Backlogs at the city’s permitting office are putting an extra strain on Dallas developments. Improvements are in the works, but the permitting process is already keeping some businesses out of the Big D.
North Texas leadership is hopeful a Pfizer vaccine could soon deliver Dallas from COVID-19 despair.
Some insiders and outsiders eye the soon-to-be vacated Dallas Police Chief position. Seven final candidates have been chosen and the city manager will make the final decision by the end of the month.
The TEA announced Thursday it’s keeping STAAR in place this year, but it won’t affect school ratings.
The ever-narrowing collision course of the COVID-19 pandemic and a vaccine can’t get here quick enough. This week Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tweeted that distribution of the Pfizer vaccine should begin as early as Dec. 14 and 7,200 providers, including major retail pharmacies, have already been selected. Climbing hospitalization rates…
The pandemic is causing interesting trends at local animal shelters.
Last month, Dallas City Council members had mixed feelings about expanding a ‘no cruising’ ordinance to reduce sex trafficking and prostitution. But, after seeing enforcement of the ordinance first hand, they had a change of heart.
Problems with the city’s online portal for submitting and processing permits have persisted since it was launched last year. The pandemic made things worse.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the latest Republican to showcase their support for President Donald Trump.
Just last year, Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance reported that approximately 3,700 people in the city experienced homelessness. About 1,100 of those were unsheltered. Some of them end up at homeless encampments in tents or anything else they can fashion into a makeshift place to sleep. With 72 hours notice, the city can usually kick them out of these areas. But Dallas is putting a stop to this practice in December in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
While it’s unlikely that a mountain lion mauled a man in North Texas, animal advocates worry the allegation could inspire big cat vengeance killings.
Dallas’ nuisance abatement enforcement has come into question over the years, but it hasn’t stopped the city from trying to get property owners to do the job of the police: fighting crime.
Airbnb is stopping Dallas guests with poor ratings from renting one-night stays during New Year’s Eve.
Tarrant County is letting up on weed for all the wrong reasons. Nevertheless, sobriety and testing fumbles may get you out of a possession charge.
Texas superintendents are calling for teachers to be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it arrives in mid-December.
The Dallas Police Department says that there are as many as 2000 street racers in the city on any given weekend. The department has stepped up enforcement, but the city wants to do more.
Gov. Greg Abbott may have endorsed her opponent, but state Senate hopeful Shelley Luther is still confident she’ll win.
Fighting for North Texas tenants has taken an emotional toll on Mark Melton, a local attorney. Though he carries on, he says local and federal eviction protections will not. So, he’s preparing for the worst.
The Trump administration thinks Texas should do more to curb COVID-19 spread.
The Tarrant County GOP is quite agitated the county has been cast as “blue” after the Nov. 3 general election. As mail-in ballots trickled in after Election Day, the seesaw tipped ever so slightly Democratic under the weight of about 1,826 more votes cast for the Biden/Harris ticket than Trump/Pence…
The region could again face economic restrictions if hospitals continue to fill with coronavirus patients.
Residents in three low-income housing projects formerly managed by the Dallas Housing Authority say their complaints about poor maintenance and unsafe living conditions have been met not wit h repairs, but draconian regulations enforced by private security they believe are intended to drive them out of their homes. The authority,…
