9+ hour, 16+ min ago  (373+ words) Beginning next month, the city of Richardson will temporarily restrict new short-term rental registrations. The 90-day prohibition is to give the city time to evaluate concerns raised by residents in recent months, including disruptive gatherings, parking and other safety issues....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (543+ words) Garland residents will no longer have to fight their code compliance citations in criminal courts under a new model approved by the city council last week. The city will move to civil enforcement beginning Sept. 1, which means violations will be…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (181+ words) California is seeing a spike in cases valley fever " an illness spread by fungal spores. Researchers speculate the rise is tied to patterns of drought and precipitation....

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (563+ words) The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit over the state's investigations into families with transgender children because most of the investigations were closed and the children are no longer minors. In a ruling Friday, the state's highest civil court ruled…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (165+ words) If it feels like it's been a really warm spring where you are, you're not imagining it. New federal climate data explains why many of us have been opening the windows or turning on the AC much earlier than usual....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (986+ words) When Lauren Le Blanc won a children's literature fellowship from a Long Island university a decade ago, she began looking for an idea for her next young adult novel. She turned to the supernatural, remembering the night her 3-year-old daughter…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (632+ words) What's my place, what's our company's place and then what's the place of so many in our community now?" the Cara Mia executive artistic director asked himself. If one feels threatened that their culture is not welcome to be represented…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (252+ words) Nine people, including popular rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30, were charged with allegedly robbing Gucci Mane and others at gunpoint in a Dallas music studio, according to a federal complaint unsealed Thursday. While the victims are not directly named in the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (304+ words) The long-dormant Boys Named Sue are stirring again " at least in spirit. Singer Ward Richmond has reunited with his old bandmate John Pedigo, who produced Richmond's new solo album, Big Addict Energy, .. . Ward Richmond raises a glass to sobriety with…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1871+ words) This March marked 30 years since the death of Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla-P'rez. Here on the Standard, we reflected on how, three decades on, her legacy continues to reverberate and reach new audiences. That enduring legacy is the center of a…...