illnesses put Texans on high alert

Spectrum Local News Health 8/11 4:31A Geraldine Torrellas

Sales have taken a hit due to outbreaks of cyclosporiasis and salmonella, impacting distributors like River City Produce in San Antonio.

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What to know about McKinney council recall effort following mosque site approval

Ko Thai Brings the Cow to Cowtown, and Fort Worth Was Ready

Upcoming Events » see the full calendar

News » indicates external link

McKinney voters, officials and Muslim residents speak on council recall effort

What Happened to Music NFTs After the Boom?

Texas group backs Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes

Ogunbowale and Shepard led Wings over Fever on off night for Bueckers and Clark

Grass fire burns field near Alliance Airport

Education » indicates external link

Fall 2026 TCU Magazine Sits With the Machine

TCC honors outstanding faculty, staff at 2026 Trailblazers Awards

TCU Researcher Addresses Latest Horned Lizard Sightings

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Introducing a New Family Tradition

Healthy Waists, Healthy Wallets: Baked Berry Oatmeal

Food & Dining » indicates external link

A Glass with the Duke: Visiting Noblemen Wines Texas Cellar

Remi Gregory Winemaker Profile

Ko Thai Brings the Cow to Cowtown, and Fort Worth Was Ready

Dallas-Fort Worth’s Next Six Weeks Are Loud, Then a Little Louder

Lufkin’s Cafe Del Rio Covers Both Sides of Texas Comfort Food

Sports » indicates external link

Von Miller is set to join his hometown Dallas Cowboys after agreeing to 1-year deal

John Niland, who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died

Health & Fitness » indicates external link

Feds fund affordable medical care in DFW

Lettuce, jalapeño recalls linked to illnesses put Texans on high alert

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