Cara Mendelsohn
The Dallas City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to support the Texas Department of Transportation’s $1 billion refined hybrid trench option for reconstructing Interstate 345 with several caveats, including a mandate that alternatives be explored. TxDOT has refused to consider an alternative to the refined hybrid trench, and the state highway department holds the purse strings…
Project selection is underway for Dallas’ 2024 bond election and city leaders are setting their sights on how far they can make $1 billion go toward streets, parks, storm drainage, economic development, housing, and critical facilities. Individual departments have proposed about $150 million for housing, $100 million for economic development, and $35 million for homeless solutions. …
The City of Dallas has about $32 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to spend this budget year. The HUD funds will go toward housing programs covered by the city’s Community Development Block Grant program and Home Investment Partnerships Program, among other initiatives. City Council members were briefed Wednesday on how they…
Editor’s Note: This story was updated Friday, May 5, at 5 p.m. The City of Dallas issued another update Friday afternoon in response to the ransomware attack from “a group called Royal” that shut down some city webpages and services Wednesday afternoon. The following statement was issued Friday: Editor’s Note: This story was updated Thursday…
Years after the City of Dallas purchased the 35,000-square-foot Miramar Hotel, officials are moving forward with a plan to redevelop the property into permanent supportive housing for the homeless. The city acquired the hotel at 1950 Fort Worth Ave. in 2020 and has eligible grant funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to cover $3.6…
