Housing

'It’s a Real Shame': Important Projects Left Out of Dallas' 2024 Bond Package

'It’s a Real Shame': Important Projects Left Out of Dallas' 2024 Bond Package

After Controversial Departure, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Appoints New CEO

After Controversial Departure, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Appoints New CEO

'Already Decided': Residents Push Back Against Proposed Dallas Homeless Facility

By Jacob Vaughn
Apr 4, 2024

Plans are in flux for a property in Dallas' District 3 originally meant to house the homeless, but the project faces resident opposition.
Dallas Council Member: Other Cities Could Do More to Address Homelessness

By Jacob Vaughn
Mar 27, 2024

Cara Mendelsohn said this week that neighboring cities aren't doing enough to tackle North Texas homelessness.
ForwardDallas Could Help Shape the Future of the City

By Jacob Vaughn
Mar 21, 2024

Reading the latest draft of the citywide plan ForwardDallas can make your head spin. We're here to help make sense of it all.
Young People Get 'Dropped Off at the Doorstep' of This Dallas Youth Center

By Jacob Vaughn
Mar 6, 2024

Homeless youths can often go unnoticed, but not at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center in Dallas.
Can the 2024 Bond Help Preserve Dallas' Tenth Street?

By Jacob Vaughn
Feb 20, 2024

The historic freedman's town Tenth Street has seen significant underinvestment over the decades. Now, it could get a boost through the city's 2024 bond.
'An Under-Investment': Dallas Housing Bond Dollars Fall Short of Hopes, Expectations

By Jacob Vaughn
Feb 16, 2024

The Dallas Housing Coalition wanted $200 million allocated for housing in the 2024 bond package but it technically got only $26.4 million.
Dallas Says It Might've Ended Veteran Homelessness in the City

By Jacob Vaughn
Feb 12, 2024

Several other Texas cities have effectively ended veteran homelessness. Dallas could be on track to do the same.
Housing Help? Dallas Is a National Leader in Turning Old Workplaces into Apartments

By Simone Carter
Feb 8, 2024

“Dallas is becoming increasingly unaffordable, so the only way to combat that is add to our housing supply,” one housing advocate said.
How Much Bond Money Should Dallas Use To Fund Affordable Housing?

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 23, 2024

Sunrise Movement Dallas is advocating for more housing funds in the 2024 bond package, but others think the money could be better spent elsewhere.
'Rowing in the Same Direction': Task Force Recommends Changes to Dallas Homeless Response

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 22, 2024

While North Texas has seen some success housing the homeless, there's still more to be done to address the issue according to a Dallas task force.
Dallas Highlighted in List of Top 10 Change-Making Cities for 2023

By Simone Carter
Jan 18, 2024

Change.org celebrated Big D's most popular petitions in 2023, including ones related to zoning changes in Oak Cliff and the Texas Rangers' victory parade.
Are the Homeless in Dallas, Collin Counties Being Counted Accurately?

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 8, 2024

North Texas is gearing up for an annual count of the local homeless population. While the count is a useful tool, some say it is flawed.
'Unnoticed': North Texas Works to Tackle Crisis of Youth Homelessness

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 5, 2024

Today's homeless youths may become tomorrow's chronically homeless. Local organizations work to ensure that doesn't happen, but resources are scarce.
Will Dallas Destroy Single-Family Neighborhoods by Allowing More Housing Options?

By Jacob Vaughn
Dec 20, 2023

City Council members and residents turned out yesterday to oppose the building of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes near single-family homes.
Here's How Much Space You Can Rent in Dallas for $1,700 Per Month, the National Average

By Simone Carter
Dec 14, 2023

A new analysis shows where you can get the most and the least amount of space in Dallas for the national average rent. But how many can afford it?
Homeless People in Dallas’ Rapid Rehousing Program Face a Ticking Clock

By Jacob Vaughn
Dec 13, 2023

For many enrolled in the housing program, keeping a roof over their heads is a challenge filled with uncertainty, frustration and rising rent prices.
'Delays and Snafus': Years Later, Dallas is Still Working on These Three Homelessness Projects

By Jacob Vaughn
Dec 12, 2023

The three facilities, purchased for millions of dollars by Dallas to house the homeless, aren't yet housing anyone.
In State of the City Address, Dallas Mayor Backs Parks, Not Housing in Upcoming Bond

By Jacob Vaughn
Dec 4, 2023

While Dallas faces an affordable housing crisis, Mayor Eric Johnson wants more money for parks as the city nears the next bond election.
Could Reducing Minimum Lot Sizes Make Dallas More Affordable?

By Jacob Vaughn
Nov 20, 2023

Some worry that the move could destroy single-family neighborhoods by creating more density by way of multi-family residential structures.
'Disappointing': Dallas Housing Bond Money Is Slashed by Half

By Jacob Vaughn
Nov 3, 2023

Advocates hoped $200 million would be allocated for housing in the 2024 bond package. That number was cut to $100 million, but that could change.