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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg Dallas Observer The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 UPDATE: Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fund SNAP Benefits https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texans-risk-hunger-as-government-halts-snap-benefits-40611070/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611070 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texans-risk-hunger-as-government-halts-snap-benefits-40611070/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:42:56 -0500 News Food banks are holding onto hope that the government will be up and running soon. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texans-risk-hunger-as-government-halts-snap-benefits-40611070/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Celina Football Coach Bill Elliott Accused in Alleged Sexual Abuse Coverup https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/celina-hs-football-coach-bill-elliott-named-in-child-abuse-lawsuit-40611895/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611895 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/celina-hs-football-coach-bill-elliott-named-in-child-abuse-lawsuit-40611895/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:15:05 -0500 The lawsuit is the second to be filed after Elliott’s son, a district employee at the time, was accused of filming in a boys locker room.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/celina-hs-football-coach-bill-elliott-named-in-child-abuse-lawsuit-40611895/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Maybe Love Hasn’t Won In Texas: Judges Can Now Refuse To Marry Gay Couples https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-judges-no-longer-required-to-marry-gay-couples-40611756/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611756 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-judges-no-longer-required-to-marry-gay-couples-40611756/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:55:56 -0500 For ten years, gay marriage has been constitutionally protected. That's being challenged now. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-judges-no-longer-required-to-marry-gay-couples-40611756/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer New North Texas Halloween Forecast: What to Expect https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/new-north-texas-halloween-forecast-what-to-expect-40611265/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611265 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/new-north-texas-halloween-forecast-what-to-expect-40611265/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:31:58 -0500 News Halloween just feels extra fun for everyone when it falls on a Friday, especially if the weather is nice, right? ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/new-north-texas-halloween-forecast-what-to-expect-40611265/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Convicted North Texas Oath Keeper Leader Sues USA Today, Ex-Wife for $25M https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/oath-keeper-head-stewart-rhodes-sues-usa-today-for-25m-40611735/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611735 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/oath-keeper-head-stewart-rhodes-sues-usa-today-for-25m-40611735/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:35:17 -0500 The president commuted Stewart Rhodes' 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy connected to the Jan. 6 attacks after his re-election. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/oath-keeper-head-stewart-rhodes-sues-usa-today-for-25m-40611735/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer In ‘Heartbreaking’ Turn, 3 North Texas Cities Discuss Ending DART Relationship https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-heartbreaking-turn-3-north-texas-cities-discuss-ending-dart-relationship-40611582/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611582 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-heartbreaking-turn-3-north-texas-cities-discuss-ending-dart-relationship-40611582/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0500 News Plano has already tried and failed to reduce their contributions to DART through legislative measures. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-heartbreaking-turn-3-north-texas-cities-discuss-ending-dart-relationship-40611582/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer As the Mavericks and Stars Drop The Gloves, Here’s What To Pay Attention To https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/takeaways-from-dallas-mavericks-stars-aac-lawsuit-40611572/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611572 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/takeaways-from-dallas-mavericks-stars-aac-lawsuit-40611572/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:35:08 -0500 News This is the kind of matchup the AAC has never hosted before. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/takeaways-from-dallas-mavericks-stars-aac-lawsuit-40611572/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Government Shutdown Could Threaten Hundreds of Home Sales in Dallas This Month https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-home-sales-at-risk-each-day-of-government-shutdown-40611525/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611525 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-home-sales-at-risk-each-day-of-government-shutdown-40611525/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500 News As we approach the record for the longest government shutdown, Texas’ housing market could feel a crunch. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-home-sales-at-risk-each-day-of-government-shutdown-40611525/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer More Lawsuits Expected in Celina ISD Child Pornography Scandal https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/celina-football-coach-child-porn-charges-face-mounting-scrutiny-40611419/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611419 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/celina-football-coach-child-porn-charges-face-mounting-scrutiny-40611419/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:26:44 -0500 A recently passed state law could result in the school district being held responsible for negligence. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/celina-football-coach-child-porn-charges-face-mounting-scrutiny-40611419/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Mothers of Children With Autism Say Paxton Is ‘Disgrace’ After Tylenol Lawsuit https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-mothers-react-to-ken-paxton-suit-against-tylenol-40611262/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40611262 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-mothers-react-to-ken-paxton-suit-against-tylenol-40611262/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0500 The attorney general's lawsuit against Tylenol has some mothers concerned Paxton is on the wrong track. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-mothers-react-to-ken-paxton-suit-against-tylenol-40611262/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer