Dallas City Council approved joining a housing project for the homeless with St. Jude on Wednesday during its first council meeting back from its month-long summer recess. Council members...
Atkins Urges Reform Amid Crime Stoppers Controversy
A key City official has stepped into the growing debate about the efficacy and fairness of the Dallas Crime Stoppers reward system. Dallas Mayor Pro Tempore Tennell Atkins is seeking changes to how...
Community Groups Call for End to Violence
Dallas has been seeing a push by local community leaders to decrease the violence occurring in the city, violence that disproportionately affects communities of color. As previously reported byย The...
Dallas Earns โSmart Cityโ Award
The City of Dallas recently received an award for its work in advancing โSmart Cityโ initiatives. An organization called Smart Cities Connect highlighted Dallasโ Red Cloud neighborhood as a standout...
Broadnax Nets Mixed-Bag in June Permit Report
The busiest months for building are typically between May and September, however, Dallas kicked off its busy season with some mixed results. Overall construction activity in Dallas was lackluster in...
TREC Works To Transform Dallas Neighborhoods
Few nonprofits in the North Texas area are doing as much for regional development and economic growth as Dallas-based The Real Estate Council. The organization was listed as one ofย The Dallas...
City Alters Gas-Powered Equipment Ban Plans
City of Dallas staff are altering their plan to prohibit the use of gas-powered lawn equipment within city limits following a new state law that blocks municipalities from enacting such...
Broadnax Admits Employee Data Accessed by Hackers
After months of claiming there was no evidence that alleged cybercriminals have released employees' personal information, the City of Dallas acknowledged that the purported ransomware attack in...
Activists Fight Downtown Crime, Homelessness
Local advocates are working to combat the โpublic safety hazard” presented by the combination of crime, homelessness, and vagrancy in Downtown Dallas.
DART Beefs Up Security Amid DPD Shortage
Crime is on the rise in Dallas, but much of it is still not counted by the City in publicly reported figures. As previously covered by The Dallas Express, many crimes committed within Dallas city...
Regs Compound Broadnax’s Permitting Delays
To establish a legal building site in Dallas, developers must undergo a complicated process that often results in extended permit wait times. The City of Dallasโ Development Services Department...
Dallas Bookstore Told To Stop Handing Out Food
An Oak Cliff bookstore has stopped passing out food after apparently being told by the City of Dallas to shut the effort down. The owner of the Pan-African Connection bookstore at 4466 Marsalis Ave....
Dallas’ Uncleanliness Linked to Vagrancy
Dallasites are pointing out that the city is dirty, due in no small part to its massive homeless population.
Library Systems Back Up Post-Cyberattack
The City of Dallasโ public libraries are almost back up to full speed several months after a ransomware attack crippled many systems. With the restoration of database functionality in late June,...
Jail Population Rises Amid Data Transfer Woes
Inmates in the Dallas County jail are waiting longer after the jail transferred to a new case management system two months ago, according to county officials. Some inmates are reportedly waiting...
City Breaks Ground on Transit-Oriented Project
The City of Carrollton and other partners announced on Tuesday they had broken ground on the cityโs latest transit-oriented development (TOD). This new construction is the largest of its kind in the...
Dallas Hosts Summer of Safety Events for Kids
In an initiative to promote safe activities for children, the City of Dallas has offered a wide array of events to help kids stay out of trouble through the summer break. This marks the second year...
Short-Term Rental Owners Concerned About Ban
More than half of all short-term rentals in Dallas will be banned when the ordinance goes into effect at the end of 2023. Dallas defines a short-term rental (STR) as โa full or partial rentable unit...
Funeral Held for Longtime Local Police Chief
Dallas mourned the loss of one of its longtime public servants Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted for former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle on July 19. Kunkle had served as a law...
Blaze Destroys Historic Dallas Church
A fire destroyed one of Dallasโ historic religious buildings on Tuesday. The Saintsville Sanctuary Church Of God In Christ went up in flames during the afternoon hours of July 18. The cause of the...
Public Libraries Providing No-Charge Lunches
There are a dozen Dallas Public Library branches offering lunches for children under the age of 18 at no charge until August 11. In addition to free lunches, some locations will also provide...