Marice Richter
Marice Richter is a veteran Texas journalist who worked her way from the Beaumont Enterprise to the Austin American-Statesman and then to The Dallas Morning News. Marice lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and worked at The News for 26 years, covering city government, education, transportation and general assignments. She also worked for Reuters news service and as a business writer for the Fort Worth Business Press.
COVID-19 Disrupts Texas Wedding Industry, Couples’ Plans
Planning a wedding under ordinary circumstances is typically stressful and has spawned numerous frazzled bridezillas. But planning a fairy-tale event during a pandemic has...
Texas Child Care Centers Can Reopen But Face Crisis, Advocates Say
The reopening of Texas child care centers to the children of non-essential workers makes it easier for parents to return to workplaces and for...
Is Elon Musk Really Interested in Moving Tesla to Texas?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to relocate the company to Texas or Neveda due to a clash with health officials over COVID-19 shutdown orders...
What’s at Stake for Texas GOP, Dems in Battle Over Mail Ballots
With the July 14 primary runoff elections just around the corner and the November general election now less than six months away, the fight...
How and Why Gov. Abbott Took Up the Cause of a Dallas Salon Owner
Without a playbook for managing a pandemic, Texas’ elected leaders have been forced to improvise on the fly.
Such was the situation for Gov. Greg...
Is Texas Still a Battleground State for 2020?
Before the COVID-19 outbreak shifted public attention from the presidential race to the public health and economic crisis, political prognosticators were signaling that Texas...
Dallas Independent School District tests out participatory budgeting
New water fountains and water bottle refill stations at a Dallas high school is hardly headline news, but these amenities represent a major step...
Carroll ISD administrators talk school funding
Carroll ISD didn't benefit as much as some districts from the Texas Legislature’s overhaul of the school finance system.
The changes to school funding...
Dallas tornadoes caused $2 billion in damages
The Dallas tornadoes caused millions of dollars in destruction. FEMA inspectors are in the Dallas area assessing damage from the Oct. 21 tornado outbreak,...
Hear us roar: How women are reshaping Texas politics
With Texas edging closer to battleground status the party that takes the state could be the party that captures the most votes among moderates...
