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The nonprofits organizing an annual headcount of people experiencing homelessness in North Texas are looking for nearly 2,000 volunteers. The data those volunteers gather will shape policy for the rest of the year.

As dangerously cold temperatures grip much of the state, hundreds of people are lining up at warming shelters in Dallas. The city is working with local nonprofits to temporarily house the city’s unsheltered population.

Homelessness has been a major focus in Dallas this year. Mayor Eric Johnson is calling for more help for people without permanent housing, promising a new task force and new solutions. And the region’s homeless services sector is mobilizing in new ways, fueled by major federal spending.

Dismantling homeless encampments is a massive undertaking, especially if the goal is to help people leave homelessness behind.

Amid rising housing costs and relentless inflation, an increasing number of Texans are struggling to pay their rent and stay in their homes.

In only three years, Don Tortellini has taught himself photography and become the first Black photographer to have his work displayed at the Dallas Arboretum.

Dallas will soon roll out a pilot program that will let residents who may have difficulty getting a government-issued ID use their library cards instead.

Accessing basic services can be difficult without a government issued ID. An advocacy group says it has a solution: let people use their library cards.

A new North Texas program aimed at housing people experiencing homelessness is getting $10 million in private gifts.

A new shelter in South Dallas is opening after a surge in the number of Dallas ISD students experiencing homelessness. It was built to meet the varied needs of this vulnerable group.

The budget is one of the most important documents prepared by the city because it identifies where citizen tax dollars and other revenues are being spent.

Over the next two years, local governments and agencies plan to spend about $70 million to house more than 2,600 individuals and families.