Tommy Cummings

Tommy moved to Texas from Oklahoma in 1992 and has lived in Mansfield with his wife, Brigitte, and son, Beaumont, since 2002 (after a two-year adventure in California as a tech columnist/editor at the San Francisco Chronicle). Tommy started his media career at newspapers in Oklahoma before becoming an editor in many capacities at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The Dallas Morning News, where he wrapped up his newsroom career as a digital editor. His work has appeared in news outlets throughout the U.S. Tommy can be reached at [email protected].

3 Things to Know About Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network Launch

By Tommy Cummings / July 12, 2021 /

On Thursday, Chip and Joanna Gaines expand their Magnolia empire with the launch of its Magnolia Network streaming service.

Midlothian, Waxahachie to Gain More Residents for Backyard Rivalry

By Tommy Cummings / July 11, 2021 /

Developers announced plans this week for subdivisions in Midlothian and Waxahachie, two cities about 30 miles directly south of Dallas along U.S. 287.

Data Shows Pandemic-Related Rental Surges on D/FW, State, and National Levels

By Tommy Cummings / July 7, 2021 /

In Dallas, rent in June increased 1.4 percent over the previous month and up 6.4 percent in comparison to the same time last year, according to Apartment List’s July 2021 Dallas Rent Report.

New Texan Elon Musk Puts Himself in a Box, a Prefab One He Now Lives in

By Tommy Cummings / July 5, 2021 /

Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO, is now an occupant in a $50,000 400-square-foot, foldable, prefabricated housing unit at Boca Chica, Texas, or Starbase as Musk refers to it.

How R2-D2 Kept Us Cool on The Worst Weekend For The Air Conditioning to Go Out

By Tommy Cummings / July 5, 2021 /

Our 19-year-old HVAC finally succumbed to the Texas heat … and R2-D2 rescued us.