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DX Breaks Down What’s In the $95B Foreign Aid Package

After a long struggle to overcome resistance mostly from House Republicans, on Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed into law the foreign aid package that will allocate billions of taxpayer money for the defense of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and could force China to...

VIDEO: TX Teacher Assigns Mass Shooting Puppet Show

A substitute theater teacher in Texas has been suspended and will not be invited back to work after students say they were made to do a puppet show performance depicting a mass shooting. The substitute from Johnson High School in Buda, part of Hays Consolidated...

Global Chocolate Supply Dwindles, Price Rises Amid Tree Virus

A virus affecting cacao trees in West Africa may threaten the world’s supply of chocolate, which is made from the seeds of the tree.  About 50% of the world's chocolate originates in West Africa, primarily in the countries of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, but the spread of...

Roosevelt High School Closed After Two Students Shot

Roosevelt High School Closed After Two Students Shot

Roosevelt High School in Oak Cliff closed its doors Friday after two of its sophomore student-athletes were injured in a drive-by shooting about a mile from campus the evening before. Dallas ISD issued notices on X and its website announcing the closure. "Due to a...

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TX Dem Flip-Flops, Calls for Border Security

TX Dem Flip-Flops, Calls for Border Security

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. joined a group of Democrats on Wednesday calling on President Joe Biden and Congress to strengthen border security. Gonzalez (D-TX) signed a letter, along with Reps. Marie...

Cruz, Cornyn Differ on Foreign Aid, TikTok

Cruz, Cornyn Differ on Foreign Aid, TikTok

The Senate passed a significant spending package on Tuesday to send taxpayer money to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and it included a provision requiring the divestment of TikTok from the platform's...

  • Dallas' April
    Crime Boss of the Month

    The Worst Crime Area in the City

    District 1

    Chad West
    Dallas Express Crime Score *
    District 1
    March 2024: 277
    March 2023: 216
    YoY Change: +28.4%
    Click here for other high crime areas in DallasHow dangerous is your district?
  • Dallas Derby Widget Header

    April '24
    Dallas Derby Winner

    Dallas Derby Winner: Cara Mendelsohn Blue Ribbon

    Resident Evaluation Score

    March 2024:8.9
    YTD Avg:8.6
    Click Here To See How Other City Council Members Scored
    How Did Your City Council Member Perform?

    Mendelsohn Three-Peats in The Dallas Derby

    Mendelsohn Three-Peats in The Dallas Derby
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City of Dallas Murder Victims*

  YTD
04/03/24		 % of
Total
Black 35 66.1%
Hispanic White 14 26.4%
Non-Hispanic White 4 7.5%
Other 0 0%
Total 53 100%

 

Other Crime Statistics

• Alleged Hate Crimes to Total Crimes YTD: 0.02%
• YTD avg police response time to reported random gunfire: 168.2 min. **

* Includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter.
** This is just one category of the response times that the city reports on daily.

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Roosevelt High School Closed After Two Students Shot

Roosevelt High School Closed After Two Students Shot

Roosevelt High School in Oak Cliff closed its doors Friday after two of its sophomore student-athletes were injured in a drive-by shooting about a mile from campus the evening before. Dallas ISD issued notices on X and its website announcing the closure. "Due to a...

DX Breaks Down What’s In the $95B Foreign Aid Package

After a long struggle to overcome resistance mostly from House Republicans, on Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed into law the foreign aid package that will allocate billions of taxpayer money for the defense of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and could force China to...

VIDEO: TX Teacher Assigns Mass Shooting Puppet Show

A substitute theater teacher in Texas has been suspended and will not be invited back to work after students say they were made to do a puppet show performance depicting a mass shooting. The substitute from Johnson High School in Buda, part of Hays Consolidated...

Global Chocolate Supply Dwindles, Price Rises Amid Tree Virus

A virus affecting cacao trees in West Africa may threaten the world’s supply of chocolate, which is made from the seeds of the tree.  About 50% of the world's chocolate originates in West Africa, primarily in the countries of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, but the spread of...

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TX Dem Flip-Flops, Calls for Border Security

TX Dem Flip-Flops, Calls for Border Security

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. joined a group of Democrats on Wednesday calling on President Joe Biden and Congress to strengthen border security. Gonzalez (D-TX) signed a letter, along with Reps. Marie...

Cruz, Cornyn Differ on Foreign Aid, TikTok

Cruz, Cornyn Differ on Foreign Aid, TikTok

The Senate passed a significant spending package on Tuesday to send taxpayer money to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and it included a provision requiring the divestment of TikTok from the platform's...

Fire Station Improvements Among Prop F Projects

Fire Station Improvements Among Prop F Projects

Inside Dallas' proposed $1.2 billion bond package, one of the 10 propositions contains 70 projects that would provide $90 million in funding for public safety buildings. Proposition F covers...

Abbott Endorses Rep. Tony Gonzales in Runoff

Abbott Endorses Rep. Tony Gonzales in Runoff

Rep. Tony Gonzales got some much-needed help in his Republican runoff race against Brandon Herrera with the endorsement of Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Abbott's...

Soros Paying Anti-Israel Student Protesters

Soros Paying Anti-Israel Student Protesters

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros, known for his support of left-wing political causes, allegedly pays anti-Israel protesters through a fellowship program that gives stipends to students,...

Southwest Limits Hiring After Q1 Losses

Southwest Limits Hiring After Q1 Losses

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has announced plans to limit the number of new hires, including pilots, and stop flying out of multiple airports following financial struggles in recent months....

Allred Touts Support From Anti-Police Group

Allred Touts Support From Anti-Police Group

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred touted his endorsement from a left-wing group that has called to defund the police, abolish ICE, and pass the Green New Deal. Allred (D-TX), who is challenging incumbent Sen....

Texas Again Named ‘Best State for Business’

Texas Again Named ‘Best State for Business’

Texas has been named the 'Best State for Business' by Chief Executive magazine for a record-breaking 20th consecutive year. The announcement was made in a press release by the Office of the Texas...

Dallas Native Talks DFW Restaurant Expansion

Dallas Native Talks DFW Restaurant Expansion

Michael Mina has been with Salata Salad Kitchen for most of the company's existence and in that time, he's opened five franchises in North Texas, including his latest in Frisco. "I was the first...

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  • Dallas' April
    Crime Boss of the Month

    The Worst Crime Area in the City

    District 1

    Chad West
    Dallas Express Crime Score *
    District 1
    March 2024: 277
    March 2023: 216
    YoY Change: +28.4%
    Click here for other high crime areas in DallasHow dangerous is your district?
  • Dallas Derby Widget Header

    April '24
    Dallas Derby Winner

    Dallas Derby Winner: Cara Mendelsohn Blue Ribbon

    Resident Evaluation Score

    March 2024:8.9
    YTD Avg:8.6
    Click Here To See How Other City Council Members Scored
    How Did Your City Council Member Perform?

    Mendelsohn Three-Peats in The Dallas Derby

    Mendelsohn Three-Peats in The Dallas Derby

City of Dallas Murder Victims*

  YTD
04/03/24		 % of
Total
Black 35 66.1%
Hispanic White 14 26.4%
Non-Hispanic White 4 7.5%
Other 0 0%
Total 53 100%

 

Other Crime Statistics

• Alleged Hate Crimes to Total Crimes YTD: 0.02%
• YTD avg police response time to reported random gunfire: 168.2 min. **

* Includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter.
** This is just one category of the response times that the city reports on daily.

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  4. Child Predators Using 'Nudification' Tools 4.6k views
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