This Tarrant County doctor cares for families grieving anticipated loss of their infants
Kohen Jay Hewitt’s life was only three hours long, but it was filled with love.
News Reporting
The following are samples of my news reporting work at the North Texas Daily, the student run newspaper of the University of North Texas.
Arlington mental health hospital receives $30M grant for competency restoration services
My Health My Resources of Tarrant County, or MHMR, granted over $30 million to an Arlington mental health hospital for competency restoration services to help reduce the long state hospital waitlist.
Texas House bill poised to create statewide opportunities for Tarrant County food trucks
Every year, Always Cooking NOLA owner Damian Crockem forks over $600 to Tarrant County to permit his mobile food trailer.
Man sues UNT Health Science Center for sex discrimination
A former employee is suing the University of North Texas Health Science Center for discrimination, alleging he was fired because he is male, according to court documents.
Fort Worth gun violence prevention program is in limbo. Here’s why
The gun violence prevention program Violence Intervention and Prevention Fort Worth once had as many as 21 employees, most of them neighborhood change agents who mentored boys and men between 11 to 29 years old and connected them with resources.
Made in Tarrant: Family-owned vacuum store still cleaning up 88 years after inception
Evans Vacuum owner Jon Evans is aware of speculation that his three Tarrant County vacuum cleaner stores are a front for something more illicit, but he guarantees the stores are exactly what they seem.
Department chair tells faculty not to promote scholarship open to all after confusion arose regarding SB 17
A university department chair told faculty not to promote an external scholarship program open to all students this week after confusion arose regarding compliance with Texas Senate Bill 17.
These are the 96 university programs and activities eliminated or modified due to anti-DEI Senate Bill 17
Through a public records request, the North Texas Daily obtained a list of all programs and activities eliminated or modified due to Senate Bill 17.
University creates new Center for Belonging and Engagement, closes Multicultural Center and Pride Alliance in response to anti-DEI legislation
The university’s new Center for Belonging and Engagement opened for the first time this semester to comply with Texas Senate Bill 17, which went into effect Jan. 1.
University loses New York Times subscription due to disagreement with state law
The university’s direct subscription to The New York Times expired last month and was not renewed because the Times could not agree to requirements set by state law, a University Libraries associate dean said.
New multicultural center on hold after setback with contractor construction company
The university’s project to build a standalone multicultural center at the northwest corner of Union Circle is currently “on indefinite hold,” said Margarita Venegas, director of communications strategy for the university’s Division of Finance and Administration.
UNT food pantry continues serving students as number of visits rises
The number of visits to the university’s Denton food pantry more than doubled during the 2022-23 year compared to the year before, according to data shared with the North Texas Daily.
