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![ABC 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts (left) in conversation with moderator Sara Madsen Miller at the "Leading the Lone Star State: Texas Women in Public Service Summit." Roberts shared hard-earned wisdom with the audience: "Be self-assured. Know your story. Don't doubt who you are." [Photo: Leo Gonzalez/TWU]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sara-Madsen-Miller-Deborah-Roberts_TWU-event-092025-940x436.jpg)
ABC 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts (left) in conversation with moderator Sara Madsen Miller at the "Leading the Lone Star State: Texas Women in Public Service Summit." Roberts shared hard-earned wisdom with the audience: "Be self-assured. Know your story. Don't doubt who you are." [Photo: Leo Gonzalez/TWU]
The Last Word: ABC’s Deborah Roberts on Barbara Walters’ Advice—and Outlasting Your Critics—at TWU’s Public Service Summit
by Quincy Preston | Oct 1, 2025
Roberts and NY Times best-selling author Jen Hatmaker headlined the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership summit in Denton on Sept. 19. The conference brought together women in public service and featured an award for retired Texas Rep. Myra Crownover.
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 30, 2025
The third annual Get Connected Dallas event pairs on-the-spot job interviews and emerging tech demos—from robotics to VR—at a free community festival.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 26, 2025
In a published study, Adelaide Lovett traced how synthetic fibers shed microplastics that can end up in human organs. She also co-designed astronaut gear to guard against lunar dust—a project that earned a NASA innovation award.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 26, 2025
Sex trafficking happens here—at bus stops and airports, the star says. New Friends New Life CEO Bianca Davis had the numbers: 400 teens are trafficked in Dallas each night, with traffickers profiting $99 million annually in North Texas. Here's what Liu had to say.
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Harold Simmons Park Expansion Underway With Expanded Philanthropic Leadership
by Lance Murray | Sep 19, 2025
Trinity Park Conservancy expanded its advancement team with two directors of philanthropy as it advances Harold Simmons Park, a $325 million, 250-acre project along the Trinity River featuring a 40,000-square-foot event lawn, a six-tower playground, and more.
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![North Texas Giving Day 2025 lights up downtown Dallas. [Photo: Joseph Haubert]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NorthTexasGivingDay-skyline2-JosephHaubert-970-360x203.jpg)
by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2025
Causes ranged from education, health, and social services, to arts, the environment, and animal welfare.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 18, 2025
The organization said that Frankie Basso will guide the organization into its 106th year of service.
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by Manoj Balraj, Co-founder & President, Experion Technologies |
Sep 16, 2025
Dallas is aging faster than ever, with seniors facing rising challenges of isolation, health, and care. Technology, when designed with empathy, can bridge these gaps - connecting families, empowering caregivers, and enabling prevention. By building tools with empathy, we can transform elder care from survival to peace of mind and joy.
sponsored by Experion Technologies
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'Wall Street to Y'all Street' panelists (from left) Nicole Chambers of Texas Stock Exchange, Liz Hocker of New York Stock Exchange, Kate Speight of Nasdaq discussed Dallas-Fort Worth's emergence as a financial hub. [Photo: Sandra Luz/DRC]
Davos in Dallas? At Tomorrow Summit, Speakers See a Robust DFW Economy Today—and in 2035
by Glenn Hunter | Sep 11, 2025
LinkedIn's chief economist and representatives of the Texas Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, and Nasdaq explained why the Dallas-Fort Worth economy keeps 'cruising ahead' at the Dallas Regional Chamber's inaugural Tomorrow Summit. Plus: Why AI skills are becoming 'table stakes' for job seekers and what it takes to make Dallas a global financial center.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 9, 2025
Eric Olson has spent decades dedicated to what he calls “the biggest prize of all”: a cure for the devastating disease. Nearly half of the scientists awarded Columbia’s Horwitz Prize over the past 58 years went on to win a Nobel, UTSW said.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 9, 2025
The bank's Support Services team fills a critical role in BOA—acting as an in-house consulting firm for every line of business.
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North Texas Innovation Is Boundary‑Breaking. Nominations for the Awards That Prove It Close Sept. 12
by Quincy Preston |
Sep 7, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates have expanded The Innovation Awards 2026 with more individual and company categories this year. Now is your chance to be part of the region’s defining recognition for innovators.
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Three of the sci-fi themed canned-food CANstruction sculptures now on display at NorthPark Center. [Photos: North Texas Food Bank]
Hunger-Fighting CANstruction Dallas Competition Is Up at NorthPark Through Sept. 14
by David Seeley | Sep 3, 2025
Sprinkled all around NorthPark, the 29th annual CANstruction Dallas design-and-build exhibit features 26 science-fiction-themed canned-food sculptures. The public decides on the winners by voting for their favorite and kicking in $5 for the North Texas Food Bank.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 2, 2025
The Kirkpatrick Visionary Fund will provide grants of up to $5,000 to culinary professionals, artisans, producers, and entrepreneurs across North Texas whose projects strengthen both their businesses and the broader hospitality community.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2025
Founded in 1952, the philanthropic arm of Irving-based Caterpillar has invested in more than 11,000 organizations across 110 countries in seven decades of giving.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2025
The Pittsburgh-headquartered nonprofit's executive director, Dallas-based Gina Ford, takes up the newly created top post of the organization, which empowers women across biotech, pharma, and life sciences to lead, engage, and grow at every career stage.
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