Courtney Collins
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'Plan C': North Texas Toy Store Closed By Tornado Then Coronavirus
Last October, when tornadoes ripped through Dallas , a toy store lost its roof and half its inventory. Rebuilding would take it down to the studs, so → Read More
'Is This It?' Most Ex-Offenders Can Forget Job Advancement After Prison
After serving two years in prison for possession of meth, Toby Savitz found herself in a series of low-paying jobs with no real path forward. She finally → Read More
How Prison Steals Wealth From Future Generations
When people go to prison, income dries up and earning potential rockets backward. And when you mix incarceration with America's legacy of systemic racism, → Read More
Why Meaningful, Personal Relationships Can Ward Off A Certain Kind Of Poverty
Being short on food or rent money are symptoms of poverty. Going without close friendships or being estranged from family are symptoms of what’s known as → Read More
Pay Up, Or Go To Jail? The Criminalization Of Poverty
If someone winds up in jail because an unpaid traffic ticket leads to a suspended license and then an arrest warrant, does that mean being poor is, in one → Read More
Salvation Army Cooling Stations Open To Help Those Out In The Heat
A stifling heatwave means the Salvation Army has thrown open the doors of cooling stations across North Texas. They're stocked with cold, bottled water, → Read More
Exploring The Connection Between Violent Crime And Poverty
Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and other big cities have struggled for decades to help solve the issues of urban violence and poverty. On a recent episode of → Read More
DART's Red Line And Blue Line Will Soon Be Able To Hold More Riders
Longer trains will soon be cruising down two DART lines. It was announced that the Federal Transit Administration will put $61 million into expanding → Read More
North Texas Airports Land Big Improvement Funds
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao visited Dallas Monday to announce half a billion dollars in grant money that will be funneled to airports across → Read More
Church Herd: A Cattle Ministry Means Fewer Hungry Bellies In Denton
Denton Bible Church has some unusual outreach programs. The " Sweat Team " is a group of folks who help clean up storm debris. And then there's the " → Read More
Helping Homeless Youth Means Counting Them When School Is Out
For Louanna Fowler, becoming homeless didn't happen little by little — it happened all at once. One day she was living in a foster home, the next, she had → Read More
Why The Rich Might Not Get Richer Because Of Hard Work Alone
Americans with a lot of money are often praised as "hard workers,” but do elbow grease and ambition always lead to wealth? → Read More
When Storms Roll Through, Denton Church Unleashes 'Sweat Team' For Disaster Relief
Strong tornadoes and major floods often produce nonstop news coverage and an outpouring of charitable giving. It's the small storms, though, that tend to → Read More
Precarious Pensions And Not Enough Savings: How Retirement Looks In America
Many American families are staring down retirement with hardly any money set aside. In fact, sociology professor and author Katherine S. Newman says about → Read More
A Howlin' Shame: North Texas Cities Rank Low For Dog Parks
If you've got a four-legged friend, chances are you've scoped out dog-friendly greenspace in your neighborhood. The Trust for Public Land just ranked the → Read More
Want To See Cherry Blossoms in Dallas? You Better Hurry!
Spring has arrived, and the cherry trees at the Dallas Arboretum are blooming right on schedule. This year's March weather, though, caused a little anxiety → Read More
Paying For Baby's First Year Can Push People Into Debt And Out Of The Workforce
Baby's first year is full of milestones, like first smile, first steps and first round of shots. Everything about the first 12 months is new — including a → Read More
Fighting For $15 An Hour: Why Disabled Texans Want Aides To Earn A Living Wage
Many of the people who care for disabled Texans don’t earn a living wage. Charlotte Stewart is executive director of REACH , a nonprofit that advocates for → Read More
Kids In Arlington Box Up 100,000 Meals For Hungry Children Worldwide
Elementary schoolers in Arlington donned hairnets and boxed up thousands of meals for hungry children Friday. The event benefits a nonprofit called Feed My → Read More
Want A Copy Of The Federalist Papers? On March 6, You'll Get Your Shot
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has a rare book about to cross the block, a piece expected to fetch six figures at auction. This collection of essays — → Read More