Housing + Property Taxes

Eula Wilson arrives with a red folder tucked under the […]

The City of Dallas is revamping its approach to home repair programs, outsourcing the programs to Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. and launching a new application process this spring.

West Dallas residents have requested that the City of Dallas rezone about 256 acres of industrial land near their residential homes, and the first public hearing was held on Nov. 18 to discuss the issue.

The Dallas Community Land Trust is launching with a focus on South and West Dallas affordability, with the trust owning the land making mortgage payments and property taxes more affordable for future owners.

Scottie Smith II, who co-chaired the South Dallas Fair Park […]

Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson, a West Dallas native, is retiring after 19 years in the City of Dallas housing department, where she rose to the position of director, and her legacy will continue in the newly formed office of housing and community empowerment.

The Dallas Community Land Trust (DCLT) is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide an affordable path to home ownership by keeping land costs low, and has recently hosted its first open house showcasing two homes in South Dallas that will be available for purchase by the end of the year.

James Armstrong has been appointed as the City of Dallas Deputy Director of Housing and Homelessness, giving him the power to implement the changes he has been advocating for at Builders of Hope and to bring a neighborhood perspective to City Hall.

Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson, the City of Dallas' Director of Housing and Community Development, reflects on her life and legacy of working to provide affordable housing and home repair services to the people of West Dallas.

Builders of Hope and Wesley-Rankin Community Center have launched a property tax assistance program to help West Dallas families stay in their homes, and have provided $102,454.93 to cover tax increases since 2020.

The award is named for the late West Dallas leader who fought tirelessly for housing rights on behalf of his neighbors.

The Civic Atlas is a new tool that makes public Dallas zoning and building permit data easy to use, designed to help residents of South and West Dallas track proposed developments that could impact their property values and taxes.

Earl D. Thomas, a Victory Gardens resident, is a third-generation […]

The latest This spring the Dallas City Council voted unanimously […]

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West Dallas has been busy — and our events calendar shows it. Over the past 10 days alone, neighbors gathered at meetings, planning sessions, and community conversations that speak to housing, infrastructure, and the future of the neighborhood. Here’s a quick look at what we heard, where we showed up, and what’s coming next.

The historically Black working-class neighborhood of Gilbert-Emory in West Dallas is facing gentrification due to the influx of new, much larger homes and the sale of the land where the segregated Black Fred Douglass School once stood, leading to frustration among longtime residents.

The Dallas City Council voted to remove the home insurance requirement for its home repair program in West Dallas, allowing residents like Patsy Ruth Jackson to finally qualify for assistance and make necessary repairs to their homes.

Frazier Healthy Homes is a South Dallas nonprofit program that provides home repairs to low-income residents, helping them to stay in their homes and pass down property to the next generation.

West Dallas Investments has proposed a 400-foot office tower near the historic La Bajada neighborhood, while the City of Dallas is offering up to $10,000 in home repairs to 200 West Dallas residents and surveying residents to address disproportionate fines and fees.

Dallas Free Press recently asked questions about the South Dallas Fair Park PID to try to understand how these tax dollars are benefitting the neighborhood, and how COVID might be impacting the work.

The $2 million set aside solely for seven census tracts in the 75212 zip code comes from funds City Manager T.C. Broadnax pulled together from former city bond packages.

In 1998 the City of Dallas declared an 89-acre expanse of West Dallas to be an area of "underperforming real estate." They created tax incentives to entice developers, and two decades later, both investors and longtime residents are seeing their property values surge.

When South Dallas residents don’t hold the title to the […]

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