Skip to content

Today is : June 23, 2025

  • Home
  • About
  • South Dallas
    • Stories
    • Events
    • Resources
  • West Dallas
    • Stories
    • Events
    • Resources
  • Documenters
    • About Documenters
    • Become a Documenter
    • Public Meeting Briefs
  • Newsletters and Text
  • Donate
  • Español

Dallas News

52 items

  • Dallas News

    Dallas Free Press seeks visual journalist for community storytelling

    Dallas Free Press is seeking a visual journalist to join their team to capture the beauty and assets of the West Dallas and South Dallas communities.

  • Dallas News,Local Government,Solutions Journalism

    Texas lawmakers advocate for November Dallas elections to boost voter turnout

    Texas legislators are pushing for a charter amendment to move Dallas' local elections to November, which could lead to increased voter turnout and cost savings, but faces political hurdles.

  • Dallas News,Documenter News,Local Government,Public Meeting Briefs,South Dallas

    D7 Dallas City Council candidates discuss public safety and affordable housing

    Six candidates attended a forum to discuss public safety, affordable housing, economic growth, and more, with four of them declaring their support for a historic district in the Queen City neighborhood and an authorized hearing for the South Dallas/Fair Park Area Plan.

  • Dallas News,Documenter News,Local Government,Public Meeting Briefs,West Dallas

    City council District 6 candidates discuss public safety, gentrification, GAF at West Dallas forum

    Nine candidates are running for the District 6 city council seat in Dallas, and eight of them attended a forum to discuss public safety, gentrification, affordable housing, and more, with candidates proposing policies such as reducing property tax values for West Dallas residents, preserving neighborhoods, and addressing environmental issues.

  • Dallas News,La Bajada,Local Government,Los Altos,Trinity Groves,West Dallas

    Dallas County’s vote centers increase voter convenience but not turnout

    Dallas County has implemented the Countywide Polling Place Program, which has increased voter convenience and reduced the number of poll workers needed, but voter turnout in the county has decreased since 2019.

  • Dallas News,Public Meeting Briefs

    Residents voice opposition to Hampton-Clarendon zoning changes

    During a March City Plan Commission meeting, a dozen residents […]

  • Dallas News,Public Meeting Briefs

    Environmental concerns halt future of former sand mine in Kleberg neighborhood

    During a March 6 City Plan Commission meeting, Kleberg residents […]

  • Dallas News,Public Meeting Briefs

    DART and Uber hit contract delays to continue providing popular GoLink service

    The DART board approved $5 million to temporarily extend DART’s […]

  • Dallas News,Popular Posts,Public Meeting Briefs

    Dallas park board pushes back against proposed park fund fee reduction

    During a February meeting, the Parks and Recreation board members […]

  • Dallas News,Popular Posts,Public Meeting Briefs

    Concerns of gentrification halt duplex construction in Owenwood neighborhood

    A zoning request to build a duplex in a neighborhood […]

  • Dallas News,Public Meeting Briefs

    Dallas could move community care funds to hire more police

    As the City of Dallas’ priorities shift, staff are proposing […]

  • Dallas News,Public Safety,South Dallas,West Dallas

    Amid rising safety concerns, Dallas ISD boosts campus security while striving to meet armed guard mandate

    Dallas ISD's police chief works to manage the public safety of students by balancing security measures and a welcoming environment.

  • Dallas News

    Where to find Dallas Free Press this week: Sept. 23-29

    Good morning! Here’s what the Dallas Free Press team is […]

  • Dallas News

    Where to find Dallas Free Press this week: Sept. 16-22

    Good afternoon! Here’s what the Dallas Free Press team is […]

  • Dallas News

    Where to find Dallas Free Press this week: Sept. 9-15

    Good afternoon! Here’s what the Dallas Free Press team is […]

  • Dallas News

    Where to find Dallas Free Press this week: Sept. 2-9

    Good morning! Here’s what the Dallas Free Press team is […]

  • Dallas News,South Dallas,Transportation,West Dallas

    Dallas students still waiting for City’s free DART rides initiative

    The City of Dallas, Dallas ISD and DART disagree on how students should access free or "fareless" rides and who should be paid for them.

  • Dallas News

    How do Dallas ISD elections work?

    What is the job of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees? How and when are they elected?

  • Dallas News

    We asked Dallas ISD for details on bond dollars. They told us to pay up.

