The Prairieland 22 Ep. 3: False Start

Fort Worth’s LGBTQ film festival is back after a yearslong hiatus following the pandemic. Trinity Pride, which puts on Fort Worth's annual pride festival, resurrected Q Cinema, and the nonprofit's president, Roger Calderon, gives us a preview.

SMU's homecoming is this Saturday. SMU Executive Deputy Director of Athletics, Brian Ullmann joins us to talk about what's on tap.

Dallas County’s safety net hospital is facing a lot of challenges as it heads into 2027, including a rapidly changing industry and an increased demand for healthcare. KERA’s Abigail Ruhman sat down with Parkland Health CEO, Dr. Fred Cerise, to discuss the organization’s most recent five-year plan – which is meant to ensure county residents have access to care into 2031 and beyond. Also, Dallas County reported its first pediatric flu death of the year yesterday. It's also the first child to die from the flu in this area since 2022. Ron talks with Dr. Laura Romano, a physician at Cook Children's, about the uptick in cases they've been seeing. 

A Dallas jury has found rapper Yella Beezy guilty of capital murder in the 2020 killing of fellow rapper MO3, bringing a dramatic conclusion to a case involving a years-long feud between the two artists. The verdict came exactly six years after MO3's murder. Yella Beezy now faces life in prison without parole. KERA's Dylan Duke covered the trial and joins us with more on the evidence that led to the conviction and what unfolded inside the courtroom.

Texas lawmakers have begun filing bills for next year's legislative session -- more than 1200 and counting this week. Lucio Vasquez with The Texas Newsroom joins us for a look at what this says about legislative priorities.

With roughly 200,000 service members leaving the military each year, businesses have a growing pool of experienced talent to draw from. But are employers doing enough to recognize the skills and experience veterans bring to the civilian workforce? Dan Clare, a Marine and Air Force veteran and Chief Communications & Outreach Officer for Disabled American Veterans (DAV), discusses why veterans make strong job candidates, why some employers may be overlooking them, and what businesses can do to better attract and retain military talent.

Collin County helped give birth to Ken Paxton's political career – and sustained it. But voters there decided to part ways with Paxton in the recent midterm election. KERA’s Collin County reporter Caroline Love explains why.

This weekend, Fort Worth Opera stages a comedic production about civil discourse and common ground centered on two famous opera lovers: Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. WRR’s Amy Bishop previews the performance. 

As the trial date arrives, friends and family gather outside the courthouse in protest of the arrest of the Prairieland defendants and the ongoing criminal proceedings. But a lawyer's shirt turns the proceedings upside down. Plus, we hear from some of the Prairieland defendants themselves.

The agriculture commissioner-elect, Clayton Tucker, joins us to lay out his plans for his term, with a particular focus on addressing the explosion of data centers in Texas. Also, there are new rules the city of Dallas is proposing aimed at regulating data centers, including their water use and noise. This comes as residents in a South Dallas neighborhood speak out about a small, noisy facility nearby. It raises questions over zoning laws – and how easy it is for data centers to move in near residential neighborhoods.