A City audit recommended several changes to the Dallas Police Department's recruitment policies to increase efficiency and oversight. The results of an audit of DPD actions between FY 2020 and FY...
Dallas Mayor To Speak at World Economic Forum
Mayor Eric Johnson is representing the City of Dallas this week at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, having been invited to speak as part of a panel on Thursday. “Dallas has become a...
Dallas Opens Additional Inclement Weather Shelters
The City of Dallas has opened two additional inclement weather shelters for people experiencing homelessness as North Texas sees freezing temperatures and snowfall. The City posted an alert for...
Local Historic Flight Museum Closes
Addison recently bid farewell to one of its historic museums, as Cavanaugh Flight Museum officially closed last week. The museum's aircraft, displays, and more are being transferred to North Texas...
City Boasts New ‘Environmental’ Equity Measure
The City of Dallas is boasting "environmental justice" as a new measure of equity in municipal initiatives. Officials hosted the fifth annual Equity Indicators Symposium on Friday in anticipation of...
Mayor Johnson Responds to Recall Effort
In the face of a petition to recall him from office, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson maintains that he has been diligently attending City meetings as records show he has presided over more than 90% of...
Fentanyl-Related Traffic Deaths Highest in Dallas
A new study ranked Dallas ahead of all other Texas cities when it comes to fentanyl-related traffic fatalities. Jerry, an app that helps compare insurance policies, recently conducted a study using...
Dallas Postpones MLK Day Parade
This year's parade in Dallas honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be postponed by nearly a week due to the likelihood of inclement weather on Monday. The City of Dallas kicked off its week-long...
Mendelsohn: Protesters Who Won’t Stand for Pledge ‘Do Not Support Our Country’
Council Member Cara Mendelsohn shares her opinion of the anti-Israel protesters appearing at her home and City Hall in an interview with DX.
City Activates Emergency Homeless Shelter
The City of Dallas activated Temporary Inclement Weather Shelter protocols ahead of the upcoming arctic freeze that will be sweeping North Texas over the weekend. As previously reported by The...
Former Mayor’s Papers Added to Dallas Vault
A new collection featuring former Mayor Annette Strauss' papers will soon be available to view at the Dallas Municipal Archives. The sprawling vault of ledgers, manuscripts, blueprints, photographs,...
More Victims of Dallas Ransomware Attack Revealed
The City of Dallas ransomware attack victimized nearly 300 more people than what was initially disclosed, according to City officials. City spokesperson Catherine Cuellar told The Dallas Morning...
Man Struck, Killed, After Falling Onto Highway
A man is dead after he fell from a roadway overpass and was struck by a car traveling on the freeway below on Wednesday morning in Dallas. The Dallas County Sheriff's Office responded to calls of an...
Council Members May Get Pay, Term Increase
The City's Charter Review Commission is considering potential changes to the Dallas City Charter, including raising council members' pay, increasing term lengths, and adding more seats to the city...
City Council Approves $54M in Spending
During the first Dallas City Council meeting of 2024, officials approved spending $54,726,470 on projects, including pavement repairs, sewage odor control, and construction services. On Wednesday,...
Will Dallas Officials Support Gambling Legalization?
Dallas City Council members are debating whether the City should support the legalization of casino gambling in Texas. During a meeting of the Economic Development Committee, chairman Tennell Atkins...
AT&T Remedies Weekslong South Dallas Outage
Phone and internet services have finally been restored in a South Dallas neighborhood after a nearly two-week outage inconvenienced residents and hampered businesses in the area. Copper thieves are...
Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt City Council
Anti-Israel protesters came to City Hall again on Wednesday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. More than a dozen individuals registered to speak on the Israel-Hamas conflict, calling on Dallas City...
Broadnax Targets Recruitment for Permitting
Dallas’ Development Services Department is putting heavy emphasis on recruitment in 2024 to ensure quick turnaround times for building permits and inspections. The department told Dallas’ Economic...
Early Morning Crash Kills Three in Dallas
Three people were killed in a single-vehicle collision early Tuesday morning near the White Rock Lake area. The Dallas Police Department responded to reports of a car wreck in the 7200 block of E....
Dallas To Debut Collection From Local Artist
The City of Dallas announced Tuesday that Oak Cliff Cultural Center will present local artist Saxon Martinez’s Memoires beginning January 20. Martinez, who grew up in Oak Cliff, graduated from the...