August 3, 2020 Property valuations in Texas are supposed to be complete now that the July deadline has passed. The next step is as hard as arguing over what a house is worth, as cities, counties, school districts and all those other local governments set their budgets and their tax rates. That happens in public […]
August 2, 2020 Seven & i Holdings Co., the world’s largest convenience store franchiser and parent company of Irving-based 7-Eleven, agreed Sunday to buy Marathon Petroleum Corp.‘s Speedway gas-stations for $21 billion, forging ahead with a deal-fueled expansion in the U.S. Tokyo-based Seven & i said in a statement it expects the all-cash transaction to […]
August 2, 2020 American Airlines flight attendants were warned recently that flying won’t be the same after Oct. 1, even for those who avoid furloughs and keep their jobs. Flight attendants will work more hours, trips will be longer and more will be assigned to on-call “reserve” shifts, even those with 35 years of experience. […]
Dallas Morning News School Guide provides North Texas parents information on 1,800 area institutions
August 2, 2020 The Dallas Morning News will launch a school guide Tuesday that will provide parents with easily accessible information about more than 1,800 traditional public, public charter and private schools in seven area counties. The guide, which was produced by The News’ editorial board and product development team, will cover schools teaching kindergartners […]
July 30, 2020 If you suspect you’ve had COVID-19, go donate plasma. Right now, one of the most promising treatments for the disease that’s affecting us all is convalescent serum antibody therapy. Even though it sounds complicated, it’s a process that doctors have used for more than a century, including during the Spanish flu pandemic […]
July 30, 2020 While the air travel industry is facing numerous declines during the pandemic, one unexpected upturn has surfaced: a new busiest airport in the world. For the first time in recent memory, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is now operating more flights than any other on the planet. In fact, for three months in […]
July 31, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, and House Education Chairman Dan Huberty released the following statement on school re-openings this fall: “The Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) guidance for opening public schools in Texas for the 2020-21 school year remains the same as announced […]
July 30, 2020 What is the best way to stimulate the economy? I can tell you in three simple words – wear a mask. As COVID-19 cases dramatically increase in Texas, we are being forced to delay business openings and the North Texas economy continues to suffer. Wearing a mask will prevent the spread of […]
July 31, 2020 Dallas resident Emily C. White was near the brink in late April. She’d been furloughed at the beginning of the month, had no savings in her bank account and rent was due. She’d filed for unemployment, but the money wasn’t coming through. She was forced to arrange a rent payment plan with […]
July 31, 2020 The Dallas Innovation Alliance launched a learning lab that is providing the “basic utility” of the internet in the form of free WiFi to Fair Park. The Mobile Learning Lab is a converted school bus that provides about 300 feet of free WiFi, and is available Monday through Friday at Fair Park. […]