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SMU Zoning Case Clears UP City Council
The University Park City Council approved a zoning change request from SMU to allow for the new four-story Frances Anne Moody Hall building, but with a caveat.
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Boy Scouts, Dallas ISD Employee Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Law enforcement officials Tuesday said they arrested a 63-year-old Dallas ISD employee on multiple child pornography charges.
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Crews In UP Respond To Rollover Crash At Hillcrest, Southwestern
Hillcrest Avenue at Southwestern Boulevard was closed for about two hours Monday evening while emergency crews responded to a rollover crash.
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PCCI Reports Updates on County’s Herd Immunity Goal
From April to the end of May, the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s COVID-19 Vulnerability Index recorded a 40% drop in average vulnerability.
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Petco Reopens After Car Drove Into Store
The Petco in the 4300 block of Lovers Lane reopened Wednesday after a car accidentally drove about 20 feet into the store Tuesday afternoon.
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Why Should Texas Educators and Parents Watch World Oil Prices?
Many may not realize the connection between world oil prices and Texas education funding, but new research shows clearly that billions of dollars K-12 schools rely upon to educate students could be at risk if world oil prices decline.
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Abbott Signs Bills Overhauling Power Grid
Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Tuesday two bills meant to improve the state’s main power grid and change the governance of the agency that operates it.
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The Disparate Impact of COVID-19
All businesses were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic this past year, but not all were affected equally.
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UPPD Forming Inaugural Citizens Academy
The University Park Police Department will launch a Citizens’ Police Academy this fall.
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Follow Along for June Runoff Election Results
It’s been acrimonious at times and has lit up NextDoor and neighborhood group chats like Christmas, but the campaigning ends tonight for candidates facing off in June Dallas City Council runoff elections.
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UP ZIP Code Hits ‘Herd Immunity,’ But What About Dallas County?
While “herd immunity” remains elusive in the U.S. and North Texas as a whole, 12 Dallas County ZIP codes have reached the 80% threshold, including 75225 in University Park.
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