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Denton County election officials have been working to clear the DPS voter registration backlog before early voting on Monday, dropping the total from about 42,000 voter registrations to 2,500 still remaining as of Tuesday.
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Denton County election officials work to clear 42,000 voter registrations from DPS backlog before early voting
Nearly a month after the Texas Department of Public Safety discovered a software glitch that affected at least 200,000 voter registrations, the Denton County Elections Administration was still working earlier this week to clear about 2,500 out of the 42,000 registrations it received from the state on Sept. 23. Elections Administrator Frank Phillips said Denton... Read more »
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A group of clergy and laypeople from different Christian denominations and Jewish faith pray and sing worship music outside of Prairieland Detention Center on Oct. 14, 2026, in Alvarado. The group gathered to pray for the people who have been detained.
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Religious leaders, laypeople pray for detainees, others at Prairieland Detention Facility
Tarrant County and North Texas clergy gather for an interfaith vigil outside of the center
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More than $500 million has been spent on advertising in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
With a tight race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, “the money is just pouring in.”
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Emily Scherer for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. Source images: The Texas Tribune and documents obtained by ProPublica.
Emily Scherer for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica.
Trump says the border is secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps declaring an emergency
Since Abbott first declared a border emergency in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers.
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Arts & Culture

Courtesy of Nancy Jimenez
A Grand Prairie school play was canceled over a girl playing a male role. Then it got complicated
The district says it’s complying with state law. But which state law?
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Claire Williams / DRC
City of Denton decides not to move the Great Pumpkin back to the courthouse after all
How Denton’s “pumpkin-gate” erupted depends on who’s supplying the information.
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Dallas arts leaders call for broader access and stronger public support at TACA Unscripted 
Arts leaders gathered at the Dallas Museum of Art to discuss the future of North Texas’ cultural landscape.
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Julia Sewing/KERA
Meet the 12-year-old State Fair quilting champ
A 12-year-old winning the quilting competition at the State Fair of Texas is impressive. But the fact that this is her second year in a row winning the top prize surely makes her a quilting prodigy.
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Education

Courtesy of Nancy Jimenez
A Grand Prairie school play was canceled over a girl playing a male role. Then it got complicated
The district says it’s complying with state law. But which state law?
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A housing development is seen from the sky looking down
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Property tax cuts aren’t supposed to affect Texas schools. Districts say it doesn’t always work 
Texas officials say nearly 1.5 million homeowners now pay zero school property taxes. The state is supposed to hold districts "harmless," but some say there is a "gap."
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A crowd of students moves through a sunny hallway. The camera blurs their movement.
File photo / Fort Worth Report
New report shows Fort Worth students have a low college completion rate
The Fort Worth Education Partnership report followed students from eighth grade into adulthood.
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North Texas school districts struggle to budget amid rising fuel prices 
As diesel prices hover near record-highs, some North Texas school districts say they're having to adjust their transportation budgets.
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Politics

Denton County election officials have been working to clear the DPS voter registration backlog before early voting on Monday, dropping the total from about 42,000 voter registrations to 2,500 still remaining as of Tuesday.
DRC file
Denton County election officials work to clear 42,000 voter registrations from DPS backlog before early voting
Nearly a month after the Texas Department of Public Safety discovered a software glitch that affected at least 200,000 voter registrations, the Denton County Elections Administration was still working earlier this week to clear about 2,500 out of the 42,000 registrations it received from the state on Sept. 23. Elections Administrator Frank Phillips said Denton... Read more »
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Yfat Yossifor / KERA News / Composite Photo
More than $500 million has been spent on advertising in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
With a tight race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, “the money is just pouring in.”
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Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare delivers his State of the County address Oct. 14, 2026, in Fort Worth.
Elvis Martinez-Cartagena / Fort Worth Report
Tarrant County judge vows to keep prioritizing public safety, lowering taxes
Tim O’Hare delivered his State of the County address just days before early voting begins for his reelection bid.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, enters the stage at the Texas Youth Summit in The Woodlands on Oct. 9, 2026.
Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with ‘Come and Take It’ bus tour ending at the Alamo
The Republican nominee plans to hit over 30 stops across Texas, concluding with a stop at the Alamo on the eve of Election Day, as he competes in an intensely close Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.
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Health & Wellness

Parkland Hospital
Parkland Burn Center physicians are training Ukrainian doctors to provide better care to those injured by war
North Texas doctors have gone to Ukraine to provide medical treatment. Now, they're training doctors from Ukraine in Parkland's high-end facilities.
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Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune
Texas health agency proposes eliminating children’s autism program
The proposed elimination of the Children's Autism Program, aimed at serving lower-income families, comes as Texas leadership has called on agencies to reduce budgets by 3%.
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Why back and neck pain is so common, and what you can do to avoid it
About 100 million Americans suffer from chronic neck or back pain each year.  A North Texas surgeon explains how much of it can be avoided.
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Tarrant County domestic violence organization responds to Cornell 7 case
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there are many resources for North Texans experiencing abuse.
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