Leading Off (8/11/17) – D Magazine

Dallas Stars Are First Pro Franchise to Publicly Oppose Texas Bathroom Bill. Dallas welcomes all, and we welcome all, President Jim Lites said. Take notes, Jerry, though rumor is the bill is going down the toilet.

The Fight Over Dallas Confederate Statues Continues.During a small rally at Pioneer Park Cemetery yesterday, protestors calling for the removal of confederate monuments clashed with a group called Sons of Confederate Veterans (one of whom is named Festus Allcock, obviously).

Denton Assistant Principal: Alt-Right Nationalist or Idiot? An assistant principal at Rodgriguez Middle School, Eric Hauser, published a childrens book on August 1 in which Pepe the Frog and his friend Centipede overpower a bearded alligator named Alkah to restore law and order, and bring freedom back to Wishington Farm. Now, centipedes are a Trump thing, which Hauser doesnt deny, but he claims to have not known that Pepe is a meme appropriated by the alt-right. Thats a pretty tremendous feat of ignorance, because when I google Pepe the Frog, the first three things that come up are the memes listing on the Anti-Defamation League website, a Wikipedia page with a lengthy section about Pepes alt-right history, and an LA Times article titled How Pepe the Frog went from harmless to hate symbol.

Highland Park ISD Asks Residents If Teachers Can Park In Their Driveways. The middle schools underground parking lot is still under construction. But were talking about Highland Park, here. Why give up driveway space, when residents can just loan out their spare car lifts?

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