City of Dallas

The City of Dallas is planning to lower its tax rate. Other North Texas cities also are looking to lessen the pain for homeowners who've seen their appraisals increase.

Dallas residents will see higher water and trash pick-up fees if the city council approves the proposed $4.5 billion budget.

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has unveiled a proposed $4.5 billion city budget. He wants to hire and retain more police officers, lower property taxes, and focus on equity and environmental justice.

People in Dallas seeking an abortion could avoid a criminal record if the city council approves a resolution passed Tuesday.

A judge has voided an agreement between the city of Dallas and a landlord it’s accused of not maintaining safe apartments.

West Dallas residents say the fight to close an asphalt factory that pollutes their air is far from over, even though GAF has already promised to leave the community.

Rental scooters and bikes are coming back to Dallas in October. The program was suspended because of safety concerns in 2020. And staff at the Dallas Department of Transportation have come up with new rules to improve the program.

A Dallas youth theater company is exploring the way the pandemic affected young people’s mental health through a new play.

Business owners in Dallas entertainment districts are concerned about crime. This has prompted a local nonprofit to create a space where city leaders and business owners can work together to tackle the problem.

Extreme heat can create health issues for everyone — but the elderly are particularly at risk.

West Dallas residents won a victory in their battle against industrial pollution this week. The GAF asphalt shingle factory has told residents it is leaving their neighborhood after more than 75 years of operation.

Janie Cisneros hits a bright blue and lime green paper maché piñata with — a white letters that read GAF. That's the name of the company that operates a 75-year-old factory operating next to her house on Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas. The piñata swings from side to side while mariachi music plays.