    Information about the district's 2015 and 2020 bond programs should be available online. But the available data is sometimes contradictory.

  • Dallas News

    Follow-up: Dallas ISD’s pandemic plan to connect students didn’t work, new cheaper plan is now in effect

    Dallas ISD abandons private wireless network to focus on effective ways to provide internet access at home for students who don't have it.

  • Dallas News

    Civic explainer: What is a ‘placetype’?

    After years of work, the City of Dallas is months away from having an updated land use policy, called ForwardDallas. "Placetypes" are central to understanding the plan and how it will affect Dallas residents and property owners.

  • Dallas News,Public Meeting Briefs

    Housing Forward sees more than 2,000 residents in homeless system at end of 2023

    Data presented at this month’s Dallas Area Partnership to End […]

  • Dallas News,Documenter News,Public Meeting Briefs

    Meeting barriers: What Documenters have learned about Dallas public meetings

    When we launched the Dallas Documenters program in Spring 2023, […]

  • Dallas News

    Where has the 2017 Dallas bond money gone?

    Take a look at our spreadsheets to find out what 2017 Dallas bond projects have and have not been completed over the last seven years.

  • Dallas News

    Civic explainer: What is the Dallas City Charter, and how can neighbors change it?

    This coming November, the people of Dallas will vote not only for the presidential election, but also for proposed amendments to Dallas’ City Charter. Until this Friday, Jan. 19, anyone in Dallas is invited to submit an amendment proposal to be considered for the citywide ballot. Feedback on proposed amendments is welcomed by the CRC and City Council from now through the finalization of amendments before the November election. 

  • Dallas News,Public Meeting Briefs,South Dallas

    Great Trinity Forest leak spills 3.6 million gallons of water, Environmental Commission questions Dallas Water Utilities’ response

    Bonton representatives want to know why no one told them […]

  • Public Meeting Briefs

    Dallas Park Board questions efforts to connect minority and women-owned businesses to city projects

    The latest on City of Dallas MWBE contracts During a […]

  • Public Meeting Briefs,South Dallas

    $67 million community park, outdated facilities highlighted in Fair Park First annual report

    The latest on Fair Park First’s efforts: Fair Park First […]

  • Public Meeting Briefs,West Dallas

    District 6 residents ask for improvements to fire station, Jaycee-Zaragoza Recreation Center during bond town hall

    The latest: District 6 residents prioritized two projects for the […]

  • Dallas News

    Demand for protesting property values goes up as families fight to stay in their homes

    Property tax consultant Toby Toler worked with more than 100 people over DCAD’s four-week protest period in April and May. He feels like the majority of the people he helped in Southern Dallas were able to successfully challenge their property values and lower their taxes.

  • Dallas News,Dallas News

    South and West Dallas residents seek relief from extreme heat

    The City of Dallas has been working with Reliant Energy for 14 years to help those who may not have access to air conditioning during the summer months. The “Beat the Heat” initiative includes 15 centers in North Texas. In Dallas, the two locations are the West Dallas Multipurpose Center and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.

  • Dallas News

    Back-to-school events with school supply giveaways near you

    Here is a list of Back to School events happening in your community that will have backpack and school supplies giveaways, health and family resources and other services for students.

  • Dallas News

    Dallas ISD parents unclear on why clear backpacks are needed for pre-K and elementary students

    Dallas ISD is requiring all students, including preschoolers as young as 3-year-olds, to carry a clear backpack as part of the district’s “ongoing effort to ensure safer schools.”

  • Dallas News

    Dallas Free Press seeks a civic producer for its Documenters network

    Dallas Free Press is seeking a journalist or writer/researcher with a passion for local government, policy and power in Dallas to support our team as our Civic Producer.

  • Dallas News

    Dallas Free Press seeks a program manager for its local Documenters network

    Dallas Free Press is seeking a Program Manager to lead our local arm of the award-winning Documenters program, which trains and pays residents to produce information in the public interest.

  • Dallas News

    Three ways you can get involved in the new Dallas Documenters Network

    In early 2023. Dallas Free Press will be the 10th newsroom in America to host the Documenters Network, which recruits, trains and, most importantly, pays residents for their time spent attending meetings, taking notes to contribute to the public record, and sharing back to their communities.

  • Dallas News

    Dallas Free Press seeks a journalism pathway coordinator to work with high school students

    Dallas Free Press is looking for a journalism pathway coordinator to work with students in South Dallas and West Dallas on writing, storytelling, civic engagement, media literacy and critical thinking skills that would benefit them no matter what career they choose.

