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Dallas Calls on Other North Texas Cities to Provide Housing For The Homeless

By April Towery / March 28, 2024 /

…4,200 Homeless in Dallas And Collin Counties Dallas and Collin counties have about 4,244 homeless residents, according to a 2023 Point in Time Count. More than 400 encampments exist within…

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Homeowners Hope Proposed Legislation Will Curb Boarding Home Rentals in Single-Family Neighborhoods

By April Towery / March 22, 2024 /

…problem. Common complaints include loud parties, parking issues, and sanitation problems.  https://candysdirt.com/2024/01/26/rezoning-approved-for-homeless-veterans-boarding-house-on-south-polk-street/ The code infractions are occasionally addressed in a timely manner but city officials appear to turn a blind…

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Everything is Tiny in Texas? Lone Star State is No. 2 in For-Sale Luxury Tiny Home Listings

By April Towery / March 18, 2024 /

…grant funds to build a tiny home village to house the homeless.  Popular tiny home builders in North Texas include Indigo River, Sachse-based Decathlon Tiny Homes, and LoneStar Tiny Homes. …

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Dallas Eviction Rates Are Skyrocketing, But is There a Solution in Sight?

By April Towery / March 7, 2024 /

…most big cities in the U.S., Dallas has a homeless problem as a direct result of the mass evictions. The solution, Melton says, is to make intelligent investments to stabilize…

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Dallas Deputy City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert Will Lead as Interim While Search is Conducted

By April Towery / February 27, 2024 /

…June 3. Tolbert currently oversees the Office of Risk Management​, Aviation, Dallas Water Utilities, Human Resources, Communications, Outreach, & Marketing, Office of Homeless Solutions, and the Small Business Center. The…

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