Local News Two Men Who Saw the Storm Coming and Sold Their Electric Companies Before Disaster Hit By Matt Goodman | 6 days ago Ambit's Jere Thompson and Stream's Rob Snyder determined the system was set up to fail.
Local Government ‘There Was No Plan’: City Scrambles to Shelter Residents Left in the Cold By Peter Simek and Matt Goodman | 2 weeks ago Members of the Dallas City Council describe navigating a chaotic few days of power outages, burst pipes, and icy roads without clarity from the electricity provider.
Local News Leading Off (2/19/21) By Matt Goodman | 2 weeks ago The warming begins, just as we begin to assess the damage.
Politics & Government Dallas City Hall Stinks of Broken Government By Peter Simek | 4 weeks ago Don’t get distracted by the mayor and council’s ongoing squabbles. What’s really wrong with Dallas is its system of government.
Local News A Specially Called Council Meeting Didn’t Make for a Fun Monday Night By Matt Goodman | 1 month ago The five-hour meeting ended after midnight and accomplished little other than showing citizens that better communication (and more vaccine) is needed.
Local News Surprise! In-Fighting on Dallas Council Actually Brings Progress on Vaccinations By Matt Goodman | 1 month ago The state will send more doses, and the city is setting up more centers to get shots. A meeting is set for Monday to get everyone on the same page—and air some grievances.
Local News Dallas Political Battles Further Complicate Fair Vaccine Distribution By Matt Goodman | 1 month ago Local governments are responsible for getting vaccines in people's arms. It isn't going smoothly because they don't all agree on the best path forward.
Public Health The Annual Homeless Count Is On, But You Can’t Participate By Will Maddox | 1 month ago COVID-19 restrictions mean that the count will be left to the professionals and happen over two weeks in Dallas and Collin counties.
Coronavirus The Challenge of Vaccinating Medical Deserts in Southern Dallas By Will Maddox | 2 months ago "If our goal is to have to have herd immunity, we're going to have to have to make sure that we're not just looking out for ourselves."
Real Estate City of Dallas Residential Building Permit Process Remains in Total Disarray By Matt Goodman | 2 months ago Some developers are now saying they won't do business here. The suburbs are cashing in.
Police Dallas Hires San Jose’s Eddie Garcia as New Police Chief By Peter Simek | 2 months ago Garcia becomes the first Latino to lead the ninth largest police force in the country.
Local News Developer Sherman Roberts Indicted on Charges of Bribing Dwaine Caraway and Carolyn Davis By Matt Goodman | 3 months ago A federal indictment was unsealed Wednesday.
Police What Did We Learn This Week About the Dallas Police Chief Candidates? By Matt Goodman and Peter Simek | 3 months ago Most of the candidates spoke about improved community engagement and police reform. Now the decision rests with the city manager.
Local News FrontBurner Poll: What Are Your Priorities for the Next Police Chief? By Matt Goodman | 3 months ago Tell us what you'd like to see, plus learn where to watch today's streaming panel with the candidates.
Local News Ahead of Police Chief Interviews, Most on Council Voice Support for Search Process By Matt Goodman | 3 months ago The hiring search looked different—and quicker—for obvious reasons, but a Council committee gave its support to the city manager ahead of this week's interviews.
