Trustees Mull Over Renaming Dallas ISD Schools Named After Confederates
The sweeping movement to rename campuses named after Confederates is again a topic of discussion for Dallas school trustees.
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The sweeping movement to rename campuses named after Confederates is again a topic of discussion for Dallas school trustees.
Like kids across North Texas, schoolchildren in Dallas and their families are preparing to head back to class and today thousands of those young people are expected at the Mayor's Back to School Fair.
Nomination for the inaugural DISD Hall of Fame class is running through the end of September.
Thirteen percent of DISD's expected enrollment attends area public charter schools.
Several resignations within the Dallas ISD are serving to highlight its struggle with staff turnover. "I think it'd be nice if we could find someone who could stay for a while," said parent Lori Kirkpatrick.
As members of the Texas legislature return to Austin for a special session, some Dallas ISD leaders are pushing back.
With school out for the summer, food has become a concern for many North Texas families. But there are programs in place to make sure that kids receive the same kind of meals that they do during the school year.
The Texas state Senate is considering a bill to kill the agency that runs bus service for most of the Dallas County school districts.
A teacher who survived a car wreck says she's grateful to be alive, and wouldn't be here today without help from a fellow teacher and Army veteran.
The Dallas Independent School District has teamed with Dallas Park and Recreation on a special mission -- they're training students now to save lives in the future.
As Dallas school leaders look to expand its early childhood learning options, the recently reopened center at Harllee has become a model for the district - and a "welcome home" for its principal.
Judy Bryant was a school teacher for 32 years and retired from Dallas ISD 11 years ago. Now, she's worried health care costs will give her a serious math problem.
Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa testified that he was "surprised" at John Wiley Price's "negative response" to a development that would be an economic engine for the county's economically depressed south side.
Pit bulls and police working together to fight crime? Several local police departments say yes!
Some Dallas Independent School District campuses will serve a free morning snack and lunch to students over Spring Break .The meals will be offered from Monday, March 13, through Thursday, March 16.
After a unanimous vote by the school board, changes will now be made to a Dallas Independent School District policy that allowed suspension for students as young as 4-years-old.
A Dallas ISD teacher was arrested after police say he sent emails warning staff that they would "burn alive," if they didn't give him a raise.
Is it political frustration or an excuse to misbehave? Several North Texas schools are seeing a jump the number of student walkouts and campus violence in recent weeks.
Successful businesses are rarely games of chance — unless of course, you're talking of the third grade creation "Turkey Math."
The Dallas Independent School District wants to expand an enhanced learning program to more campuses, but the district's proposal for the expansion includes the closure of two campuses that serve some the district's poorest children.
Some of the brightest, young engineering minds in North Texas gathered in Dallas Saturday for the largest expo dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the state.
The film "Hidden Figures" has become a phenomenon across the nation, earning more than $100 million at the box office so far. But it could also serve to inspire the next crop of engineers in North Texas.
A teacher in the Dallas ISD is learning a hard lesson after a viral video showed her shooting a squirt gun at an image of President Trump. School officials are investigating after putting the teacher on administrative leave.
Thao Doan, a 27-year-old teacher at Raul Quintanilla Sr, Middle School in Dallas, was arrested on Friday in connection to the suspected sexual relationship with the 14-year-old.
It's a land grab by the DISD that could force local businesses from the sites they've occupied for decades. The district wants to build a new school and it says all the properties in the way of that need to leave.
Dallas police are warning residents about the dangers of illegal fireworks and celebratory gunfire ahead of New Year's Eve, citing hundreds of gunfire calls last year.
North Texas is ending 2025 with sunny skies, mild temperatures and one of its driest Decembers on record.
The Green Bay Packers claimed former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs off waivers, bringing the former All-Pro to Green Bay.
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.
The chain started in Beverly Hills in 2005.
Dallas police are warning residents about the dangers of illegal fireworks and celebratory gunfire ahead of New Year's Eve, citing hundreds of gunfire calls last year.
North Texas is ending 2025 with sunny skies, mild temperatures and one of its driest Decembers on record.
The Green Bay Packers claimed former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs off waivers, bringing the former All-Pro to Green Bay.
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.
The chain started in Beverly Hills in 2005.
Texas veterans could be at risk of losing the help they need to stay home.
A North Texas couple tracked their stolen airport luggage across Dallas using an AirTag — only to learn police couldn't act on the data alone.
Nearly every day, hundreds of thousands of Texas students board a school bus.
Outdoor sirens are meant to warn Texans of tornadoes and floods. This summer's deadly flooding in Kerr County exposed how vulnerable many communities are, with sirens broken, outdated or missing.
It took Azellia Thompkins nearly a year to watch the video of her attempted suicide in the Scurry County jail. Now, she's hoping others will watch it.
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
In 2025, President Trump returned to power and instituted change in Washington. Here's a roundup of photos of key moments throughout the year.
President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.
U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria said in an order Monday the Department of Homeland Security can receive biographical, contact and location information from the Medicaid program.
The Kennedy Center board, whose members were appointed by President Trump, voted earlier this month to add his name to the building.
While retailers like Amazon, Macy's and Target are extending their return window for gifts bought during the holidays, some stores are adding fees to return purchases.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The first state-run psychiatric hospital will open next summer under the direction of UT Southwestern Medical Center in the heart of Dallas' Medical District.
A Georgia family celebrates their first Christmas with baby Anna Claire after life-saving heart surgery at Cook Children's in Fort Worth, a procedure other hospitals wouldn't attempt.
'Tis the season for holiday parties, air travel, and respiratory viruses.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
It's the Christmas surprise that no one wants to unwrap: a heart attack, and it happens more often than you may realize.
After years in the making, Texas Instruments' semiconductor factory in Sherman has officially begun production.
Smith and other Main Street businesses complained to Frisco about the impact on business.
Rodeo Dallas, a popular but controversial Deep Ellum nightclub, is getting back in the saddle. In Uptown.
"This is a Texas-sized investment in the future of our great state," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.
American Airlines has announced plans to cut management and support roles, mainly at its headquarters in North Texas.
The Green Bay Packers claimed former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs off waivers, bringing the former All-Pro to Green Bay.
Christian Barmore, a star defensive tackle with the New England Patriots, is facing a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault.
Ken Seals passed for 258 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime as TCU rallied to beat No. 16 USC 30-27 in the Alamo Bowl.
On Tuesday, the Dallas Cowboys waived cornerback Trevon Diggs, opening the way for Diggs to become a free agent.
Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald headline the list of modern era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Here's what to know about the lineup of performances scheduled for New Year's Eve, when crowds gather in Times Square to ring in 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
France's government says that George Clooney, his wife Amal and their eight-year-old twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship.
The Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé became the fifth musician to achieve the wealth milestone, Forbes said Monday.
Actor Mario Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed last week in California that Tyler Perry sexually assaulted him during encounters between 2014 and 2019.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.