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Roots Juices opens Dallas storefront just in time for post-Thanksgiving detox

Entrepreneur Brent Rodgers is not just making his own dreams of opening a Roots Juice bar in Dallas come true; he’s quenching our dreams too. After opening a storefront in Atlanta this past July, this juicing machine is set to launch a Roots Juice bar on Oak Lawn Avenue on November 29.

“I had to wait for the perfect spot to open up a store,” Rodgers says. “I wanted something in the middle of Highland Park and Uptown.”

When he spotted the space formerly occupied by Cake Guys, Rodgers jumped on the opportunity to open up shop. Because it already had a commercial kitchen, he says it was easy to make the transition.

In addition to bottled juices, Roots will have shots, small raw-food items and smoothies.

“I didn’t have to build a commercial kitchen, like I did in Atlanta, so I spent that money on décor,” he says.

He took the small, outdated space and put in tall windows to bring in natural light. Rodgers also a built a bar for ordering and added a few stools for sitting and sipping.

In addition to bottled juices — and new flavors such as cranberry, orange, persimmon and pineapple; carrot, orange and tumeric; and a seasonal sweet potato, pumpkin and cinnamon — Roots will have shots (such as wheatgrass, ginger and B-12), small raw-food items and smoothies. Think cold blended drinks with chia seeds, raw almond butter, goji berries, avocado and spirulina — but tasty.

Roots juices are already available in 25 stores throughout Dallas Fort-Worth — including Equinox, Classic Pilates and Flywheel — and because the HP and Uptown crowds are the main target, Rodgers couldn’t have chosen a better location. And his timing is right: The day after Thanksgiving, we will all be in need of a cleanse.

As for Rodgers' next step, he says a Roots Juices in Houston is currently in the works.

Roots Juices will be open at 3527 Oak Lawn Ave. on weekdays from 7 am-6 pm and on weekends from 10 am-6 pm.

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Texas ranks as 3rd worst state for women's equality in 2026, per report

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We expect better of Texas.

Texans have many reasons to brag on their state, but one study that annually ranks Texas near the bottom of the pack could use some forward momentum: WalletHub's annual report, "Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality," ranks the state as the third worst for women's equality in 2026.

Texas ranks No. 48 for the second year in a row, which is only one place better than its No. 49 place in 2024. A decade before that, in both 2014 and 2015, Texas ranked No. 47.

WalletHub's 2026 report determined where women receive the most equal treatment in the U.S. by comparing all 50 states using 17 key indicators for women's workplace environment, education and health, and political empowerment. For all metrics, analysts compared the differences between women and men, and certain states were treated as having gender equality in the metrics where women showed an advantage over men.

Only Utah (No. 50) and Oklahoma (No. 49) rank lower than the Lone Star State in 2026.

Hawaii still leads as the No. 1 best state for women's rights nationwide, followed by Maryland (No. 2), Alaska (No. 3), Maine (No. 4), and Vermont (No. 5).

Texas ranked 37th in the report's "workplace environment" category, which compared gender disparities in income, unemployment rates, entrepreneurship rates, job security, economic security, and the share of men versus women in executive positions, among others.

In the "political empowerment" category — which compared the disparity in the share of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state legislature, and state-elected executives — Texas ranked 39th nationally.

House Republican Leadership Speaks To The Media After Conference Meeting Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, died on August 2, 2026. Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Overall, Texas' worst performance was in the national "education and health" ranking, which examined gender disparities in math test scores, doctor-visit affordability, and advanced educational attainment — meaning the share of the population aged 25 and older with an advanced degree higher than a bachelor's. In this category, Texas ranked 49th.

Here's how the Lone Star State fared in other rankings in the study:

No. 19 – Entrepreneurship rate gap
No. 31 – Work hours gap
No. 34 – Earnings gap
No. 36 – Executive positions gap
No. 39 – Political representation ga

Texas hasn't been ranking particularly well in other recent WalletHub studies that measure various aspects of livability. In 2026, Texas has ranked as the fourth-worst state for women, the ninth-worst state for working mothers, and the seventh-worst state to have a baby. It was also named one of the worst states to live in general.

"Ensuring women’s equality requires more than simply giving men and women the same fundamental rights," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo in a statement. "States also need to work to make sure that women receive equal treatment to men when it comes to financial opportunities, education, and politics. The best states for women’s equality have drastically reduced the disparities between men and women on multiple fronts."

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