Residents of North Texas will have to wait a little longer to make that quick trip up north for a package of cannabis peanut butter cups as Oklahoma voters reject legalizing recreational marijuana.
In a new effort to increase affordable housing, Dallas is looking for someone to run its $3 million master leasing program.
For years, the Dallas Police Department has been short a few hundred officers. A new, big money incentive program could help put a dent in the shortage.
Texans know that Attorney General Ken Paxton is one-of-a-kind, and he sues the president a lot. But just how unique is he compared with other state AGs?
As Dallas continues to mull over the future of short-term rentals in residential areas, one council member wants to think about allowing neighborhoods to decide on the matter for themselves.
Dallas City Council member Chad West faces two challengers in the District 1 race who say he hasn’t been the best representative of the Hispanic community.
Two Dallas City Council incumbents have reached their term limits. These nine candidates are running to replace them.
A history professor whose ancestors were murdered by the Texas Rangers more than a century ago wants the governor to appoint a committee to investigate the brutal history of the Texas Rangers and recognize their victims.
Texas cities have turned to public facility corporations to fund affordable housing through tax exemptions. Senate Bill 805 would prevent them from doing so.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Monday that he’s running for reelection unopposed. One political hopeful is now claiming fraud.
In June, a task force put together by Mayor Eric Johnson this week will turn in a report with recommendations on how to better tackle homelessness in Dallas.
After it was placed on the City Council’s Feb. 22 agenda, a vote on plans for I-345 will be delayed.
Rattlesnakes will make an appearance this week at the Texas Capitol as part of a decades-old annual tradition.
Senate Bill 147 is one of this legislative session’s most controversial bills, with critics alleging that it’s discriminatory against Asian Americans.
If Texas House Rep. Shelby Slawson gets her way, cities won’t able to do squat to protect tenants from evictions.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will get a big Texas welcome when he speaks during a GOP fundraiser in Dallas this March. Some say that DeSantis is a more viable Republican option for president than former president Donald Trump or even current Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
New Dallas program will allow rental property owners to do their own annual inspections. The city hopes the program will free up resources and time for code compliance staff to address properties that might regularly be in violation of city codes.
Dallas and other municipalities could legalize adult recreational use of cannabis under House Bill 1937. The bill was filed by Rep. Jessica González, a Dallas Democrat. The bill does have some opponents, even those are in favor of legalizing cannabis.
During remarks during a religious women’s conference over the weekend, Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado appeared to use a Bible verse to wish death upon President Joe Biden. Her appearance was a part of the SALT Conference (Spiritual and Leadership Training) held at Storehouse Church on Alpha Road…
Migrants and immigrant rights advocates in a Monday press conference petitioned Vice President Kamala Harris to fulfill promises she’d made on the campaign trail.
Over the last couple of months, several houses have caught fire in Dallas’ Tenth Street Historic District. The causes are still undetermined. The Tenth Street neighborhood is considered one of the last remaining intact Freedman’s Towns in the country, complete with its own cemetery where residents who were once slaves are buried.
Big plans for Dallas housing are in motion at City Hall this week. The city hopes to build more homes and address racial disparities in homeownership.
