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Coronavirus
TEA: No A-F Ratings for a Second Year
It's not the canceling of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (or STAAR) that some have asked for, but the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday that it was pumping the breaks on the A-F ratings for a second year.
Out and About
Perot, Lockheed Martin Support Socially-Distanced Fun
Just in time for winter break at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Lockheed Martin has stepped up to support socially distanced fun during the holidays, with a $65K donation which will fund space-themed masks and single-use take-home science activity kits for children.
Longhorns, Panthers Return to Postseason
In 2020, making the high school football playoffs requires beating your opponents on the field, and avoiding COVID-19 exposure off of it.
Coronavirus
PCCI: High Thanksgiving Mobility Adds To COVID-19 Threat
As local officials begin to see the impact of the Thanksgiving holiday on COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is set to discuss emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, here’s what you need to know today.
Coronavirus
Hockamasks Help Refugees
A couple of Hockaday School students responded to the pandemic by creating a nonprofit and giving it a four-word name that tells perhaps half its story.
Crime
Preston Hollow Crime Reports Nov. 30 — Dec 6
Take a look at the Crime Reports for Preston Hollow for Nov. 30 - Dec. 6.
SMU Dedicates Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation
SMU Dec. 4 dedicated the Gerald J. Ford Hall for Research and Innovation, a new 50,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research hub meant to help equip faculty, students, and industry partners with tools and resources to collaborate, solve complex problems, and power new enterprises in the digital world.
Boy Scout Troop 125 Introduces New Eagles
Eight more Boy Scouts from Troop 125, sponsored by Grace Bible Church, have achieved the rank of Eagle, the highest and most distinguished rank in Scouting:
Dallas Opera To Stream ‘The Magic Flute’ Simulcast
The Dallas Opera will make the company’s popular 2019 production of Mozart’s family-friendly The Magic Flute available free for home viewing for a limited time.
Philanthropy
Bite Into the Burger That Gives Back
The Taylor Burger isn't just a delicious solution to lunch - it is a delicious solution to lunch and a way to help Scottish Rite for Children continue to help children - like the one the burger is named for.
Raise the Roof: Central Market Hosts Gingerbread Decorating Contest
In the immortal words of Buddy the Elf, "I thought maybe we could make gingerbread houses, and eat cookie dough and go ice skating and maybe even hold hands."