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A Midway Hollow Home Tour Where Every House Is Actually for Sale

By Karen Eubank | May 13, 2026 |

We all love a home tour, but here’s the problem: You’re falling for a home you can’t own. Allie Beth Allman & Associates Realtor Maureen Frieze has come up with a perfect solution. She put together a tour of 28 luxury homes that are actually for sale. The Midway Hollow Spring Tour, which takes place…

This Architect-Owned Home in State Thomas Feels Like Another Time and Place

By Brenda Masse | May 13, 2026 |

How can one home capture the best of living in the heart of modern life in Dallas, and yet feel like another place and time entirely? That’s The Art House in Uptown’s State Thomas neighborhood, the subject of this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon.…

5 Distinctive Homes Headline Las Colinas Home Tour This Weekend

By Karen Eubank | May 13, 2026 |

The Las Colinas Home Tour returns this weekend with five luxury homes that reflect the wide range of architecture and design found throughout the iconic master-planned community. When Las Colinas began planning for the celebration of the master-planned community’s 50th anniversary in 2023, they found there was a great deal of interest in hosting a…

This $135M California Home Looks Like a Fancy Hampton Inn — and I Cannot Unsee It

By Mimi Perez | May 13, 2026 |

If you have only sporadically read anything I have written, it has probably entailed my love for the State of California. It is a beautiful state with so much to see and to do. I long for the day when the Gusman and I can move there. The National Parks are fabulous and, if you…

Don’t Say ‘My Taxes Are Too High’: 5 Most Common Property Tax Protest Questions

By Shelby Skrhak | May 12, 2026 |

As property tax protest season gets underway, homeowners tend to ask the same questions: What exactly can I protest? Does the 10 percent homestead cap protect me? Are my neighbor’s values good evidence? What should I show the appraisal district? And what should I definitely not say? Property tax expert Glenn Goodrich hears those questions…

Dallas Efficiency Committee Floats HR Cuts, Civil Service Merger

By Charles Grand | May 12, 2026 |

Dallas City Hall’s Human Resources Department is facing growing scrutiny, with council members on the Government Efficiency Committee signaling support for staffing reductions and even consolidation with the Civil Service Department. On Monday, the committee received briefings from Human Resources, Civil Service, and the Information & Technology Services Department. The departments provided overviews of their…