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In one West Dallas neighborhood, hundreds of families face a June 3 deadline to move out of their houses. They rent inexpensive homes from a company…
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Dozens of people wearing “I Heart West Dallas” t-shirts packed a Dallas County courtroom Friday hoping for good news about their rental homes—which are…
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A lot has changed since State Rep. Eric Johnson grew up in West Dallas. His old neighborhood is in the midst of a transformation. High-end apartments and…
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The City of Dallas can now inspect the inside of rental properties—something that wasn’t possible before code enforcement standards were tightened in…
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The days are numbered for 305 weathered rental homes, most of them in West Dallas. The city says they aren’t up to code—so the landlord had to choose: fix…
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A century ago, West Dallas was a poor, mostly white, unincorporated home for folks on the edge of society. As industry came, black families moved in— then…
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KERA’s ongoing One Crisis Away project looks at life on the financial edge. Next week, we launch a series set in a neighborhood that’s been on the…