Slogans such as Christopher Panayiotou’s “I am the working-class candidate,” Justin Moore’s “I’ll be the fighter that you need” and Kevin Felder’s “Experience makes the difference” are a few examples of what audiences took in on Feb. 9 when Dallas College Richland campus hosted the 32nd Congressional District forum through Lulac, Ecolatino and Richland’s Student Government Association. Seven candidates running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House Texas District 32 March 5 appeared...
To all couples, rivals, friends and friends of friends, if you are in search of something to get your Valentine’s heart racing this February, search the City of Irving for its annual Love on the Run half-marathon event on Feb. 17.
Everyone is welcome on the course whether you are a runner, walker, dog or a baby in a stroller. Lazaro Alvarez, co-founder of the Irving marathon running series said, “It’s an effort to make different events that are fun for the community year-round.” With a unique course...
Richardson Area Democrats, or RAD, was hosted on the Richland campus Jan. 27 for a series of congressional debates featuring four candidates: two for the Texas Senate and two for the Texas House of Representatives. The candidates included incumbent Sen. Nathan Johnson and Rep. Victoria Neave Criado, running for Senate District 16, and Francine Ly and Sam Eppler for Congressional District 24, respectively.
The debates took place in the Fannin Performance Hall, and all four candidates had...
Former U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson died on Dec. 31, leaving many mourning her loss as both a prominent Texas political figure and a woman of many achievements.
Eddie Bernice Johnson at a local campaign event in 2019. (Photo/Associated Press)
Johnson passed away at 89 after a back wound from surgery in September became infected. According to published reports, the family...
DART has been a staple of public transport to Dallas citizens. It was established Aug. 13, 1983 and began light rail service in 1996, eventually adding a commute from Plano to DFW Airport or Denton to Dallas.
Dallas College students with six or more credit hours during the spring or fall semesters...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully navigated a recent impeachment vote in the State Senate. Nevertheless, the specter of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Justice Department looms large over his political future. In October, Paxton’s legal team will join state prosecutors in court to establish a trial date for his indictment on two counts of securities fraud, a matter that was not directly addressed during the Senate’s acquittal vote.
Spring cleaning, mowing the lawn and watering the flowers: These are all things every- one can associate with for the spring season. As the spring equinox passed by on March 20, the state was in for something else. The state was welcomed into the new season with a tornado outbreak that reached from Austin to Dallas.
Days before the storm on March 17, the National Weather Service posted a graphic stating that severe weather was expected for March 21, where all threats from severe weather were possible to occur. These threats included hail, strong winds and even tornadoes.
Citizens all over Dallas County visited their local voting centers to vote in the 2022 primary elections. Many important races were decided such as the Republican/Democratic choices for governor and lieutenant governor.
The COVID-19 omicron variant from the South African region that was discovered in late November became the dominant strain by Dec. 21 when 73% of national cases were from the newly found variant, according to the Associated Press.
On Dec. 28, 2021, Dallas County Health and Human Services raised its COVID Risk Assessment level to Red which urges more precaution and care, due to an increase of cases across the county.
At press time, Texas Health and Human Services announced that 44,036 new cases were reported in a single day and over 300,000 cases were reported in the previous week, a sharp increase in comparison to previous times.
This has prompted several new testing sites to be opened, including on several campuses of Dallas College such as North Lake, Mountain View and Richland.
On Nov. 5 at 10 a.m., my boyfriend and I got in the car and drove to Houston, excited to attend our second Astroworld. We expected to see 21 artists, not counting surprise guests, in the span of two days.
Arriving at the festival was probably the easiest thing we had done all day. Houston’s public transportation service, Metro, securely dropped us at the stadium where the festival was held. The grounds were filled with cops on foot and on horseback, which made us feel, unlike other years, that they had the crowd under control.
