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.