dallas morning news

Girls Denied Movie Field Trip; Boys Only

KEYE - CBS 42  Fri, 02/10/2012 - 5:44am

The Dallas school district treated about 5,700 fifth-grade boys -- but no girls -- to a screening of "Red Tails," a new movie about African-American fighter pilots in World War II.

The Dallas Morning News reports buses began unloading Dallas school children Thursday morning at a theater in Mesquite, a nearby suburb.

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Will The Astros Change Their Name, Or Is Owner Jim Crane Trollin...

Austinist  Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:37am

Will The Astros Change Their Name, Or Is Owner Jim Crane Trolling? With the Houston Astros moving from the National League to the American League, owner Jim Crane is toying with a name change...or is he?



 

Anti-death penalty activists, exonerated death row inmates march...

Daily Texan  Mon, 10/24/2011 - 8:50am

Hundreds of activists and 25 exonerated death row inmates demonstrated at the Texas Capitol and marched through downtown Austin Saturday afternoon as part of the 12th annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty.

Kirsten Bokenkamp, communications coordinator of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas said several ACLU members participated in Saturday’s march, and a major priority of the organization is to end the death penalty.



 

Monday, August 1

Planning Ahead, Austin  Mon, 08/01/2011 - 10:00am

Breathing life Into WordsDig Into Your Story @ Hampton Branch at Oak Hill Monday, August 1
7 - 8:30 p.m.



 

Trader Joe's Finally Headed to Austin

Austinist  Tue, 05/03/2011 - 10:21am

Trader Joe's Finally Headed to Austin The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Trader Joe's, the popular grocer based out of California, will finally open three chains in Texas.

The first is expected to be in Dallas, and ten more stores will follow.



 

Vince Young Gets Punchy On Longhorn Hater

Austinist  Mon, 06/14/2010 - 10:00am

You can take Vince Young out of the Longhorns, but you can't ta