Seven Counties, Dozens of Shelters and No Regional Count: The Animals Handled by DFW Animal Control A loose dog spotted beside a Dallas street may be collected by a city animal-services officer and taken to a municipal shelter. A few miles away, another dog may enter a facility operated by a suburb, a county, a […]
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Oak Cliff Then and Now: Dallas History Written on the Other Side of the River From a nineteenth-century resort dream and an independent town to the Texas Theatre, the JFK story, Bishop Arts and a new generation of destination restaurants, Oak Cliff has always been more than a Dallas neighborhood. By DFW Blogger | Updated
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DFW Dining Guide · 2026 10 Best Restaurants in Dallas–Fort Worth for 2026 A Google-review-driven guide to standout dining in Dallas and Tarrant counties—plus the dishes worth ordering at every stop. By DFW Blogger · Updated August 16, 2026 Dallas–Fort Worth has enough excellent restaurants to make any “best of” list debatable. So, instead of
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From streetcars and interurbans to DART light rail, TEXRail, the A-train and the Trinity Railway Express, North Texas has built an impressive—but still incomplete—public transportation network. When most people think about transportation in Dallas-Fort Worth, they picture highways: Interstate 35, Interstate 30, Central Expressway, LBJ Freeway, the George Bush Turnpike and a seemingly endless collection
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Deciding where to eat in the Dallas–Fort Worth area can be a challenge—not because there are too few choices, but because there are so many. From neighborhood barbecue joints and family-owned Mexican restaurants to elegant steakhouses and international cuisine, DFW offers something for nearly every taste and budget. SearchDFW.com makes finding your next meal easier.
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Every fall, millions of visitors enter Fair Park looking for familiar Texas traditions: corny dogs, football, livestock, midway rides and, of course, a friendly greeting from Big Tex.But the State Fair of Texas existed long before Big Tex raised his hand and said, “Howdy, folks!” Its story stretches back to the nineteenth century, when Dallas
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Texas Lottery: The Games, the Winners, the Scratch-Offs—and the Night My Lottery Pool Thought I Was a Genius There is something uniquely Texan about walking into a neighborhood convenience store, buying a cold drink, and noticing the bright lottery display beside the register. Maybe the Lotto Texas jackpot has climbed into the tens of millions.
The History of DeSoto, Texas: From a Country Crossroads to a Growing DFW City Just a few miles south of Dallas stands DeSoto, Texas—a community with roots reaching back to the earliest years of statehood. Today, DeSoto is a busy Dallas–Fort Worth suburb with modern neighborhoods, schools, parks, businesses and more than 58,000 residents. Its
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Have you ever wondered whether someone, somewhere, might be holding money that belongs to you? It may sound unlikely, but thousands of Texans have money waiting to be claimed. It could be a small refund that was mailed to an old address, an insurance payment you never received, or even funds belonging to a deceased
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Today, Joe Pool Lake is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Families visit its parks, boaters cross its open water, and anglers fish around submerged trees, old roadbeds, bridges, and stock ponds. However, Joe Pool Lake is not a natural lake. It is a reservoir created by damming Mountain
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