October Tornado Victims To Receive Tax Help from Dallas County

Dallas County homeowners hit by October’s tornadoes will get a little tax help from the county, thanks to the Dallas County Commissioners Court. Tuesday morning, commissioners decided by a unanimous vote to allow the Dallas County Appraisal District to revalue property hit by the tornado. Owners of properties given new,…

In Tornado’s Wake, City of Dallas Wants Renters to Get Insured

If you’re looking for a lesson to take away from last month’s tornado that flattened homes and demolished businesses in North Dallas, try this: get insured. That’s according to Rocky Vaz, Dallas’ emergency management director, who said getting apartment dwellers signed up for insurance is a big priority in the…

Six Takeaways From Sunday’s Tornado

The tornado that touched down near Love Field on Sunday devastated a large swath of North Dallas. Here’s what you need to know. There were actually 10 tornadoes in North Texas. The National Weather Service identified the 10th on Thursday afternoon: a smaller twister, an EF-0, with wind speeds of 80…