City of Dallas

All 25 Dallas Public Library branches will open on May 4, after temporarily closing due to the pandemic, but new COVID-19 safety measures will be in place.

While the spring election hasn’t received as much attention as last November’s presidential and state Legislative contests, the candidates on the ballot potentially have much more influence on residents’ day-to-day lives.Here’s what you need to know about the May 1 election.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson will not appear on the ballot, but all 14 Dallas City Council seats and three Dallas ISD board seats are up for grabs. The City of Dallas has two propositions to determine if non-U.S. citizens can serve on advisory boards. Plus, there's a whole host of races and items on the ballot for other cities the county.

Over the weekend, about 50 trees were planted in the Highland Hills neighborhood. This is part of an initiative to help build a park called Judge Charles Rose Community Park in South Dallas.

The City of Dallas and the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas have partnered up to bring COVID-19 shots to Dallas residents who lack mobility.

In 2014, Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas did something churches don't often do: It acquired a credit union in order to could offer small, short-term loans to people with poor credit.

Ten years ago, Dallas passed the first city ordinance in Texas regulating payday and auto-title loans. It was the result of a broad, city-wide anti-poverty coalition, fueled in no small part by Black faith leaders and church members.

Dallas city officials joined the family of Botham Jean on Saturday to rename a street in honor of the 26-year-old accountant shot and killed by an off-duty police officer.

The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be used to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths.

Dallas saw a dramatic rise in violent crime last year, and city leaders say an initiative that's illuminating dark zones in the city could help.

The gift from Harrison Barnes is expected to help about two dozen people find more permanent housing.

Some residents of Dallas' Vickery Meadow neighborhood still did not have running water. A City of Dallas attorney says property owners could face legal action if repairs aren't made or alternatives for residents aren't provided.