Deputy City Manager Kim Tolbert appears to have a propensity for supporting anti-police content on social media.
Dallas Hosts Summer of Safety Events for Kids
In an initiative to promote safe activities for children, the City of Dallas has offered a wide array of events to help kids stay out of trouble through the summer break. This marks the second year...
Short-Term Rental Owners Concerned About Ban
More than half of all short-term rentals in Dallas will be banned when the ordinance goes into effect at the end of 2023. Dallas defines a short-term rental (STR) as “a full or partial rentable unit...
Funeral Held for Longtime Local Police Chief
Dallas mourned the loss of one of its longtime public servants Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted for former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle on July 19. Kunkle had served as a law...
Blaze Destroys Historic Dallas Church
A fire destroyed one of Dallas’ historic religious buildings on Tuesday. The Saintsville Sanctuary Church Of God In Christ went up in flames during the afternoon hours of July 18. The cause of the...
Public Libraries Providing No-Charge Lunches
There are a dozen Dallas Public Library branches offering lunches for children under the age of 18 at no charge until August 11. In addition to free lunches, some locations will also provide...
Residents Near Airport Raise Noise Concerns
Airlines flying in and out of Dallas Love Field Airport are asked to follow a voluntary curfew to help reduce noise at night, but a group of residents who live near the airport say the noise has...
Dallas Mayor Takes Aim at High Taxes
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson recently laid out his thoughts on property tax reform, pushing for changes that would drop not only the property tax rate but the overall bill. Mayor Johnson has made...
Local Pastor Replaces Jesse Jackson
A local pastor and activist has assumed Jesse Jackson's place as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a left-wing civil rights group founded by Jackson. Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III...
District Judge Survives Fiery Hit-and-Run
A Dallas judge survived a fiery ordeal last Tuesday after she was the victim of a hit-and-run. Lela Lawrence Mays, presiding judge of the 283rd Judicial District Court in Dallas County, shared her...
High Heat Continues Across North Texas
Continued high temperatures and chances of rain are on the horizon this week in North Texas. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth has predicted triple-digit ambient temperatures and heat...
Texas Investigates Dallas Juvenile Department
A probe into allegations of child neglect at the Dallas County Juvenile Department by the State of Texas has been made public. The investigation will be led by the Texas Juvenile Justice...
Dallas Ban Affects Marriott’s STRs
Hotel giant Marriott International is in a seemingly awkward position amid recent municipal efforts to restrict short-term rentals in North Texas, considering that it manages over 270 in the...
Task Force Hits Broadnax’s Permit Department
Mayor Eric Johnson’s homelessness task force says improving City permit turnaround times could help reduce Dallas’ homelessness and vagrancy problem.
Dallas Ranks Among Top 10 Dirtiest Cities
Dallas ranks among the top 10 dirtiest cities in the United States, according to an analysis conducted by the Austin-based insurance comparison website The Zebra. The study ranked Dallas the seventh...
Hospitality Booster Organization Serves Dallas
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is home to a number of local nonprofit entities that aid in shaping the city and the surrounding area, one of which is the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District...
Dallas Cop Receives Honor 25 Years After Death
A former Dallas police officer was honored over two decades after his death. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) presented full burial honors to Sgt. Claude Standridge on Thursday after the...
City, Mayor Diminish Accountability in Homelessness Response
Policy experts question Mayor Johnson’s endorsement of dissolving the entity meant to maintain accountability within homelessness response agencies.
DART Slows Trains Due to Heat
The Texas power grid and public health are not the only things threatened by increasing temperatures. Train tracks can be adversely affected by extreme heat as well. As a safety precaution, Dallas...
Former Dallas Police Chief Dies at 72
David Kunkle, who served as chief of police in Dallas, Arlington, and Grand Prairie, died on Friday. He was 72. The Arlington Police Department announced his death in a statement. Kunkle served in...
Juvenile Detention Center Allegedly Fosters Crime
Adolescent inmates in the Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center are allegedly influenced to commit more severe crimes instead of being rehabilitated. “The way this whole thing has been operating...