Anyone with a soft spot in their heart for kittens is invited to attend a "Kitten Shower" hosted by Dallas Animal Services on Saturday. During the free event, which runs from 1-5 p.m. on March 16,...
Dallas Throws Another $1 Million at Growing Vagrancy Problem
The Dallas City council voted on Wednesday to shift an additional $1 million of funding to support nonprofits that work toward reducing homelessness and vagrancy. The City has struggled to...
Program Offers Free Sporting Event Tickets to Dallas Youth
Dallas youth can take advantage of free tickets for pro sporting events thanks to the Mayor's Youth Sports Ticket Program, which was announced by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on September 19....
Fundraiser Fetches $1.45 Million for Dallas’ Abused Children
Art for Advocacy, the annual fundraiser and silent art auction that benefits Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (DCAC), broke records by raising $1.45 million at the 2022 event on September 10. The...
Cleaning and Greening: New Initiative Aims to Reduce Crime and Blight
Dallas has more crime per capita than hotspots like Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York, according to data from the FBIโs UCR database.
Civil Jury Determines Man’s Death Was Homicide, Not Suicide
A Dallas County civil jury has decided that the then-girlfriend of a Coppell man who died in 2014 was responsible for his death. Two years after Jonathan Crewโs death, his bereaved family turned to...
By Mary Dada | Sep 28, 2022
Irving Police Investigate Campus Officer’s Use of Force
Last week, a fight at Nimitz High School in Irving left two Irving Police Department (PD) police officers' use of force under investigation. Most of the fight on September 21 was caught on camera...
Fort Worth’s Permitting Process Outperforms Dallas’
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the U.S. economy to shut down in early 2020, many cities across the country moved hastily to transition their building permit process online. So, what makes the...
Residents Bemoan Property Tax Increase Despite Lower Rate
Though the Dallas City Council is set to potentially lower property taxes, some city residents are not pleased with the possible downsides. The Dallas Central Appraisal District will potentially...
Local Apartments Investigated for ‘Life Safety’ Issues
Some residents in the once-prosperous Cedar Crest neighborhood in South Dallas now live in a neglected complex that is under investigation by the City due to what officials called "life safety...
Power Outage Strands People in Reunion Tower Elevator
More than a dozen people got stranded in an elevator near the top of Reunion Tower after it lost power on Sunday. The incident occurred shortly before 5:50 p.m. on September 25 at the famous...
Dallas Residents Oppose Warehouse Zoning Plan
Dallas homeowners are opposing the building of warehouses near their properties. As a booming center for national distribution, more warehouses are being constructed across North Texas. Many...
Resident Complaints Shorten Dallas Show Home Tour
The third annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House tours took place in the Old Preston Hollow neighborhood in Dallas on September 22 to 25, despite some controversy and complaints leading up to the...
By Mary Dada | Sep 27, 2022
New Dallas Convention Center Considered
Dallas could get a new convention center if residents vote yes on the proposition at the ballot box this November. Proposition A is a $1.5 billion proposal that would replace the existing Kay Bailey...
Residents Concerned About DART’s Silver Line
DART recently held another meeting to discuss the Silver Line Regional Rail Project, the construction of which has residents up in arms. Since construction on the project began last month, traffic...
Dallas Fire-Rescue Struggles With Firetruck Shortage
Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) is resorting to renting trucks amidst its current fire truck shortage. The second largest fire department in Texas, DFR typically has 23 fully-equipped firetrucks shared...
Dallas PD Stalls Transparency Request
Over the last several months, The Dallas Express has tried to obtain crime data from the Dallas Police Department, but requests have lingered as the city fails to hand over this public information....
Election Spotlight: U.S. House District 30
The upcoming midterm elections promise to be a pivotal and exciting election, but one Texas member of Congress will not be returning. Longtime incumbent Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)...
StarLink Satellites Pass Over Dallas
If you were watching the sky last Monday night in Dallas, you may have noticed orbs of light moving across North Texas. Days earlier, these same orbs passed over Central Texas, forming a peculiar...
Dallas Apartment Complexes: Hotbeds for Crime
When he took the job in 2020, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia began implementing what he referred to as a Violent Crime Reduction Plan (VCRP), officially implemented in May 2021, yet city streets...
Amidst Builder Frustration, City Permitting Agency Seeks Engagement
Dallasโ Development Services Department (DSD) is set to host an upcoming โlunch and learnโ initiative aiming to strengthen community engagement amid a slow permit process causing costly construction...