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Due to the removal of countywide voting in Dallas County, […]

The City of Dallas and local partners are offering over 8,000 free activities for West Dallas teens this summer, including access to recreation centers, arts and entertainment venues, and programs such as open-gym volleyball, yoga classes, and Tae Kwon Do.

The most powerful way to impact decisions on public school campuses is a site-based decision-making, or SBDM, committee, which directly advises the campus principal. Both Texas law and local Dallas ISD policy require an SBDM at every school with rules to ensure both staff and community representation on the committee.

As property taxes rise city-wide, Dallas residents have a variety of options for payment plans or exemptions to lower their burden of the bill.

Key concepts in West Dallas' fight to get rid of polluters, including the significance of zoning, permits, and civic action.

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.

Dallas ISD officials have a three-phase plan to give families free WiFi that could minimize the city’s digital divide.

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

Co-published by our media partner, The Dallas Weekly In the […]