Texas Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias

HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly 70 years after a Texas Black man was executed in a case that prosecutors now say was based on false ...

Texas posthumously exonerates Tommy Lee Walker, executed 70 years prior for rape and murder of White woman

Multiple witnesses testified Parker was unable to speak after the attack due to a gash in her neck. However, one police ...
MyNorthwest

Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park

The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to ...
Wall Street Journal

Dallas Is Booming—Except for Its Downtown

DALLAS—This city is a hotbed for commercial property. The metro area’s population is booming and financial-services firms are flocking here, earning the area the sobriquet “Y’all Street.” Yet at its ...
The New York Times

Outside Dallas, a Young Family Just Wanted Some Space. Here’s Where They Found It.

After a long stint in Europe, a Texas couple brought their two young daughters home and searched for a house in a good school district with room for grandparents and friends. Adam and Amanda Powell ...
The Business Journals

First phase kicks off for $750M Haggard Farm mixed-use development

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Construction is now underway on ...
NBC DFW

Last Christmas: Booming East Texas Christmas tree farm closes after 40 years

Four years ago, James and Mary Robinson put the last Christmas tree they would ever plant in the ground. “Once you plant the tree, it takes four years to harvest it,” James said. “But once you plant ...
San Antonio Express-News

H-E-B could soon make its in-city limits debut in this major Texas city

H-E-B is king in Texas — but the behemoth San Antonio-based grocery chain still has unchartered markets statewide, and could soon be making its debut within the limits of a major Texas city. The City ...
San Antonio Express-News

H-E-B is poised to take over another Texas city. Here's where.

San Antonio-based grocery store H-E-B just hopped one step closer to taking over another major Texas city. According to the city of Dallas, council members just approved a zoning proposal for the ...
San Antonio Express-News

Billion-dollar energy company with Middle East ties builds $216M Texas wind farm

A $1.2 billion energy company with ties in the Middle East has set its sights on deep South Texas as the future home of its next big renewable energy project. On Thursday, November 13, Terra-Gen — a ...
The New York Times

Bishop Arts District, an Eclectic Dallas Enclave

Ten minutes from downtown Dallas, this walkable, picture-postcard neighborhood is in the midst of a development boom. By Addie Morfoot Photographs by Desiree Rios Tucked away in North Oak Cliff, ...
Yahoo

When will Netflix House's Dallas 'theme park' open? Here's what we know.

From Stranger Things and Squid Game to Love Is Blind and KPop Demon Hunters, the original streaming giant is bringing the mystery and magic of some of its biggest shows to a new entertainment venue ...