South Dallas

The Community Park will replace 18-acres of parking lot space in Fair Park and has been in the works for at least ten years.

The Dallas City Council Park, Trails, and the Environment committee voted to approve the construction of the long-awaited Community Park in Fair Park.

Patricia Perez, founding member of the Friends of Juanita Craft Civil Rights House and Museum board of directors, remembers her mentor and civil rights icon on Juanita Craft Day — Feb. 9, 2026.

The Dallas chapter of Community Movement Builders installed their own street light in a video that went viral.

Dallas will remove 30 decorative crosswalks, including LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter designs, within 90 days after months of appealing a executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.

A South Dallas Community Park has been planned for a decade. Dallas City Council members voted to move planning from the Park and Recreation Board to a council committee.

The Texas Department of Transportation has given Dallas until Jan. 31 to remove its decorative crosswalks, according to a memo by City Manager Kimberly Tolbert.

Contract issues with Fair Park First two years ago has raised questions on whether the nonprofit should oversee the planned South Dallas Community Park.

A longtime Dallas reverend kicked off his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for Texas' 30th congressional district. Rev. Frederick Haynes would replace Jasmine Crockett, who’s running for U.S. Senate.

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered cities to remove "political ideologies" from street markings or lose funding. Advocates want Dallas to protect its rainbow and Black Lives Matter crosswalks.

The exhibition features original art based on stories from survivors of color.

Learn how the five cultural centers showcase the city's art, culture and creative diversity.