safety

Downtown Dallas Inc. Announces New Public Safety Partnerships, Operations Plans for Summer

By Candy's Dirt / June 7, 2022 /
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From Staff Reports Downtown Dallas Inc. announced the launch of its 2022 comprehensive Public Safety Summer Operations Plan today during a press conference. The initiative will proactively address quality of life and public safety challenges as thousands more workers return to the urban core and the convention and tourism industry reports a return to pre-pandemic…

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While Insurers Drop Wildfire-Prone Regions, Here’s How Regular Home And Yard Maintenance Can Protect You

By April Towery / May 30, 2022 /

Wildfire risk is often dismissed in Texas as something that residents of rural areas of California have to worry about, but that’s just not the case.  Notice the experts don’t say “forest fires” anymore. That’s because these rapidly-spreading blazes are happening in the wildland/urban interface — your neighborhoods.  More than 11,000 acres of Texas land…

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Feel Safe in Your City? Several Sources Give Varying Snapshots of Home Security in Texas

By Marlin Weso / January 31, 2022 /

You have the peephole in your fancy Texas-style front door. You have the Ring app. You feel fairly secure. But do you truly live in the nation’s safest city? It depends on what source you go by.

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Keeping Your Home Safe When It’s On the Market

By Karen Eubank / May 2, 2019 /

It’s spring and selling season is in full swing. Putting your home on the market means a lot of people are going to tour your house and they will see a lot of information about you if you are not careful. It’s easy to determine someone’s schedule and upcoming plans by a glance at a…

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For Sale By Owner: Safety Tips for Selling Without a Realtor

By Cassie Evans, J.D. / August 8, 2014 /

I came across a terrific post this morning by the wise and vigilant Lydia Player and thought I would share in the hopes that it may save someone, anyone from being a victim of crime. Though I am super cheap and an attorney, even I used a Realtor to sell our condo because I knew…

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