Dallas Local News
Most recent breaking news about Dallas and the Dallas County area including crime news, politics, community news and events
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Empowering homeownership in Dallas County, Wells Fargo offers $10,000 grants for underserved communities
Dallas, Texas – In a strategic move aimed at galvanizing economic vitality, promoting sustainable homeownership, and fostering neighborhood stabilization within minority communities, Wells Fargo Home Lending unveiled its ambitious initiative, an announcement that came shortly before Wells Fargo $300,000 grants given to Dallas County nonprofits. Wells Fargo’s Special Purpose…
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson pushing for deeper property tax cut in new Dallas budget
Dallas, Texas – As the Dallas City Council readies itself for a crucial vote on the maximum tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, Mayor Eric Johnson has made an appeal for further reductions in the property tax rate. This comes in the wake of the City Manager, T.C.…
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Dallas Sanitation Department adapts to sweltering challenges
Dallas, Texas – Amid soaring temperatures, the City of Dallas Sanitation Department is grappling with the adverse effects of intense heat on both its employees and equipment, prompting city leaders to enact temporary adjustments to operational schedules and policies. The necessity of these measures highlights the inherent challenges of…
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Dallas’ big bet on infrastructure resurgence, a billion-dollar bond to reshape the future
Dallas, Texas — As Dallas confronts the mounting pressures of an aging city, burdened with infrastructure systems increasingly exhibiting signs of deterioration, city leaders are preparing to put forward an ambitious $1 billion bond package for voter consideration in 2024. The primary objective of the proposal is to expedite…
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Dallas, North Texas cities grapple with sales tax decline amid inflationary economy
Dallas, Texas – In a climate of heightened inflation and escalating goods prices, North Texas cities are witnessing an unsettling decline in sales tax revenues, following significant surges in the preceding months. As cities across the region labor to finalize their budgets for the forthcoming fiscal year, they confront…
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Department of Public Safety operation in Dallas results in 11 behind bars, including two DPS employees
Dallas, Texas – In an extensive operation targeting vehicle inspection fraud near Dallas, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has arrested 11 individuals, including two of their own employees, in connection with what is known as a “clean scanning” scheme. What is clean scanning? Clean scanning, a fraudulent…
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Grand jury clears man accused of fatal Family Dollar shooting
Dallas, Texas – In a case that has garnered considerable attention in the Dallas area, a grand jury has cleared Kevin Jackson, a man who had been accused of murder in connection with an incident at a Family Dollar store in Southern Dallas in November 2022. The incident occurred…
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Dallas faces critical crossroads in financial struggle, race against time to save sinking pension funds
Dallas, Texas – The long-standing pension crisis that Dallas city officials have grappled with for years has reached a critical juncture. City officials are now facing the arduous task of restoring two major funds that have been languishing in financial distress. The details of this daunting challenge were outlined…
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Houston and Dallas energy titans merge in $7.1B mega deal
Dallas, Texas – Energy Transfer, a Dallas-based leader in the natural gas industry, disclosed plans on Wednesday to consolidate with Houston’s Crestwood Equity Partners, a deal estimated to be worth around $7.1 billion. Energy Transfer and Crestwood Equity Partners merger should be finished later this year The transaction, expected…
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Excessive heat warning grips the North Texas region until weekend
Dallas, Texas – An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the North Texas region, spanning from noon on Thursday until 9 p.m. on Friday, with temperatures predicted to soar as high as 107 degrees. However, due to the accompanying high humidity levels, the apparent temperature could reach a…