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Human Error Allegedly Led to DISD School Shooting

A shooting that occurred at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in South Dallas on April 12 that resulted in one student being injured may have been avoidable, according to school district police. Ja'kerian Rhodes-Ewing, a 17-year-old student, walked into the high school...

Paxton Sues to Stop Biden Admin Title IX Changes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that he has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to stop changes made to Title IX. This lawsuit stems from changes announced by President Joe Biden that require universities to add gender identity to...

ByteDance Firmly Rejects Notion of Selling TikTok

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has unequivocally stated its stance against a forced sale of the platform. The firm's declaration comes in response to mounting pressure from U.S. authorities to divest the platform or face...

Shock Claim: Dallas Homelessness in Decline

Shock Claim: Dallas Homelessness in Decline

Housing Forward, on behalf of the All Neighbors Coalition, hosted the State of Homelessness Address for Dallas and Collin Counties on Tuesday morning at the Winspear Opera House. The event's keynote speaker, Housing Forward president and CEO Sarah Kahn, discussed the...

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More Severe Weather Heading to Dallas

More Severe Weather Heading to Dallas

May is kicking off with the possible return of severe weather across the metroplex. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather warning that starts Wednesday and ends May 7. Though...

Local High Schools Close Due to Potential Threat

Local High Schools Close Due to Potential Threat

Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School are both closed Wednesday due to a threat. An anonymous report of a potential threat was received overnight, according to a CISD social media post....

Data Center Campus Heading to North Texas

Data Center Campus Heading to North Texas

STACK Infrastructure is moving forward with plans to build a data center campus on over 100 acres in Lancaster. The Denver-based data center company is expanding its footprint in North Texas with...

Dallas’ Compass Expands in North Texas

Dallas’ Compass Expands in North Texas

Dallas company Compass Datacenters plans to add two more data centers at its campus in Red Oak, according to a pair of state filings. The buildings are each 251,815 square feet and bear a combined...

Watch From Titanic Sells for Nearly $1.5M

Watch From Titanic Sells for Nearly $1.5M

The allure of the Titanic continues to captivate the world as another artifact from its voyage recently commanded an extraordinary price at a global auction. On Saturday, a 14-carat gold pocket...

  • 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

    May '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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Shock Claim: Dallas Homelessness in Decline

Shock Claim: Dallas Homelessness in Decline

Housing Forward, on behalf of the All Neighbors Coalition, hosted the State of Homelessness Address for Dallas and Collin Counties on Tuesday morning at the Winspear Opera House. The event's keynote speaker, Housing Forward president and CEO Sarah Kahn, discussed the...

Human Error Allegedly Led to DISD School Shooting

A shooting that occurred at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in South Dallas on April 12 that resulted in one student being injured may have been avoidable, according to school district police. Ja'kerian Rhodes-Ewing, a 17-year-old student, walked into the high school...

Paxton Sues to Stop Biden Admin Title IX Changes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that he has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to stop changes made to Title IX. This lawsuit stems from changes announced by President Joe Biden that require universities to add gender identity to...

ByteDance Firmly Rejects Notion of Selling TikTok

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the popular video-sharing app TikTok, has unequivocally stated its stance against a forced sale of the platform. The firm's declaration comes in response to mounting pressure from U.S. authorities to divest the platform or face...

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More Severe Weather Heading to Dallas

More Severe Weather Heading to Dallas

May is kicking off with the possible return of severe weather across the metroplex. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather warning that starts Wednesday and ends May 7. Though...

Local High Schools Close Due to Potential Threat

Local High Schools Close Due to Potential Threat

Carroll High School and Carroll Senior High School are both closed Wednesday due to a threat. An anonymous report of a potential threat was received overnight, according to a CISD social media post....

Data Center Campus Heading to North Texas

Data Center Campus Heading to North Texas

STACK Infrastructure is moving forward with plans to build a data center campus on over 100 acres in Lancaster. The Denver-based data center company is expanding its footprint in North Texas with...

Dallas’ Compass Expands in North Texas

Dallas’ Compass Expands in North Texas

Dallas company Compass Datacenters plans to add two more data centers at its campus in Red Oak, according to a pair of state filings. The buildings are each 251,815 square feet and bear a combined...

Watch From Titanic Sells for Nearly $1.5M

Watch From Titanic Sells for Nearly $1.5M

The allure of the Titanic continues to captivate the world as another artifact from its voyage recently commanded an extraordinary price at a global auction. On Saturday, a 14-carat gold pocket...

DART Adding New Tech to Aid Riders

DART Adding New Tech to Aid Riders

Dallas Area Rapid Transit is rolling out new technology that simplifies tracking buses so riders know exactly when the next bus will arrive at their chosen stop. Previously, bus tracking was only...

Walmart Closing All 51 Health Clinics

Walmart Closing All 51 Health Clinics

Walmart is abruptly shutting down all its health clinics, including the planned expansions into Dallas-Fort Worth. Just over a week ago, The Dallas Express reported Walmart's ambitious plan to open...

$3.1M Grant Helps Fund New Manufacturing Facility

$3.1M Grant Helps Fund New Manufacturing Facility

Gov. Greg Abbott has announced plans to build a new two-building campus for Crystal Window and Door Systems to set up shop in Mansfield. With the help of a Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) taxpayer grant...

Poll: Trump Leads Biden in Six Swing States

Poll: Trump Leads Biden in Six Swing States

Former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in six of seven swing states, according to a new poll. The Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released last week shows Trump leading...

More Arrests at UT Austin as Protests Continue

More Arrests at UT Austin as Protests Continue

Nearly 80 anti-Israel agitators were arrested at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday as campus protests continue for a second week. Students created an encampment on the campus' South Mall...

VIDEO: TikTok Star Says She Was Paid To Propagandize

VIDEO: TikTok Star Says She Was Paid To Propagandize

TikTok influencer and OnlyFans star Farha Khalidi claimed in a recent podcast with commentator Richard Hanania that a third-party media company paid her to promote the Biden administration. “I was...

Person Killed After Car Drives Off I-35 Overpass

Person Killed After Car Drives Off I-35 Overpass

One person was killed and another injured after a car drove off an overpass on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth early Tuesday morning. Police were dispatched to I-35W and State Highway 121 around 12:45...

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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

    May '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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