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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 How to Catch the Orionids Meteor Shower in Dallas https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/orionids-meteor-showers-over-dallas-to-peak-tonight-40608883/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40608883 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/orionids-meteor-showers-over-dallas-to-peak-tonight-40608883/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:16:33 -0500 Party Like it's 1986 and (Sort of) Scope Bits of Halley's Comet in The Sky Tonight]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/orionids-meteor-showers-over-dallas-to-peak-tonight-40608883/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer ‘Pollution Doesn’t Stop’ as Lingering Government Shutdown Triggers More Layoffs https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lingering-government-shutdown-triggers-more-dallas-layoffs-40605162/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40605162 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lingering-government-shutdown-triggers-more-dallas-layoffs-40605162/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0500 The Trump administration is using the government shutdown to layoff more federal employees, at the detriment of the economy and the environment. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/lingering-government-shutdown-triggers-more-dallas-layoffs-40605162/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer People Living Near an East Texas Lake Have Doubts About State’s Post-Kerrville Flood Promises https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:30:00 -0500 Some East Texans say a lake in a FEMA flood zone was dredged without permits. Most state agencies say it isn't their problem.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/east-texans-worried-about-a-fema-flood-zone-after-kerrville-tragedy-23239772/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Stargazing in North Texas: Supermoons, Eclipses, and Sky Events This Fall https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:46:00 -0500 Hey, look, it's Saturn!]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-supermoons-eclipses-and-sky-events-this-fall-23238910/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Agreement to Delay Marvin Nichols Reservoir 20 Years Reached https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:56:00 -0500 A mediated agreement has delayed the use of eminent domain to drown 66,000 acres for a reservoir to supply Dallas.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/plans-for-north-texas-reservoir-dallas-delayed-20-years-23003547/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer How A Weird Midlothian Container Yard Is Bolstering Texas’ Power Grid https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500 A 13-acre plot in Midlothian is a renewable energy storage site that will help the Texas grid]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/how-a-weird-midlothian-container-yard-is-bolstering-texas-power-grid-22966864/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Gators, Snakes And Bobcats, Oh My! Scary Texas Wildlife Is Everywhere Right Now https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0500 A 10-foot gator was hauled out of a North Texas lake, but gators aren't the only creatures that emerge in the summer.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/three-of-the-most-dangerous-animals-youll-find-in-north-texas-22979109/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Texas Is Almost the Worst State For Electric Vehicle Travel https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0500 With so many gas-guzzling trucks and trouble with mass transit, just how low is Texas on the list?]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-one-of-the-worst-states-for-eco-friendly-commuting-22881028/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Top 10 Rainiest Julys In Dallas History https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/top-10-rainiest-julys-in-dallas-history-22814125/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/top-10-rainiest-julys-in-dallas-history-22814125/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/top-10-rainiest-julys-in-dallas-history-22814125/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 08:30:00 -0500 The last day of July does not forecast rain in Dallas, but we had plenty of downpour in the first half of the month.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/top-10-rainiest-julys-in-dallas-history-22814125/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer How to See Three Different Meteor Showers Over Dallas https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/three-meteor-showers-to-peak-above-dallas-when-to-watch-22724352/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/three-meteor-showers-to-peak-above-dallas-when-to-watch-22724352/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/three-meteor-showers-to-peak-above-dallas-when-to-watch-22724352/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0500 The famous Perseids shower will peak in mid-August. Until then, two other meteor showers will light up the sky.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/three-meteor-showers-to-peak-above-dallas-when-to-watch-22724352/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer