Over 50,000 people have packed up their bags and left Dallas County in the last two years despite the broader North Texas region breaking a significant population record in 2023. The DFW metro area...
VIDEO: Dallas Vagrant Encampment Goes Up in Flames
An apparent vagrant encampment in Paul Ridley’s District 14 was destroyed in a substantial fire just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The site on the edge of Interstate 45 contained more than a dozen...
City Sprays for Mosquitoes, West Nile Virus
As summer approaches and the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses looms, the City of Dallas is gearing up to tackle the potential outbreak of West Nile virus. City authorities have announced plans to...
City Addresses DART Spending Agreement
The City of Dallas has reached an agreement with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) on how it plans to spend sales tax revenues. The Dallas City Council has granted approval for an agreement with DART...
DRC Works for Growth in Metro
The Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC), in one form or another, has been championing economic development and growth in the greater Dallas area for more than 100 years. The nonprofit was recently...
TX Bill Could Speed Broadnax’s Permit Process
The Texas Legislature has passed a bill that will allow Dallas to tap third-party reviewers when the City’s building permit process exceeds reasonable deadlines. House Bill 14 allows third-party...
Dallas Honors Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
The Dallas-Fort Worth branch of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, self-described as "a leading-edge Order of queer and trans nuns," was among those acknowledged at the City's 2023 Pride in...
Homeless Services Building Opens, Cost Unclear
The City of Dallas has long owned several buildings purchased with taxpayer funds to facilitate homeless services and housing, but many of those properties have sat vacant for years. Last week, the...
Ethics Reform Unanimously Passes City Council
Dallas City Council unanimously approved several reforms to its ethics code, lowering the burden of proof to bring Dallas in line with other jurisdictions across the country. In total, the council...
Dallas Approves Contentious Deal With DART
The Dallas City Council passed a variety of items pertaining to its relationship with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) during Wednesday’s meeting, including a long-standing item to accept funds from...
15 Hospitalized After Local Chemical Leak
An unidentified hazardous materials leak at a distribution warehouse in Lancaster on Monday left more than a dozen people needing medical care. Fifteen people at a United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI)...
City Council Approves $75M in Expenditures
The Dallas City Council approved a total of $74,939,574 in expenditures on Wednesday. All of these funds will come from the Dallas taxpayer except for $4,878,365, which will be paid for with federal...
City Council Votes Against Short-Term Rentals
After months of debate over party houses and community disturbances, Dallas moves to ban short-term rentals in single-family neighborhoods.
Dallas To Take Down Pride Flag for Juneteenth
The City of Dallas will replace the LGBTQ+ Pride flag at City Hall with a Juneteenth flag on Friday. A resolution to fly a Juneteenth flag at City Hall and other City facilities from June 16 to June...
City Council Ups Senior Homestead Exemption
The Dallas City Council voted during Wednesday’s meeting to increase the homestead exemption for people who are disabled or anyone aged 65 or older by the largest amount in six years. The new amount...
City Dept. Switches Up Short-Term Rental Recs
Dallas officials have made new recommendations for how short-term rentals should be regulated just days ahead of a deciding vote by City Council members. Dallas’ Planning and Urban Design (PUD)...
Man Dead After Falling Into Local Pool
Tragedy struck at a local swimming pool on Friday evening when a man died after falling into the water due to an apparent medical emergency. The Dallas Fraternal Order of Eagles (DFOE) announced in...
VIDEO: Dallas PD Intros New Reporting System
The Dallas Police Department announced a change in how it will receive reports for non-emergency offenses from July onwards in an effort to allocate more resources toward fighting violent crime. In...
Dallas Police, Fire Departments Request $730M
Dallas public safety departments are seeking $730 million from the 2024 Capital Bond Program, which totals $1 billion, with officials saying new facilities are needed and existing facilities must be...
Dallas North Tollway Raises Tolls
The convenience of the Dallas North Tollway (DNT) is coming at an ever greater cost. When the DNT was first opened to motorists 50 years ago, it was opened with the expectation of eventually making...
Broadnax Permitting Delays Hamper Dallas
Dallas’ leading construction firms soldiered on in 2022 despite a year mixed with persistent inflation, multiple interest rate increases, supply chain disruptions, recession worries, and permit...