Stonelake Capital Partners has withdrawn its plan to build a warehouse in southern Dallas, claiming it wants to avoid a conflict with the neighborhood’s residents. Last month, The Dallas Express...
Amidst Builder Frustration, City Permitting Agency Seeks Engagement
Dallas’ Development Services Department (DSD) is set to host an upcoming “lunch and learn” initiative aiming to strengthen community engagement amid a slow permit process causing costly construction...
Dallas Fire-Rescue Forced to Rent Trucks Due to Shortage
Dallas Fire-Rescue doesn't have enough fire trucks. To make up for this shortage, the department is renting two ladder trucks, which could arrive within the week, according to a memo sent to the...
Business Leaders Oppose City Council Plan to Hide Criminal Records of Job Applicants
Dallas' business community is questioning whether a so-called "Fair Chance" ordinance that prohibits questions about an applicant's criminal history, currently being considered by City Council,...
DA Creuzot Refusing to Prosecute Marijuana Cases
The Dallas County District Attorney's Office is refusing to prosecute marijuana cases, even though possession of the drug is illegal in Texas. In defending his office's action, or lack thereof,...
Armed Activists Force Dallas PD Overhaul to Homeless Camp Sweeps
After armed activists confronted workers cleaning up the city's growing homeless camps, Dallas has been forced to create a new security plan to ensure the safety of its employees. The City's new...
Dallas Trains New Crisis Intervention Team
The Dallas Police Department (DPD) is training a new team of social service professionals to work alongside police officers. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), a unit of unarmed, non-uniformed...
Mayor Johnson Pushes Back Against Defunding Police
As his reelection bid gets underway, City of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is highlighting his record of refusing to support calls to defund the police during his term. He tweeted on Wednesday night...
DA Creuzot Mirrors Boudin, San Francisco’s Ousted District Attorney
Chesa Boudin was swept into the office of the San Francisco district attorney in 2019 on promises of "decarceration," eliminating cash bail, and refusing to assist Immigration and Customs...
Dallas City Councilman Pushes Gun Buybacks
City Councilman Jesse Moreno recently announced potential plans for hosting a voluntary gun "buyback" program for Dallas residents in the near future. Moreno has not mentioned where the funds for...
Dallas Considers Prohibiting Criminal Background Job Application Questions
The Dallas City Council is considering an ordinance that would prohibit private employers in the city from asking job seekers about criminal history on initial applications. Background checks would...
Homeless Claim Dallas is a Destination City
Talk to a homeless person from Texas for any amount of time, and one will quickly learn Dallas has a reputation as a destination city for vagrants. Several recently told The Dallas Express that from...
Dallas’ Same-Day Building Permit Program Leaves Some Out
Dallas is facing a permitting backlog that is costing builders and developers time, money, and other resources while the City works to resolve the multiyear bottleneck. Andrew Espinoza took over the...
Historic Dallas Neighborhood Divided Over Proposed Zoning Changes
Residents in a historic Dallas neighborhood are at odds over proposed zoning changes. Some longtime residents support the plans, but opponents argue it would reduce future property values and take...
VIDEO: Dr. Ortiz Caught on Video Appearing to Plant IV Bags
Surveillance footage of Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz Jr. appears to show the Dallas anesthesiologist planting allegedly tainted IV bags that had been doped with a mixture of drugs designed to cause patients...
Oak Cliff Church Celebrates 175th Anniversary
Sunday's service at the Wheatland United Methodist Church in Dallas was a special one, as the church and its congregation celebrated its 175th anniversary. Founded in 1847, just over a year after...
DART to Give Some Riders ‘Free’ Phones
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has teamed up with Assured Wireless to offer "free" Android phones and phone service to those needing broadband for school, work, and medical services. For those who...
By Amy Jones | Sep 20, 2022
Dallas Leaders Make the Case for Prop A
Overlooking the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and South Dallas, city leaders gathered to convince residents to vote for an increase in the city hotel occupancy tax this November....
Relocation of Dallas Jail Could Alter City Skyline
The Dallas County Commissioners Court is considering relocating the county jail and criminal courthouse. The complex which houses the jail and courthouse, formally known as the Lew Sterrett Justice...
Dallas to Vote on Increasing Hotel Occupancy Tax
Dallas citizens will have the option to vote this fall for a 2% increase to the city's hotel occupancy tax (HOT) to partially finance a new convention center and make improvements to Fair Park....
Family: DA Creuzot Bears Responsibility for Violent Attack
Harold Stumpf was emotional speaking about his nephew’s attack this summer in South Dallas. The nephew suffered broken bones after being kicked in the torso area, as well as facial injuries and...