JUST IN: 2024 North Texas Giving Day Hits The Halfway Mark With $42M+ And Prizes Being Awarded

My Sweet Charity 9/19 10:10A Jeanne Prejean

With nine hours down and nine to go, 2024 North Texas Giving Day is whooping it up for thousands of area charities to the tune of $42M+. Yes, emailboxes are being slammed by non-profit reminders that...

Willie Nelson’s Take on the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” Is a Masterpiece

Texas Monthly 9/19 8:28A Dan Solomon

In 2002, Johnny Cash recorded what turned out to become one of his legacy-defining songs. It was unlikely to happen at that point in his life. Cash was seventy years old by then, nearly a decade into...

The Maternal Mortality Rate Surged in Texas in 2020 and 2021

Texas Monthly 9/19 8:10A Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tri

The rate of Texas women who died because of pregnancy or childbirth rose sharply in 2020 and 2021 to the highest since the state started tracking maternal deaths, in 2013. Even excluding deaths...

JUST IN: North Texas Giving Day Is Past Halfway To Last Year’s Total $63.9M

My Sweet Charity 9/19 7:01A Jeanne Prejean

2024 North Texas Giving Day Leaderboard* 2024 North Texas Giving Day is only six hours old and it s already more than halfway to last year s total of $63.9M. And it still has 12 hours to go! Like...

JUST IN: 2025 Milestones Luncheon To Feature Keynoter Alex Snodgrass And Sustainer Of The Year Peggy...

My Sweet Charity 9/19 6:30A Jeanne Prejean

Despite the North Texas world being focused on today s North Texas Giving Day, Dallas Junior Leaguers have just announced plans for its  2025 Milestones Luncheon taking place at the Omni Dallas Hotel...

What Interviewing a Suspected Serial Killer and His Victims Taught Me About Empathy

Texas Monthly 9/19 4:00A Charlie Scudder

The first time he called, I was home with family on a Saturday afternoon in 2022. I asked if he had time later to continue our conversation. Yeah, I have nothing planned, he laughed. It was a funny...

JUST IN: 2024 North Texas Giving Day Is Off And Running With More Than $23M Already Donated

My Sweet Charity 9/19 1:01A Jeanne Prejean

North Texas Giving Day* Good morning, North Texas! Rise and shine and welcome to the biggest day in philanthropy: Communities Foundation Of Texas North Texas Giving Day . With the official start...

2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster: The Happy Pet Project

My Sweet Charity 9/18 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

Leah Bocanegra* The Happy Pet Project** According The Happy Pet Project ’s Managing Director of Innovative Programs And Advocacy Leah Bocanegra , “North Texas shelters are overwhelmed with animals in...

2024 North Texas Giving Day Gets Underway At 6 A.M. Thursday With 3,000+ Non-Profits

My Sweet Charity 9/18 6:30A Jeanne Prejean

North Texas Giving Day* This time Thursday, North Texas will be in the beginning hours of the 2024 North Texas Giving Day presented by Amazon, with more than 3,000 non-profits vying for support. And...

2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster: The Usual Artspect

My Sweet Charity 9/18 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

Sara Rose Salih* The Usual Artspects* According to The Usual Artspects Founder and CEO Sara Rose Salih , “Imagine the unimaginable: a child, barely 12 years old, trapped in a cycle of exploitation and...

Fall Hues

Tanya Foster 9/3 11:00A Tanya Foster

Are you ready for some fall colors but not quite ready for fall layers? Well I have the perfect fashion inspired by fall hues that will take you from summer into fall. I love a classic look that's...

2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster: nonPareil Institute

My Sweet Charity 9/3 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

Wendy Crooks* According to nonPareil Institute’s Regional Executive Director Wendy Crooks , “Young adults with autism often possess exceptional intelligence yet remain significantly undervalued. At...

Dawson B. Taylor Returns To North Texas As Turtle Creek Chorale Executive Director In November

My Sweet Charity 9/3 6:30A Jeanne Prejean

Dawson B. Taylor* Following its Rhapsody Gala with Cyndi Lauper , the Turtle Creek Chorale (TCC) has additional news. After an extensive search, the Board of Directors has selected Dr. Dawson B....

2024 North Texas Giving Day Booster: Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support

My Sweet Charity 9/3 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

Jenna Severson* According to Genesis Women’s Shelter And Support ’s Director of Communications  Jenna Severson, “In the United States, one in four women will experience abuse by an intimate partner in...

A Painter Uses the Techniques of an Old Master to Depict Texas in a New Light

Texas Monthly 9/3 4:00A Paul L. Underwood

This month in London, two men from Texas will look across the room towards one another. The distance between them will only be a few feet, but it will also span generations.The first man, an aging...