/tags/dallas-fort-worth Dallas-Fort Worth en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:24:30 GMT /transportation/2025-04-15/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-loses-64-million-grant-as-part-of-federal-cuts The grant, which was awarded in September in the final months of the Biden administration, was going to be used in planning efforts to get the project moving again. The Trump administration now says the Texas Central Railway work needs to occur without any taxpayer assistance. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:24:30 GMT /transportation/2025-04-15/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-loses-64-million-grant-as-part-of-federal-cuts Adam Zuvanich /crime-justice/2022-12-06/family-mourns-murdered-7-year-old-athena-strand-from-north-texas Athena Strand was found dead Friday after going missing two days earlier. A delivery driver was arrested and charged in connection with her death. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 18:15:12 GMT /crime-justice/2022-12-06/family-mourns-murdered-7-year-old-athena-strand-from-north-texas Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2022-04-27/u-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-is-released-from-russia-in-a-prisoner-swap Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:40:43 GMT /news/2022-04-27/u-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-is-released-from-russia-in-a-prisoner-swap Rachel Treisman /2022-04-12/over-50-gig-workers-were-killed-on-the-job-their-families-are-footing-the-bills A new report on gig worker deaths found that more than 50 people were killed while working for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash. Often the families receive no compensation in the wake of the killings. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:16:11 GMT /2022-04-12/over-50-gig-workers-were-killed-on-the-job-their-families-are-footing-the-bills Bobby Allyn /education/2022-04-11/after-a-texas-teacher-saw-his-students-struggling-with-math-he-turned-to-rap-music Thomas Mayfield helped raise test scores and engagement in the classroom, and now he's helping teachers in Fort Worth learn what he did. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:10:29 GMT /education/2022-04-11/after-a-texas-teacher-saw-his-students-struggling-with-math-he-turned-to-rap-music Mia Estrada /news/2022-04-04/trevor-reeds-family-says-hes-back-in-a-russian-prison-hospital-but-not-getting-care Reed's family says he has tuberculosis symptoms and lost 7 pounds in five days during a hunger strike. They are calling for the Biden administration to help bring the Marine veteran home. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:04:26 GMT /news/2022-04-04/trevor-reeds-family-says-hes-back-in-a-russian-prison-hospital-but-not-getting-care Rachel Treisman /texas/2020-03-23/how-three-corners-of-texas-are-faring-amid-pandemic From Texas Standard:As of Monday morning, there is no statewide shelter-in-place order in Texas like the ones in New York and California. Texas Gov. Greg� Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:55:54 GMT /texas/2020-03-23/how-three-corners-of-texas-are-faring-amid-pandemic Jill Ament /texas/2020-01-24/texas-instruments-will-close-two-north-texas-computer-chip-factories From Texas Standard:Texas Instruments, or TI, says it will close two facilities in the Dallas area.Most people know Texas Instruments for its calculators.� Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:49:38 GMT /texas/2020-01-24/texas-instruments-will-close-two-north-texas-computer-chip-factories Kristen Cabrera /texas/2018-04-06/in-a-troubled-time-for-ge-a-fort-worth-locomotive-plant-gets-back-on-track From Texas Standard.In February 2017, several newspapers in north Texas carried the story that 250 workers were being laid off from a General Electric� Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:12:36 GMT /texas/2018-04-06/in-a-troubled-time-for-ge-a-fort-worth-locomotive-plant-gets-back-on-track Rhonda Fanning, Alexandra Hart /politics/2012-12-04/george-w-bush-benevolent-spirit-can-guide-debate DALLAS � During his opening remarks Tuesday at a daylong conference on immigration and the economy, former President George W. Bush urged the nation’s� Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:02:23 GMT /politics/2012-12-04/george-w-bush-benevolent-spirit-can-guide-debate Julian Aguilar | Texas Tribune