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The Last Word: Karen Hughes White on Ann Richards’ Timeless Advice—and the Ripple Effect of Investing in Women

by | May 28, 2025
“Because we know that an investment in a woman is an investment in her family and in her community.”

Karen Hughes White President and CEO Texas Women’s Foundation …speaking at the organization’s Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration earlier this month.

Karen Hughes White wasn’t speaking in theory when she recently addressed the crowd at the Omni Dallas Hotel....

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Credit Union of Texas Rolls Out Full-Service Spanish-Language Brand, Todos Unidos
by | May 27, 2025

Say “bienvenidos” to Todos Unidos.

That’s the name of the Spanish-language brand launched by Allen-based Credit Union of Texas (CUTX) to better serve the state’s largest—and historically underbanked—demographic: the Hispanic community....

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The Last Word: On Dallas’ Historic and Newly Renovated Reverchon Park Baseball Field
by | May 21, 2025
Conner—a serial entrepreneur, investor, and chief payment and logistics officer at Just Park U.S.—took part in the recent reopening of Dallas' historic Reverchon Park Baseball Field, following a multi-million-dollar renovation that has "restored it to greatness." 
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Texas Capital Foundation Awards $250K to Texas Nonprofits, Including Fort Worth’s Art Station

by | May 15, 2025
Launched in 2022, the awards are a signature initiative of the Texas Capital Foundation, awarding $250,000 in total annually to four organizations dedicated to addressing community needs across the state.
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The Last Word: On CFT’s North Texas Gives to Animals Campaign May 15‑30
by | May 15, 2025
May is National Pet Month, and to help make sure local pets are healthy, safe, and homed, the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is presenting North Texas Gives to Animals, a fundraising campaign through the NorthTexasGivingDay.org platform.
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Toyota and the National Organization on Disability Convene at the DRC 
The eye-opening conversation was a platform for complicated subjects that impact every business.
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The Last Word: BRIT’s Ashley Bales On the Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s Surprising Nightlife Scene

by | May 13, 2025
Our urban green space hosts a colony of ecological superheroes—aka bats—working tirelessly to pollinate plants and control pests while most humans are fast asleep.
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Alpine Group Texas April 23 launch event: Alpine Group SVP Barry Brown, Alpine Group CEO and Managing Principal Keenan Austin Reed, U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, and Alpine Group Principal and Chairman Rhod Shaw,. [Photo: Alpine Group]
D.C. Strategy Firm Alpine Group Expands to Texas, Cites DFW’s ‘Powerhouse’ Role in Business and Policy
by | May 13, 2025
The Alpine Group—whose regional clients include AWS, Siemens, and Match Group—sees Dallas-Fort Worth as a hub for federally connected growth in AI, energy, infrastructure, and financial services. The government affairs firm is opening its first office outside Washington—marking North Texas as a front line for industry leadership and federal strategy.
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A slide showing Tremedics' award-winning technology for treating narrowed aortas in children (left). Their special dissolving stent (right) opens blocked blood vessels and then disappears as the child grows, eliminating the need for repeated surgeries and potentially helping thousands of the 40,000 U.S. babies born with heart defects annually. [Image source: Tremedics]
Fort Worth’s Tremedics Wins $25K Healthcare Award at MassChallenge RESOLVE ’25 in Boston
by | May 12, 2025
Tre Welch, Tremedics Medical Devices Inc., Leon Jacobson, Ted Price, Nerveli Inc., Sarah Iselin, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, TechFW, MassChallenge, ClearLeaf, Feathery, Algas Organics, Coastal Protection Solutions
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2 North Texas Women Named to TIME List of Most Influential People in Global Health

by | May 8, 2025
Nancy Brown, CEO of the Dallas-based American Heart Association, and Fort Worth-based Walmart heiress Alice Walton, the richest woman on earth and founder of the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, are among the honorees on the TIME100 Health list for 2025.
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What Happens in Texas: How The Lone Star State Could Lead the Way on Federal AI Regulation
by | May 7, 2025
As the Texas Legislature considers legislation regulating artificial intelligence, lawmakers in other states are doing the same. The federal government also could jump into the regulatory arena, possibly following Texas’ lead. What can AI-enabled businesses do in the meantime to navigate this patchwork of emerging rules? Attendees at the recent Convergence AI Dallas conference found out.
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Dallas-Based Comerica Bank Marks Small Business Week With $250K in Grants to Community Organizations
by | May 7, 2025
Five nonprofit organizations—including Dallas-based Impact Ventures—will each receive a $50,000 contribution from Comerica Bank during National Small Business Week, which runs through Saturday.
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EarthX Presents Hunter Hunt With Inaugural Investment and Innovation Leadership Award
by | May 7, 2025
EarthX said that under Hunt's leadership, Dallas-based Hunt Energy has become "a model for how legacy energy players can continue to evolve, innovate, diversify and lead in the transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy future."
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