Dallas has finally begun to repair an underground pipe that has leaked millions of gallons of purified water into the forest and created a swamp.
Dallas Citizens Council Continues Service
Itโs no secret that the City of Dallas is home to a number of philanthropic organizations dedicated to improving the lives of citizens and the City as a whole. In this article, The Dallas Express...
Broadnax’s Permit Activity Ranks Last in TX
Dallas issued fewer construction permits over the last 10 years than all other major cities in Texas. The Lone Star State is home to the top five cities for construction permit activity in the U.S.,...
Dallas Fire-Rescue Reopens Fire Station 19
A previously demolished fire station has returned to service in Dallas. Dallas Fire-Rescue hosted the grand reopening of Fire Station 19 on Thursday. This new facility stands in the same place as...
Ridley Comes Out Against Ethics Reform
Dallas City Council Member Paul Ridley is questioning proposed reforms to the City ethics code that would lower the burden of proof for complaints of ethical violations against City officials and...
Residents Concerned Over Katy Trail Safety
Residents who live near Katy Trail are joining joggers and bikers who have raised concerns about crime and security. As The Dallas Express previously reported, residents have expressed concern with...
VIDEO: Dallas Church Destroyed in Blaze
A Dallas church stands in ruin following a blaze. The Dallas Indian Revival Center church sustained heavy damage in the wake of a fire on Wednesday afternoon. Officials have ruled the cause of the...
City Clears Vagrant Encampment for I-45 Construction
City staff and local police officers cleared a vagrant encampment last week to make way for construction on Interstate 45. The longstanding encampment cleared by the City was known as Coombs camp,...
City Debates Regulating Short-Term Rentals
The Dallas City Council continues to debate short-term rental (STR) regulations and will soon decide how to address the issue. Dozens of citizens showed up to City Hall on Wednesday, with many like...
High Temps, Storms Expected This Weekend
Texans will be feeling the heat this weekend and in the upcoming week. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth expects rising temperatures this upcoming weekend, with triple digits expected to...
Brodsky Addresses Homelessness at MCBA Event
Developer Peter Brodsky discussed the Dallas areaโs struggle against homelessness and vagrancy with local business leaders at a Metroplex Civic & Business Association luncheon on June 6. The...
County Commissioners Host Local Advocates
The Dallas County Commissioners Court heard from a variety of community activists at its latest meeting on Tuesday. First, the court unanimously passed a resolution recognizing LGBTQ Pride Month in...
Gas-Powered Equipment Ban Thwarted by State
The City of Dallas' plan to ban the use of gas-powered lawn equipment has been thwarted by legislation recently passed by the Texas Legislature. City leaders caused controversy last year when they...
Juneteenth Flag To Replace Dallas’ Pride Flag
The City of Dallas will likely temporarily fly a Juneteenth flag at City Hall later this month in place of the Pride flag that was raised on June 1. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, the...
City Supervisors Must Help Employees Transition
The City of Dallas requires managers to "assist" in the gender transition of employees in addition to requiring mandatory transgender education for coworkers. According to the "Gender Transition...
Dallas County Still Behind on Employee Pay
Dallas County is reportedly still behind on paying many of its employees. The county has been plagued with payroll problems following an update to its financial management system at the end of April...
VIDEO: Dog Abandoned on Dowdy Ferry Road
Another dog has been abandoned in a historic area of Dallas County that has become known as a dumping ground for unwanted pets. A local nonprofit group aims to end this cruel practice. Dowdy Ferry...
Broadnax’s Building Permit Activity Slows
The City of Dallas saw residential permit activity stall in May, with monthly submissions and issued permits falling to some of the lowest levels all year. Dallasโ building permit department -- the...
Pro-Family Activist Threatened at Dallas Pride Event
Kelly Neidert, a prominent activist associated with Protect Texas Kids, found herself in a distressing situation over the weekend when her life was threatened at a gay pride event in Dallas on...
Scooter Hit by Train on Day of Safety Program
A DART train “made contact” with a scooter user in downtown Dallas one day after the City relaunched its Shared Dockless Vehicle Program.
Firm Cashes in on Broadnax Permit Backlog
Dallas' problematic building permit process has attracted a new permit expediter to the block. Chicago-based permit expediting and consulting firm Burnham Nationwide recently announced the opening...