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Two food banks serving Dallas-Fort Worth organized a pop-up food distribution as inflation continues to strain family finances.
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A proposed apartment development shows the challenges of building affordable housing near low-poverty neighborhoods in northern Dallas.
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A new $22.8 million federal grant will help a coalition of nonprofits and government agencies in Dallas and Collin counties to find permanent homes for the most visible unhoused people with the greatest needs.
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Newly approved city funding will help lower-income homeowners over 65 years old pay for home repairs that improve accessibility, health and safety, and efficiency.
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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.
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A major car problem presents a major dilemma for many Dallas-Fort Worth residents who don’t make much money. A small charity is trying to help them fix their vehicles.
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Payday and auto title loans have cost Texas 2,000 permanent jobs and taken $1.6 billion a year from mostly low-income people who would have otherwise spent the money on goods and services.
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Dismantling homeless encampments is a massive undertaking, especially if the goal is to help people leave homelessness behind.
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A Dallas County judge has ruled that tenants should have the right to stay in their homes and appeal an eviction ruling — even if they don’t have the cash required to put ups as collateral while they make their case.
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Texas is still mostly affordable for middle-income homebuyers, but affordability is declining. It’s a long-term trend, but new data shows an even sharper decline in home affordability since the beginning of the year.
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At the height of the pandemic, Americans saved a lot of money. Wealthier households turned that increase in savings into increased wealth. But for a lot of lower- and middle-income people, building wealth has been much harder.
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Medical debt declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it remains a massive issue for millions of Americans, afflicting Black people significantly far more than white people. That inequity is rooted in deep disparities in health and wealth, and Texas' policy choices make those disparities worse.