“She told the doctor ‘Get this dead baby out of me,’” he said, choking up. “And they asked her to leave.” Another story reported by Marin Wolf of a Texas couple stuck in the gray space of the state’s abortion laws. dallasnews.com/news/public-he…

NEW: 131 scholarships are on hold due to the Texas DEI ban. Many were funded through donations — not taxpayer dollars. W/ Phil Jankowski 🌟 dallasnews.com/news/education…

Humbled to have my research featured in today's Dallas Morning News. Really important to get this information out to stakeholders before the next legislative session! dallasnews.com/news/education…

When Karen McDonald announced homicide charges against a school shooter's parents—a first in U.S. history—here's what she didn't say: Some of her most senior prosecutors had insisted she not do it. She did anyway. This is the story of what happened next: washingtonpost.com/investigations…

I spent time with a young North Texas couple. They’re hopeful a new program for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens might offer them a clearer future, Dallas Morning News: dallasnews.com/business/2024/…

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects. propublica.org/article/arizon…

Breaking news: For the first time, Michelin will review restaurants in Texas. Michelin’s entry into Texas is one of the biggest things to happen to D-FW restaurants in decades. The Michelin Guide will include 5 major Texas cities. dallasnews.com/food/restauran… MichelinGuideNorthAmerica

NEW for NBC News: For 2+ years, a Texas lawman with ties to the Oath Keepers sought to charge school librarians with felonies. Their crimes? Books. We got the full case file, including body cam footage of the deputy approaching librarians. Read here: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…

After years of health care reporting, I faced a medical emergency of my own this year. It was scary, traumatic, and frustrating because I know I'm not the only woman in the world dealing with it. My story for Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2024/07/26/tex…

MY LATEST: Texas prisons officials insist no inmates have died from extreme heat behind bars for more than a decade. But we got autopsies that show the heat was a possible (or likely) contributing factor to in least three deaths just last year. kut.org/crime-justice/… #txlege

I'm spending several weeks this summer contributing profiles to Dallas Morning News homicide project, Life and Loss in Dallas. Just published is my piece centered on the two mother hens of ‘Widow Street’ who lived side by side for almost 50 years. dallasnews.com/news/crime/202…

Marcos Villanueva was just 17 when he was shot and killed while working at a Church's Texas Chicken in Dallas. He helped his mom with the bills and to care for his two younger sisters, taking them to and from school each day. Marcos was their pillar. dallasnews.com/news/crime/202…

Two 18-year-old best friends with promising futures and soon to graduate, one from Richardson Berkner HS, one from Plano Senior HS. Instead, they wound up dead in a South Dallas parking lot. I tell their stories for Dallas Morning News Life and Loss project interactives.dallasnews.com/2024/dallas-ho…

Personal news: I’m a WAG!

New by Keaton Peters: Texas gives tests to English language learners that influence the electives students can take & how schools score on accountability ratings. When Texas switch from human to computer graders, scores plummeted & haven't recovered. texastribune.org/2024/08/13/tex…

This week The Associated Press launched its latest package on chronic absenteeism, documenting how and why the problem has persisted -- and what's working to improve the numbers apnews.com/article/school… 1/

Deciding where to send kids to school can be tough for any family. For Black families living where schools are still largely racially segregated, these choices can become especially fraught. 🧵 ProPublica propublica.org/article/macon-…

Saturday's injury news catapulted Cowboys rookie Caelen Carson onto the cusp of a large role. A few years ago, he was a teenager battling tough times who leaned on his friends. A profile on a player suddenly vital to Dallas' season: lonestarlive.com/cowboys/2024/0…

Conrad High poured so much into Khamoni Williams, and in return, he gave the people who believed in him everything he had. He made honor roll, played varsity football, graduated and was college bound. Last month, gunfire took it all. dallasnews.com/news/crime/202…

NEW: UNT prohibits faculty from hosting nonpartisan voter registration groups in their classes. The policy was not communicated to all faculty, generating lots of confusion. UNT spokesperson told me the reason is a 1993 state law. Read more Dallas Morning News: dallasnews.com/news/education…