Recent News
-
Fort Worth Local News
Fort Worth City Council votes for major tax rate cut in 2024, but owners will still pay more as property values soar
Fort Worth, Texas – In a pivotal move on Tuesday, the Fort Worth city council, in a decisive 8-3 ballot, ratified the city’s tax rate for 2024, pegging it at 67.25 cents for every $100 of assessed value. This substantial decrease represents the most dramatic slash in the city’s tax…
Read More » -
Fort Worth Local News
Oak Grove Community Park: A beacon of hope for Fort Worth’s far south neighborhoods
Fort Worth, Texas – In the burgeoning precinct of Fort Worth’s southernmost reaches, the span of 67 acres that has lain dormant for nearly a decade is poised for a renaissance. This tract, known as Oak Grove Community Park, awaits its metamorphosis after a long period of inactivity that stretches…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson fails to substantial cut tax rate as city council votes budget for fiscal year 2023-24
Dallas, Texas – In a notable setback for Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, the city council rejected his fervent appeal for a substantial property tax rate cut on Wednesday. Instead, they endorsed City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s budget proposal, which contained a more modest tax rate reduction, by a decisive vote of…
Read More » -
Education
Texas Education Agency (TEA) served as the keynote speaker of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s 2023 State of Public Education conference
In an escalating demonstration of opposition, numerous school districts in North Texas have fortified the burgeoning statewide movement to contest the modified assessment criteria promulgated by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Both the Fort Worth Independent School District and Plano ISD substantively augmented the ever-expanding compendium of dissenting educational bodies,…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Poor air quality in Dallas, a problem that bothers everyone
Dallas, Texas – In a metropolis perpetually ensnared in hazardous air quality advisories, accompanied by an extensive chronicle of environmental inequities, residents of Dallas are pressing for transparency regarding the city’s strategies for implementing informed ecological policies. Dallas air quality improvement starts with air quality data One focal point of…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Reinstated rental scooter program in Dallas continues to be a problem for local residents
Dallas, Texas – In an attempt to remediate a burgeoning set of grievances, the Dallas Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened on Monday for a comprehensive evaluation of the city’s reinitiated shared scooter and e-bike program. Launched afresh in May 2023, the initiative has subsequently been the subject of manifold complaints,…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Amazon’s mega hiring spree, 13,000 new jobs headed to Dallas-Fort Worth with average pay of $20.50
Dallas, Texas – In a significant pre-holiday labor force augmentation, Amazon divulged on Tuesday plans to onboard in excess of 13,000 workers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan region. This hiring spree constitutes a fraction of the e-commerce behemoth’s overarching strategy to infuse its nationwide operations with a quarter of a…
Read More » -
Education
Dallas-Fort Worth universities shine in Texas college rankings
Dallas, Texas – In a recent report, the U.S. News and World Report unveiled its comprehensive 2024 Best Colleges in Texas undergraduate rankings, an evaluative compilation that employs a multitude of criteria, ranging from academic rigor and excellence to the daunting levels of graduate indebtedness and student retention rates. This…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Pilot program: Dallas gives green light to student-led initiative for free DART rides for the spring semester
Dallas, Texas – In a culminating feat of youthful activism, the student-driven initiative helmed by Sunrise Movement Dallas has successfully procured municipal endorsement for complimentary Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ridership for students spanning kindergarten through 12th grade within the city. This pivotal approval was facilitated by the city’s earmarking…
Read More » -
Education
Dallas ISD joins other Texas school districts and files lawsuit against TSA
Dallas, Texas – In a recent move punctuated by mounting discontent, the Dallas Independent School District has entered into a legal alliance with an expanding cadre of over 20 other Texas educational districts—spanning geographic locales from Kingsville to Crowley, and Frisco to Fort Stockton—in instituting litigation against Texas Education Commissioner…
Read More » -
Fort Worth Local News
Fort Worth City Council to review the proposed 2023-24 fiscal budget and tax rate during a meeting on Sept. 19
