Dallas City Hall. (Photo by dcaloren via flickr) Early next month, the Dallas city council is expected to vote on a new housing plan that aims to produce 20,000 homes for low- and moderate-income families over the next three years. The plan is intended not only to overcome a shortage of affordable housing in the …
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TNS A student-led movement has kept the focus on the gun control debate following the February killing of 17 people at a Florida high school. Just last month, thousands marched through downtown Dallas and in Fort Worth calling for change. The Dallas Morning News would like to hear directly from students who are participating as …
Staff Photographer CLARIFICATION, 4:48 p.m. Wednesday, April 11: This story has been updated to clarify that developer Yigal Lelah did not declare personal bankruptcy but signed the bankruptcy filing of his company, Sapphire Road Development, LLC. Anna Hill has spent years fighting decline and despair in her Dolphin Heights neighborhood. Now, she said, City Hall …
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Dallas’ median two-bedroom rent is below the national average. Photo courtesy of Abodo Across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, apartment rents are going up, with Arlington and Mesquite seeing price hikes of least 5 percent from 2017 to 2018, a new report shows. Meanwhile, Plano had the highest DFW apartment rents in March, whereas Dallas had …
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The brightly colored pinatas in Dallas’s Oak Cliff neighborhood, known as the Casita Triste, or “sad little houses,” would be more playful if their aim wasn’t so serious. The cartoonish papier-mache dwellings are the work of local artist Giovanni Valderas. And—complete with googly eyes, stunned expressions, and lanky legs—they make a statement about how rising …
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Atmos Energy has confirmed that 25 homes and a portion of the Chapel Creek Apartments in a Northwest Dallas neighborhood have been evacuated Wednesday night after someone noticed the smell of natural gas along Linda Drive. The homes that have been evacuated are all in the 3400 block of Linda Drive and along Nogales Drive. …
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Staff Photographer Dallas City Hall’s affordable housing strategies would be overhauled under a new proposal unveiled Monday after months of anticipation from the City Council. The new comprehensive housing policy, a top priority for the council and major undertaking for City Hall, is based on a recent market-value analysis of Dallas neighborhoods. In a city …
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FC Dallas will be rested and pulling at the bit to get back into action when its hosts the Seattle Sounders FC after a two-week break on Sunday at Toyota Stadium in the north Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. FCD, which tied Real Salt Lake in its season opener on March 3 and hasn’t been …
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This Story is About… The Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday placed a second-round tender on restricted free agent defensive lineman David Irving. Any team competing for Irving’s services would have to give up a second-round pick for the three-year veteran in this year’s April draft. The Cowboys also have the right to match any other team’s …
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DALLAS, GA — There has been a rabies warning put out in the City of Dallas. The Marshal’s Bureau received a call concerning an attack by a fox on a resident in the West Memorial Drive area. The fox tested positive for rabies. The City of Dallas warns, please use caution around any unfamiliar animals …