Homeless encampments in northwestern Dallas are threatening to turn Trinity River's Elm Fork into a garbage dump, having allegedly been allowed to grow for years without anything being done about...
Dallas Remembers Pearl Harbor
Dallas veterans gathered today to remember the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which happened 81 years ago on December 7, 1941. The local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at the Veterans...
Dallas Reports on Election Irregularities
Officials from the Dallas County Elections Department (DCED) delivered a presentation to the Dallas County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, December 6, explaining alleged voter fraud witnessed in the...
Dallas Builders Discuss Broadnax’s Permit Delay
In October, Andrew Espinoza, director of the City of Dallas' Development Services Department (DSD), told council members that he expected permitting issues to persist for several more years, citing...
More Millennials Migrating to Dallas
Millennials are increasingly relocating to Texas and Florida, with the city of Dallas being one of the most appealing locations, according to a study from SmartAsset. Even before the government...
Museum Reopens After Bomb Threat
The Dallas Museum of Art had a delayed opening on Sunday afternoon after reportedly receiving a bomb threat earlier in the morning. Dallas police said the DMA got a call about 8:30 a.m. from an...
More Dallas Regulations
The City of Dallas is developing an ordinance that may ban the use of gas-powered lawn care equipment within city limits. The plan would phase out the use of gas-powered lawn care and landscaping...
Dallas’ First Public Skatepark in Motion
Plans for a Dallas skatepark are in motion, as the skatepark renderings were presented to the public last Thursday. The skatepark would be the first-ever public skatepark in Dallas. The planned...
Dallas Eyes Gas-Powered Lawn Care Ban
Dallas officials are developing plans to prohibit gasoline-powered lawn equipment, citing concerns about health, noise, and the environment. City councilmembers will continue to discuss the proposal...
Remains Found Near Area Dallas Firefighter Disappeared
An old bicycle and bones that may belong to a former Dallas firefighter who went missing five years ago were discovered by a man who was out for a hike in Rains County. On November 30, 2022, the...
Dallas Clears Initial Review Backlog, But More Work Is Needed From City Manager Broadnax | Part 2
Dallas is making slow but positive progress in solving its building permit backlog, but city officials still have a long way to go before the problem is fully fixed. At the end of November,...
Is Dallas City Council Ready to Act on Short-Term Rentals?
For the past two years, the Dallas City Council has wrestled with the issue of short-term rentals like those found on Airbnb and VRBO. Numerous task forces and committee meetings have yet to resolve...
Preliminary Report on Dallas Airshow Accident Released
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report Wednesday on the November air show accident at Dallas Executive Airport that killed six people. During the "Wings Over...
Dallas Clears Initial Review Backlog, but Broadnax’s Work Is Not Done
Dallas may have gotten its first nibble of positive building permit news in several months, but the foul aftertaste of long delays still lingers for the local development community. Dallas'...
Bezos Gives $1.25 Million to Dallas Homeless Organization
Can mass infusions of money solve the root problems of homelessness and vagrancy? The City of Dallas and many nonprofits in the area continue to spend millions of dollars each year trying to address...
This City Hall Employee Earns More Than the President
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax receives more taxpayer money per year than even Joe Biden.
Nonprofit United Way Receives Its Largest-Ever Donation
The Perot Foundation gave $15 million to United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (UWMD) as part of Giving Tuesday, the largest donation in the organization's history, reported NBC DFW. "It's significant...
Free Two-Day Clinic to Be Held This Weekend
Remote Area Medical (RAM) will hold a free, two-day medical, dental, and vision clinic in Dallas from December 3–4. In collaboration with The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort...
DART Launches ‘Clean Team Initiative’
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning on cleaning up its light rail system to provide a better experience for customers, reported the Mass Transit Mag. DART began its "DART Clean Team...
‘Contamination’ Holds up Dallas Development Plans
Chemical contamination is holding up the redevelopment plans for Hensley Field that the City of Dallas recently unveiled. The site used to host a Naval Air Station, which was decommissioned in 1998,...
City of Dallas Working on New Eviction Ordinance
The City of Dallas is working to establish a new eviction ordinance. The city's Housing and Homelessness Solutions (HHS) committee was recently briefed on the status of the new permanent ordinance....