Fort Worth, Texas – In a consequential move that has both fiscal and political ramifications, the City Council of Fort Worth is poised to scrutinize a proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, as well as an adjusted tax rate, during an upcoming meeting scheduled for September 19 at 5…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Frontier Communications chooses Dallas as new home base, creating thousands of jobs
Dallas, Texas – In an announcement last week, Frontier Communications, a telecommunication services behemoth renowned for providing a spectrum of internet, phone, and television solutions to both residential consumers and small-to-medium-sized enterprises across 25 states, officially divulged plans to shift its corporate headquarters from Norwalk, Connecticut, to the burgeoning Uptown…
Read More » -
Community
Anthem Development’s bold project to bring Lofts iThirty at DART’s Lake Ray Hubbard station
Garland, Texas – In a transformative gambit that defies economic fluctuations and heightens urban renaissance, Dallas-based Anthem Development has inaugurated the preliminary phase of a sprawling, transit-oriented overhaul at Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) Lake Ray Hubbard station, situated in Garland, Texas. Chief among the components of this nascent initiative…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
North Texas cities sound alarm on water utility fee scam, residents and businesses should be aware
Dallas, Texas – In a rapidly escalating series of fraudulent activities afflicting numerous cities throughout North Texas, authorities are issuing heightened alerts to residents and businesses concerning a sophisticated scam centering on spurious assertions about overdue water utility fees. A Lewisville-based hotel recently fell prey to the scam, thereby exacerbating…
Read More » -
Texas News
Lone Star State shines bright as Texas sets unprecedented employment records
Texas – In a jubilant acknowledgment of the Lone Star State’s burgeoning economic prowess, Governor Greg Abbott on Friday lauded Texas as a veritable juggernaut in the American job market, following the divulgence of August employment metrics. These newly released statistics illuminate not merely a transient spike, but a consistent,…
Read More » -
Community
Mesquite Parks and Recreation is hosting a pair of fall family-friendly events in October
Mesquite, Texas – In an endeavor to enliven the autumnal atmosphere with community-driven activities, Mesquite Parks and Recreation has orchestrated a duo of family-oriented events scheduled for the month of October. Movies in the Park series event set to take place on October 7 in Mesquite Slated for Saturday, October…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Dallas-Fort Worth becomes the second apartment construction capital of the U.S.
Dallas, Texas – Amid a persistent nationwide housing crisis, the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan region is poised to witness the construction of approximately 24,000 new apartment units in the current year, according to a comprehensive analysis recently published by RentCafe. Dallas-Fort Worth lags only behind New York City in terms of…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Historic Forest Theater in Dallas: From iconic past to a bright future
Dallas, Texas – In a deeply resonant nod to its illustrious past, an intricate new exhibit at Dallas’s NorthPark Center is divulging the multifaceted history of the venerable Forest Theater, an establishment whose revitalization is keenly awaited. Incepted in 1949 under the auspices of Karl Hoblitzelle, the Forest Theater originally…
Read More » -
Education
Frisco ISD takes legal action against TEA over accountability rating uncertainty
Frisco, Texas – In an annual assessment regimen governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), educational campuses within the jurisdiction of the Frisco Independent School District (Frisco ISD) are evaluated through a grading method ranging from A to F. Predominantly based on the aggregate performance of students in the State…
Read More » -
Fort Worth Local News
American Red Cross provides support to displaced families after Fort Worth apartment fire
Fort Worth, Texas – In an urgent conflagration that erupted on the evening of September 12, 2023, precisely at 9:00 PM, the Fort Worth Fire Department was swiftly mobilized in response to a torrent of emergency calls. These distress signals emanated from alarmed residents of the Borough apartment complex, a…
Read More » -
Dallas Local News
Dallas-Fort Worth median income takes a dip: What’s behind the numbers?
Dallas, Texas – In the latest report unveiled by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey on Thursday, concerning statistics emerged delineating the economic landscape of Dallas-Fort Worth (D-FW) from 2019 to 2022. Dallas-Fort Worth median income takes a slight dip following the national trend During this period, the median…
Read More »