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What Did Dallas Know About the Loss of Police Data and When Did It Know It?
That was the question at the heart of a public hearing on Thursday in which council members grilled top city officials for more than four hours.
By Alex Macon
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DMN Editorial Board Twists Itself in Knots Over Masks in Schools
Katrice Hardy, are you reading this gibberish?
By Tim Rogers
Politics & Government
Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging May 1 Dallas City Council Election Results
A candidate in a tight City Council race filed the lawsuit after polling locations were downed for hours on Election Day.
By Alex Macon
Politics & Government
Texas Redistricting Could Be Bad News for Fair Representation in Dallas
Gerrymandering and other political tactics could make Dallas lose representation at a state and national level, according to a new report.
By Alex Macon
Politics & Government
Mayor Eric Johnson Wants Dallas To Hire 275 New Police Officers
Forget defunding. The mayor wants to dramatically grow the city's police force. But do more cops mean less crime?
By Alex Macon
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Portraits of Immigrants by President George W. Bush
His book is titled Out of Many, One. An exhibition of the same name runs at the Bush Center through January 3.
By Tim Rogers
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Five Years Ago, Five Officers Were Killed Downtown. How Has July 7 Changed Dallas?
That dark night still looms over the city's social justice movement, changing the way Dallas engages with the effort to reform policing in America.
By Peter Simek
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Have We Reached Peak Return on Highway Infrastructure Investment?
A new report suggests that spending more federal money on the nation's highways won't necessarily result in a boost to the economy
By Peter Simek
Downtown Dallas
Inside the Park Boom Making Downtown Dallas Nearly Unrecognizable
Parks for Downtown Dallas is turning parking lots into neighborhood parks for office workers and residents. These aren't Klyde Warren—and that's a good thing.
By Alex Macon
Politics & Government
Overlooked: Dallas Council Weighs Changing Race-Based Voting For Mayor Pro Tems
The election of Chad West and Jaime Resendez didn’t get a lot of ink. But the motion to reduce their terms to one-year from two signals more changes to come.