The Dallas Express (DX) is pleased to announce that, in the month of January, we received nearly 3.3 million article views, marking another milestone in the rapid growth of our readership.

Since the first article was published by The Dallas Express, the people of Dallas have seen the value and benefit of a nonpartisan, factual paper with an expanding focus on local coverage meant to fill a vital role for the residents of this city.

“I am so proud of our team’s hard work to offer an alternative news source to DFW,” said Karin Dyer, the paper’s editor-in-chief. “It is clear from our success and rapid growth that there was a desire for fact-based news for the metroplex.”

“The Dallas Express went from an unknown nonprofit start-up to a staple for news for many Dallas residents,” she continued. “All of our numbers indicate that trend will continue as month over month our numbers continue to increase.”

“Month over month, we blow our previous records out of the water. The more Dallas knows that we exist, the more readers we will convert,” Dyer concluded.

In December, The Dallas Express earned more than 2.5 million article views. In January, the paper was read almost 3.3 million times.

The people of Dallas register a clear desire for more accountable and transparent local government, according to a recent survey by The Dallas Express. To that end, we have covered instances of alleged corruption and inappropriate actions by local officials, such as County Judge Clay Jenkins.

We have shone a light on local bureaucrats like City Manager T.C. Broadnax, who get paid more taxpayer money than the president of the United States, and tirelessly reported on the County district attorney’s reversal of his theft amnesty policy after public pushback.

The Dallas Express broke the story of anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., who is currently awaiting trial, accused of being a “medical terrorist” for doping IV bags.

The paper has drawn attention to what Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has called the “scourge of homelessness” afflicting the city. With over 5,000 homeless and vagrants being arrested in the county last year alone, questions have been raised over the effectiveness of City homelessness programs, which cost taxpayers roughly $12 million every year.

The Dallas Express actively highlights the damaging effects of crime on our city. Violent crime is up year-to-date, following a broader rise in crime over 2022, according to Dallas Police Department (DPD) data. Furthermore, DX has sought to bring clarity to the numbers reported by law enforcement agencies to increase transparency.

The road has not always been smooth, however, and some have gone so far as to threaten violent action against the paper for reporting the news. As reported by The Dallas Express, one man targeted members of the paper’s staff in retaliation for coverage he disagreed with.

Responding to these alleged threats, DX Publisher Monty Bennett explained, “The Dallas Express staff will not be bullied and deterred from printing the truth … and holding our local government to account.”

That sentiment remains true as we enter 2023 — a year that will undoubtedly see many significant events in our city and state. The 88th session of the Texas Legislature is underway in Austin, and Dallas will hold elections for the mayor and city council in May.

As Dallas enters its 167th year as a city, The Dallas Express is excited, motivated, and ready to provide fair but critical coverage of the city, state, and country we call home.