September 16, 2020 The University of North Texas at Dallas defied downward national enrollment trends caused by the COVID-19 crisis by growing 3% to enroll a record-breaking 4,171 students for Fall 2020. The growth is due to a 4% increase in undergraduate students, and a 3% enrollment increase at the UNT Dallas College of Law […]
September 14, 2020 Texas Woman’s University has been recognized as having one of the most ethnically diverse student bodies in Texas and nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 “Best Colleges” rankings, released today. TWU is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 5 nationally out of more than 1,500 regionally accredited schools […]
September 16, 2020 More than 3,300 nonprofits across the Dallas-Fort Worth area have signed up for Thursday’s North Texas Giving Day in hopes of raising crucial money to keep operations running during the coronavirus pandemic. The online philanthropy drive, powered by the Communities Foundation of Texas, launched early giving on Sept. 1 and had raised […]
September 16, 2020 Southwest Airlines will hold back tickets to allow middle seats to stay open through the end of November and is in the process of trimming its November flight schedule. Dallas-based Southwest has extended its policy limiting tickets sold on planes to allow middle seats to remain open and give more room for […]
September 15, 2020 With four decades as a public school administrator, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa has learned that patience is important when it comes to student enrollment numbers. On Tuesday, a day after The Dallas Morning News highlighted the district’s current enrollment woes, Hinojosa said that DISD’s forecast was cloudy, but that didn’t mean […]
September 15, 2020 The Texas Supreme Court has once again blocked Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all its 2.4 million registered voters ahead of the November election. In a Tuesday order, the Supreme Court granted the Texas attorney general’s request to halt the county’s effort just before a separate order blocking the […]
September 15, 2020 Aviation supply chain company Incora is moving its global headquarters from southern California to Fort Worth, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said Tuesday. Incora, which was previously known as Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. and already has two offices in Fort Worth, is planning a $6 million capital investment at the new facility […]
September 15, 2020 A decade ago, the Rangers envisioned a future in which Ron Washington, Yu Darvish and Jurickson Profar competed late into October in dramatic postseason games in Arlington. Turns out they could be half right. All of them could end up in Arlington this fall; just none with the Rangers. MLB made official […]
September 14, 2020 Dallas County reported 440 more coronavirus cases and three more deaths Monday. The latest fatalities include a Dallas man in his 50s who had been hospitalized, a Garland man in his 50s who had underlying health problems and was found dead at home, and a Farmers Branch man in his 70s who […]
September 14, 2020 Just a few weeks from students possibly returning to the classroom, Dallas ISD is looking at a hybrid model for some schools. Parents have until Sept. 21 to return surveys about whether they prefer in-person or online learning for their students. The hybrid model would split a student’s time between the classroom […]