Emily DeMotte
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 11
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- Aug 16, 2026
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HUD wants to overhaul a homelessness response program. Some Texas communities are worried (opens the original)
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Tanisha Thomas isn't usually one to ask for help. But when she dialed 2-1-1, Texas' free hotline that connects people to local resources, three and a half years ago, she was at rock bottom. Thomas and her 1-year-old son were experiencing homelessness after she'd lost her job, and they'd worn out their welcome with friends and family. With no car, her phone shut off, and her three oldest children staying with their dad back home in Iowa, she arrived at the door of Center for Transforming Live's h
HUD wants to overhaul a homelessness response program. North Texas communities are worried (opens the original)
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Tanisha Thomas isn’t usually one to ask for help. But when she dialed 2-1-1, Texas’ free hotline that connects people to local resources, three and a half years ago, she was at rock bottom. Thomas and her 1-year-old son were experiencing homelessness after she'd lost her job, and they'd worn out their welcome with friends and family. With no car, her phone shut off, and her three oldest children staying with their dad back home in Iowa, she arrived at the door of Center for Transforming Live’s h
What's it like to major in AI? The architects behind UNT's new undergraduate program explain (opens the original)
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In just a few weeks, the University of North Texas will launch a brand-new Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence program. It joins a growing list of institutions to explore a new frontier of artificial intelligence in higher education. But what does it really look like to major in AI? Artificial intelligence and machine learning courses aren't new for UNT, said Lotfi ben Othmane, the program coordinator and a professor in the department of computer science and engineering. The universit
How North Texas campaign stops reveal key differences in Talarico and Paxton bids for U.S. Senate (opens the original)
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On a recent stop in North Texas, James Talarico stood on a shallow stage in the center of the crowded auditorium at Disciple Central Community Church in DeSoto, a city with a Black population of around 68%. It was his second stop in his race for U.S. Senate focused on reaching the state's Black voters — a group that has expressed lingering hesitation toward the 37-year-old state representative from Austin. For nearly an hour and a half, he answered questions from voters in an effort to connect w
Gov. Greg Abbott cleared the way for the hemp industry in 2019. Now businesses are being pushed out | Houston Public Media (opens the original)
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When Molly Mathias first opened her cannabis shop in Dallas’ Bishop Arts, she hoped to create space in the industry that she hadn’t found elsewhere. In a departure from the intimidating, confusing and sometimes unfriendly tone of the shops she was used to, she built Go Easy to be welcoming, women-led and self-care focused. But after six years navigating the industry’s erratic legal landscape, Mathias, who grew up in Grand Prairie, is tired of her own state working against her. Go Easy will perma
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