PENNINGTON FIELD, BEDFORD — Sprawled across the pavement of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District’s centralized stadium, some 1,940 runners and walkers soak in the pleasant air of a slightly overcast Spring day in Texas. The sounds of #1 Hit Songs pump across the vacated parking spaces, Katy Perry and Kansas taking turns serenading the rows…

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When Dr. Gene A. Buinger came to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) in 1999, he expected to stay for a few years more than the average Superintendent and retire. According to him, the average term for the post is around three years. He anticipated spending about twice that time here. Instead, he stayed…

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There’s an old proverb from Lao Tzu: “The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.” In most cases, we are quick to undertake that pilgrimage alone. But for Dannah Mahmoud, a 2015 graduate of Lawrence D Bell High School in Hurst, the journey began with thousands of single steps, all taken by men and women…

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