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The City of Dallas allocated $2.5 million last year to a multi-departmental Homeless Action Response Team to remove transient encampments and connect the homeless with shelter and services. But District 12 Dallas City Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn indicated Tuesday there’s a long way to go before the problem is resolved, at least in her district. It’s been…
This April my husband and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. There should be a small parade thrown in our honor because, for 28 of those 30 years, we have had to share one bathroom. During our first two years of marriage, we lived in a 1,800-square-foot townhouse that had two-and-a-half bathrooms. There were…
Same song, different verse: An affordable housing project is proposed on Forest Lane, and the majority of the residents don’t like it. This version involves District 2 Dallas County Commissioner Andy Sommerman, who held a public meeting Monday night on the proposed Cottonwood Forest single-family development. Dallas County secured American Rescue Plan funds — designated solely…
Lawmakers have long expressed concern about the Lone Star State’s dwindling water supply and low per-capita state park acreage. However, one Rockwall state representative hopes to do something about it. District 33 State Rep. Justin Holland (R-Rockwall) filed a bill March 1 to pull $2 billion from the state’s $27 billion surplus to provide water resources…
Is it just me or does this Richardson condo property feel like a steal? Newer construction (2006), gated community, killer location, and there’s a Braum’s right out front no less. A Braum’s plus a Panda Express and if you want to DIY something — anything — there’s a Home Depot right behind it. Then there’s…
Welcome to Grandview, Texas. This community is just 39 minutes South on Interstate-35 West from Fort Worth and yet it’s like a trip in a time machine. Imagine Making Grandview Your Hometown With an estimated population of around 1,800 residents, the town of less than two square miles has a lot of pride for the…
