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Rep. Mihaela Plesa from Texas House District 70 was one of the Democratic incumbents in Texas who survived the state's red wave.

Migrants cross the Rio Grande into the U.S. from Mexico behind Concertina wire and a sign warning that it's dangerous and illegal to cross on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

(From left) Co-curators Jackie Tao Law, Christina J. Hahn, founder of the Dallas Asian American Art Collective, and Leili Arai Tavallaei pose for a photo during the Dallas Asian American Art Collective’s first annual show at the Cedars Union Dallas on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District, located just west of Interstate 35W in the Near Southside, is home to the city’s major hospitals, independent health clinic and medical education institutions.

Preserving the old Evers farmhouse, creating a garden or a wildlife education center for demonstrations to kids carrots and chickens don’t come from Kroger — all were possibilities discussed by the public last week for the remaining 10 acres of the Evers Farm not being developed into apartments.

Last session Texas GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. With the Republican Party growing more conservative after the election, experts say it's likely the theme will continue.

It's Thanksgiving week so no doubt you're a bit frazzled. What with family coming, a turkey to defrost and numerous football games to watch, it can make your head spin. Not to make you stress even more, but have you thought about what to do with the family after the big meal is in the books?

Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, seen here speaking to reporters on the first day of school in August 2024, told KERA the fight against vouchers is over. "Right now our priority must be getting school funding. I'm not going to relive Groundhog Day."

Democratic Dallas Criminal District Court Judge Tina Clinton won a seat on the Dallas-area Fifth Court of Appeals over Republican attorney Matthew Kolodoski, according to official election results — a reversal of the state’s initial election night tally that appeared to show Kolodoski winning.

Practice your figure-eight at these area rinks in Fort Worth, Dallas, Grand Prairie and other cities around North Texas.