Dallasโ building permit department has concluded a 2022 initiative that was designed to alleviate long wait times while the City worked to clear its permit backlog. The Development Services...
City Advises Residents To Conserve Water
Summer in Texas has residents consuming a lot more water, and that could be a problem. The City of Dallas announced Thursday that record temperatures across the area have led to a massive increase...
Oak Cliff Residents Protest Warehouse Plans
A warehouse developer plans to build a distribution center in South Oak Cliff, but community members are protesting the decision and petitioning the City to make a change. Stonelake Capital Partners...
Hundreds of Renters Call City Over Broken ACs
City workers are being kept busy ensuring tenants across Dallas have functioning air conditioning as the summer heat ramps up. Apartment complexes are legally required to maintain functioning air...
Travelers Pack Local Roads, Airports
The Fourth of July travel rush resulted in long lines and wait times at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) on Friday. The skies and roads were especially busy...
Dallas Flooded With Rental Scooter Complaints
Almost 600 complaints about rental scooters have been lodged with the City of Dallas since it reintroduced the motorized vehicles after a two-year ban. The Shared Dockless Vehicle Program relaunched...
Dallas To Develop Race-Based Bond Framework
The Dallas City Council voted at Wednesdayโs meeting to accept a grant that will be used to create a framework for future bond allocations to be race-conscious. City Manager T.C. Broadnax was...
Dallas Fire Stations Have No AC Amid Heat
Triple-digit temperatures across North Texas this week are adding to the strain on AC systems at homes, offices, and businesses in the area, including multiple fire stations in Dallas, according to...
Valdez Wants To Be Sheriff Again
Former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez on Thursday announced she will run for her old job in 2024. The Democrat resigned as sheriff in 2017 to run a losing campaign for governor against Republican...
City Approves Nearly $200M in Spending
During the last meeting before its summer recess, the Dallas City Council authorized $196,778,356 in spending. The federal government covered $20,381,931 of the bill through COVID-19 recovery funds,...
Dallas Spends $3M on Apartments for Homeless
After lively debate and conversation, the Dallas City Council approved a new initiative to secure rental units for the homeless and vagrant population. The agenda item consisted of a one-year...
Dallas Spending $12M on EV Charging Tech
The Dallas City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday to spend $12 million in taxpayer funds to establish and maintain electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. After previously paying for a...
Alleged Ransomware Attack Prompts City Spending
The Dallas City Council authorized spending nearly $4 million on a new system to detect potential cyber attacks on Wednesday. Council members on June 28ย authorizedย a $3.9 million three-year...
Wednesday Hottest Day of the Week
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued an Excessive Heat Warning across the metroplex for June 28. However, the weekend brings a chance of "cooler" temperatures and the possibility of...
Dallas County Judge Claims Courts Are Corrupt
Alleged corruption in the court system has apparently led to multiple associate judges being appointed despite not residing in Dallas County โ something Texas code requires. Three Dallas County...
New Playground To Become Local ‘Crown Jewel’
A new "one-of-a-kind" park will soon open in the Dallas area. Construction on Farmers Branch's new glow-in-the-dark playground has officially begun. The city held its groundbreaking event for the...
Water Main Bursts on I-35 Service Road
A water main burst Tuesday morning on Interstate 35E service road near Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. Commuters using the service road were not severely affected by the break. City crews were...
Feds, DPD To Collaborate in Operation Take Aim
The U.S. Attorneyโs Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Dallas Police Department announced a new summer initiative to combat gun violence on the streets of...
Dallas To Map Drug Overdoses
The City of Dallas has joined a project that maps drug overdoses in an effort to respond to the ever-worsening opioid crisis. Dallas officially joined the Overdose Detection Mapping Application...
Dangerous Temperatures Descend on Dallas
Weather officials are expecting conditions for this week to be hot and humid. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has predicted dangerous triple-digit temperatures across the metroplex for...
Broadnax’s Permit Department Move Delayed
Dallas' Development Services Department (DSD) has been planning to move into its new permit building at 7800 N Stemmons Fwy by the end of spring, but the cyberattack back in May on the City of...