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Texas Fined $100K Daily Over Foster Child Abuse

The State of Texas must pay $100,000 in fines daily over its apparent failure to investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children in its foster care system, according to a judge’s ruling filed on Monday. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack of Corpus Christi ruled that...

NPR Accused of Left-wing Bias

The new president and CEO of NPR has a history of anti-Trump and pro-Democrat tweets that resurfaced this week as one of her employees went public with concerns of left-wing bias at the outlet. Katherine Maher, who started as head of NPR last month, wrote a letter to...

Survey: Gun-Related School Lockdowns More Common

Newly released results from a teacher survey reflect diverging viewpoints on school security as shooting incidents reach an all-time high. A survey conducted by the Pew Research Institute among over 2,500 public K-12 teachers last fall shows that nearly 1 in 4 have...

NPR Editor Resigns Over Left-Wing Bias

NPR Editor Resigns Over Left-Wing Bias

A longtime editor for a well-known American non-profit media organization resigned Wednesday after his employer disciplined him for saying the outlet has a left-wing bias. Uri Berliner resigned as the senior editor of National Public Radio (NPR) one day after his...

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School Officials Barred From Elected Office

School Officials Barred From Elected Office

State administrators approved a new policy last week restricting La Joya Independent School District officials from serving in elected public office. La Joya ISD, located in the Rio Grande Valley,...

Urn Containing Fetus Found Floating in Texas Pond

Urn Containing Fetus Found Floating in Texas Pond

A “distressing discovery” in The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday alerted authorities to a troubling incident, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported. A human fetus in the early stages of...

TX Judge Recommends Overturning Death Sentence

TX Judge Recommends Overturning Death Sentence

In a significant development in the case of Melissa Lucio, a Texas inmate whose conviction and death sentence have been under scrutiny, Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson has recommended...

Abbott Applauds Operation Lone Star Agents

Abbott Applauds Operation Lone Star Agents

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has applauded the work of officers involved with Operation Lone Star, a joint initiative by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to protect the...

Palladium Plans Lower-Income Community in DFW

Palladium Plans Lower-Income Community in DFW

Palladium USA of Dallas plans to build another of its tax-credit apartment communities in North Texas — this time in Mesquite. According to a state filing, construction of the 329,802-square-foot...

DFW Falls, Now World’s Third-Busiest Airport

DFW Falls, Now World’s Third-Busiest Airport

Dubai International Airport has replaced Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as the second-busiest airport in the world. DFW International Airport is ranked the third-busiest airport in the...

  • 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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NPR Editor Resigns Over Left-Wing Bias

NPR Editor Resigns Over Left-Wing Bias

A longtime editor for a well-known American non-profit media organization resigned Wednesday after his employer disciplined him for saying the outlet has a left-wing bias. Uri Berliner resigned as the senior editor of National Public Radio (NPR) one day after his...

Texas Fined $100K Daily Over Foster Child Abuse

The State of Texas must pay $100,000 in fines daily over its apparent failure to investigate reports of abuse and neglect of children in its foster care system, according to a judge’s ruling filed on Monday. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack of Corpus Christi ruled that...

NPR Accused of Left-wing Bias

The new president and CEO of NPR has a history of anti-Trump and pro-Democrat tweets that resurfaced this week as one of her employees went public with concerns of left-wing bias at the outlet. Katherine Maher, who started as head of NPR last month, wrote a letter to...

Survey: Gun-Related School Lockdowns More Common

Newly released results from a teacher survey reflect diverging viewpoints on school security as shooting incidents reach an all-time high. A survey conducted by the Pew Research Institute among over 2,500 public K-12 teachers last fall shows that nearly 1 in 4 have...

LATEST STORIES
School Officials Barred From Elected Office

School Officials Barred From Elected Office

State administrators approved a new policy last week restricting La Joya Independent School District officials from serving in elected public office. La Joya ISD, located in the Rio Grande Valley,...

Urn Containing Fetus Found Floating in Texas Pond

Urn Containing Fetus Found Floating in Texas Pond

A “distressing discovery” in The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday alerted authorities to a troubling incident, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported. A human fetus in the early stages of...

TX Judge Recommends Overturning Death Sentence

TX Judge Recommends Overturning Death Sentence

In a significant development in the case of Melissa Lucio, a Texas inmate whose conviction and death sentence have been under scrutiny, Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson has recommended...

Abbott Applauds Operation Lone Star Agents

Abbott Applauds Operation Lone Star Agents

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has applauded the work of officers involved with Operation Lone Star, a joint initiative by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to protect the...

Palladium Plans Lower-Income Community in DFW

Palladium Plans Lower-Income Community in DFW

Palladium USA of Dallas plans to build another of its tax-credit apartment communities in North Texas — this time in Mesquite. According to a state filing, construction of the 329,802-square-foot...

DFW Falls, Now World’s Third-Busiest Airport

DFW Falls, Now World’s Third-Busiest Airport

Dubai International Airport has replaced Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as the second-busiest airport in the world. DFW International Airport is ranked the third-busiest airport in the...

DFW Location Named Most Peaceful in Texas

DFW Location Named Most Peaceful in Texas

When people think of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, they often think of busy, noisy highways with no quiet spaces to find. But a nonprofit has named a spot in Fort Worth one of the most peaceful...

School District Seeks Voter Support on Bond

School District Seeks Voter Support on Bond

A local school district has proposed a bond totaling $777 million in spending for the upcoming May 4 election. Mansfield ISD is asking voters to support its bond, which includes five different...

Tesla Slashes 10% of Global Workforce

Tesla Slashes 10% of Global Workforce

Tesla is cutting 10% of its global headcount to reduce costs and streamline the company for its next phase of growth. In a memo to employees, Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained that the layoffs were due...

Power Warning Issued as Temperatures Rise

Power Warning Issued as Temperatures Rise

The above-average spring temperatures forecasted for the next several days have raised concerns about a possible power emergency for Texas' power grid. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas...

Rashee Rice Sued for Causing Dallas Collision

Rashee Rice Sued for Causing Dallas Collision

Two of the victims injured after Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice purportedly caused a multiple-car collision while street racing in Dallas have filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million in...

Dog Donning UNT Graduation Gear Goes Viral

Dog Donning UNT Graduation Gear Goes Viral

Holly, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, recently went viral when her owner, Lauren Clark, posted a picture of the two donning matching graduation gear. Clark, a University of North Texas student,...

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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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