New data from the City of Dallas has revealed just over a dozen restaurants with flawless health inspection scores between February 15 and March 14. The City of Dallas has maintained public records...
‘Sewage’ Smell From Creek Concerns Residents
Following a recent fire and multiple explosions at a paint manufacturing company in Garland, local residents are reporting a “sewage” odor emanating from a nearby creek. The Garland Fire Department...
VIDEO: Dallas Budget To Boost Pride Events
Dallas’ Office of Arts & Culture plans to waive fees and provide equipment for events celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month, Women’s History Month, and more.
Dallas Ranked Most Dangerous City To Drive
Dallas and other North Texas cities were high on Forbes’ list of cities where drivers are most likely to get in car accidents. The ranking considered the 50 largest cities measured by population in...
Housing Forward Commits to Data Transparency
Housing Forward, a local nonprofit that partners with the City of Dallas and serves as the lead homeless response agency in the Dallas area, reaffirmed its commitment to data transparency in a...
Dallas County Authorizes Special Election
The Dallas County Commissioners Court authorized a constitutional amendment special election to be held this November. Citizens will have the opportunity to vote on 14 constitutional amendments...
One Dead After Car Drives Through Dallas Home
One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a car drove into a house in South Dallas on Sunday afternoon. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a crash around 3:30 p.m. in the 6300 block of...
City Agency Demands ‘Equity Elements’ in 95% of Projects
Dallas’ Office of Data Analytics & Business Intelligence will seek to incorporate an equity component in 95% of its major projects next fiscal year.
DPD Continues Efforts to Curb Street Racing
Dallas police are making it known that there will be consequences for individuals caught doing stunts in their cars or racing, an effort that appears to be curbing street takeovers. In April and...
DART To Celebrate 40 Years in Service
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will be celebrating four decades in operation on Wednesday following its recognition at the most recent Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting. While initially...
Retiring Deputy Sheriff Receives Honors
Mary Ann Smith was honored during the latest meeting of the Dallas County Commissioners Court for her five decades of service to the county as a deputy sheriff in the Dallas County Sheriff's...
Proposed Budget Shorts Police, Firefighters Pension
The Dallas Police and Fire Pension fund has $3 billion in unfunded liabilities that might fall to local taxpayers to cover. After the pension program nearly collapsed due to years of risky...
VIDEO: Local City Adopts Four-Day Workweek
Many municipal workers in Farmers Branch will be starting their weekends a day early this week as the city transitions to a four-day work schedule. Work days are being extended, and employees will...
North Texas Gets Brief Break From Heat
North Texans can expect a brief break from the heat this week. No heat warnings or advisories are currently in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for the first time in weeks. The National...
Broadnax Permit Delay Threat to Housing Supply
With one of the worst housing supply shortages in the country, Dallas could be one permit crisis away from a development deficit disaster. The City of Dallas has a disproportionate housing shortage...
Dallas Pride Cancels Drag Event as Funding Flops
After failing to raise enough funds, Dallas Pride had to cancel its Pride Street Party event, “A Night of a Thousand Drag Queens.”
Dallas Is a Financial ‘Sinkhole,’ Study Says
The City of Dallas is a financial “Sinkhole City,” according to a report by Truth in Accounting. The analysis, conducted earlier this year, examined the financial condition of 75 cities across the...
Fire Destroys Historic South Dallas Synagogue
A historic piece of south Dallas was destroyed in a blaze last week. A building formerly used as a synagogue for the Tiferet Israel Congregation was destroyed in a fire. Damage was so extensive, the...
Dallas’ Unclean Streets Strain Police Resources
Dallas police received more than 10,000 service calls pertaining to abandoned property and street blockages since the beginning of the year. According to the City of Dallas Open Data crime analytics...
Dallas PFC Gives Boost to Workforce Housing
While it has only been a few years since it first launched, the Dallas Public Facility Corporation has been trying to make sure people that work in Dallas can also live in the city. As previously...
Thousands Gather for Child Abuse Conference
More than 5,000 individuals who work with children gathered in Dallas this week for the Crimes Against Children Conference. Irish Burch, president and CEO of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center...