Local Government How Much Does a Dallas City Council Vote Cost? By Peter Simek | 3 days ago I broke down the election results by the amount spent by candidates to earn each vote. The data show that money isn't everything in Dallas City Council races.
Local News Changing the Narrative Around Homelessness In Dallas By Hannah Lebovits | 2 weeks ago The number of people experiencing homelessness increased 11 percent last year. We won't solve the problem immediately. But we can change how we talk about it.
Local News Polling Hiccups, the Mayor’s Bad Bets, and More to Know From Dallas Elections By Matt Goodman | 4 days ago Three incumbents head to the runoff, the mayor's preferred candidates underperformed, and there were more places to vote than ever before. Let's talk about the election.
Local Government Invisible Man: A Hard Look at Mayor Eric Johnson By Peter Simek | 2 weeks ago Eric Johnson’s escape from poverty reads like a fairy tale. But his story took a turn when he became mayor. Why has he disappeared from so many of his old friends' lives?
Transportation TxDOT Hopes Biden’s Transit Priorities Are Good News for Its I-30 Canyon Project By Matt Goodman | 2 weeks ago The state agency is highlighting the project's plans to restitch the street grid between downtown and the Cedars as well as the land it would free up for development.
Local News Dallas Cops Will Finally Stop Charging People for Small Amounts of Pot By Matt Goodman | 3 weeks ago Caught with two or fewer ounces of marijuana that you don't intend to sell? The police will now confiscate your weed, but you won't be charged.
Local News Will the Most Powerful Man in the City Fix Dallas’ Building Permit Department? By Christine Allison | 1 month ago A call for T.C. Broadnax to step up and lead.
Politics & Government Calling All Lawyers: Can You Sort Out The HB 19 Trucking Bill in the Texas Lege For Us? By Christine Allison | 2 months ago Being No. 1 in the nation is good unless we're talking trucking fatalities.
Local News Voices From Camp Rhonda Near Dallas City Hall By Matt Goodman | 2 months ago The South Dallas encampment became home for dozens without housing until the city evicted them. They returned in the shadow of City Hall, wanting to talk. Let's hear them.
Local News Two Men Who Saw the Storm Coming and Sold Their Electric Companies Before Disaster Hit By Matt Goodman | 2 months ago Ambit's Jere Thompson and Stream's Rob Snyder determined the system was set up to fail.
Local News Leading Off (2/19/21) By Matt Goodman | 3 months ago The warming begins, just as we begin to assess the damage.
Local Government ‘There Was No Plan’: City Scrambles to Shelter Residents Left in the Cold By Peter Simek and Matt Goodman | 3 months 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.
Politics & Government Dallas City Hall Stinks of Broken Government By Peter Simek | 3 months 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 | 3 months 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 | 3 months 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.
