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The best things to do this week are the Oak Cliff Film Festival, tons of DJ sets and the annual watermelon day at the Dallas Farmer's Market.
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The owners of the Oak Cliff apartment complex destroyed in May's deadly gas explosion are suing Atmos Energy, alleging the utility company failed in several ways, including not shutting off the gas quickly enough after the leak was first reported.Atmos Energy faces lawsuitThe newly filed lawsuit claims Atmos Energy also failed to properly mark its gas lines and ignored known safety risks. The explosion killed three people, including a child, and injured five others.The lawsuit comes as the Oak Cliff community continues to honor one of the victims through a new mural.Oak Cliff community honors explosion victimVolunteers gathered Sunday outside J&E Express in Oak Cliff to paint the mural, which artist Issy Martinez said is meant to recognize hardworking members of the community."It's amazing. I'm really impressed and proud of the community for being part of this," Martinez said.Martinez said the mural is intended to represent the people who have helped shape Oak Cliff."The mural over
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A viral TikTok post did more than rack up views, it helped save a life.After seeing a Cedar Hill man's plea for a kidney, a Houston woman answered the call.Viral TikTok plea leads to life-saving kidney donorIshmael Thorns of Cedar Hill was facing kidney failure when he turned to TikTok in a last-ditch effort to find a donor."My blood type is B positive. You know what I'm saying. I got two young sons. I'm in the Dallas area. I need a kidney, man. Share this post," Thorns said in the video.A rare tumor on Thorns' adrenal gland caused high blood pressure for years. No one in his family was a match, and having the relatively rare B-positive blood type made it more difficult to find a donor.Brandy Laman, a pharmacist in Houston, saw the video and immediately reached out."I just really saw this as an opportunity to help someone in a life-changing way," Laman said. "A similar situation happened with our family. My husband was diagnosed with leukemia in 2024, and he actually received a bone ma