  • Dallas News

    Addressing the digital divide: Dallas Public Library adds ‘thousands of devices’ to its library branches

    More than two years after the Dallas Public Library added laptops and hotspots to its circulation catalog, they’re still in high demand.

  • Dallas News,West Dallas

    Preguntas y respuestas: Qué saber sobre el pasado y el futuro ambiental de West Dallas

    Conceptos clave en la lucha de West Dallas por librarse de los contaminadores, incluida la importancia de la zonificación, los permisos y la acción cívica.

  • Dallas Forgot,Dallas News

    The site of Dallas’ original Black high school, erased from history, will become a taxpayer-subsidized Kroger project

    Kroger is set to build a new grocery store and apartments on “expensive," “desirable” land where one of Dallas’ oldest Black schools, B.F. Darrell, was built as the original Colored High School.

  • Dallas Forgot,Dallas News

    A town, a cemetery and a school: Dallas’ history of erasure repeats itself

    Dallas decimated its largest Freedman’s Town and obscured both a cemetery and a school, B.F. Darrell, vital to the community.

  • Dallas Forgot,Dallas News

    Dallas forgot: Remembering and reclaiming the Black schools we’ve lost

    For every Black school heralded and remembered, there are schools that have been erased from Dallas' public memory and are largely unknown today.

  • Dallas News

    Dallas Free Press is hiring a development manager

    Dallas Free Press is seeking an adept communicator who is highly organized to build strong relationships with potential major donors, funders and corporate sponsors.

  • Dallas News

    Local newsrooms, universities and nonprofits join forces to focus on affordable housing in Dallas

    The key partners on the project say affordable housing is a topic none of them has been able to consistently address on their own — but it’s a vital, systemic issue demanding greater response.

  • Dallas News

    Community-centered journalist needed at Dallas Free Press

    Dallas Free Press is looking for a full-time journalist to […]

  • Dallas News

    Dallas Free Press launches a journalism pathway, seeks a coordinator

    Dallas Free Press has launched a journalism pathway from Dallas high schools to Dallas newsrooms, starting with efforts to educate high school students. We are looking for a part-time journalism pathway coordinator to work with students in South Dallas and West Dallas.

  • Dallas News

    New Dallas Media Collaborative seeks its first project manager

    The Dallas Media Collaborative is searching for a part-time Project Manager to coordinate and lead its efforts toward a connected, city-wide solutions journalism network.

  • Dallas News

    Dallas: We need your input on news consumption and local media coverage

    This Dallas Free Press survey will inform our community journalism efforts in South Dallas and West Dallas, and help our launching-soon local media collaborative determine its focus topic.

  • Dallas News,Food Apartheid

    Reporter sought for Dallas Free Press, Dallas Morning News ‘food apartheid’ project

    The Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Free Press, in partnership with the national Solutions Journalism Network, are looking for a reporter to spend the next five months reporting on "food apartheid" in Dallas.

  • Dallas News,Education

    What Dallas ISD parents are (and aren’t) being told about MAP tests

    Co-published with our media partner, Advocate magazines On Sept. 1, […]

  • Dallas News,Digital Divide,Education,South Dallas

    As schools prep for virtual learning, 1/3 of Dallas families lack internet access

    Co-published by our media partner, KERA. Listen to the radio […]

  • Dallas News,Development + Zoning,Frazier,Housing + Property Taxes,South Dallas

    How to claim property when you don’t hold the title

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

  • Dallas News,Education,Racial Equity

    New racial equity leader appointed to guide Dallas ISD efforts

    Co-published by our media partner, the Dallas Weekly Two years […]

Phone: 469-290-4553‬
Email: info@dallasfreepress.com

Click here to learn how to support Dallas Free Press.

  • Home
  • West Dallas
  • South Dallas
  • About
  • Documenters
  • Newsletters and Texts
  • Support Dallas Free Press

© 2025 Dallas Free Press. All Rights Reserved.

Page load link
  • Home
  • About
  • South Dallas
    • Stories
    • Events
    • Resources
  • West Dallas
    • Stories
    • Events
    • Resources
  • Documenters
    • About Documenters
    • Become a Documenter
    • Public Meeting Briefs
  • Newsletters and Text
  • Donate
  • Español
X
X
Go to Top