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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson fails to substantial cut tax rate as city council votes budget for fiscal year 2023-24
Dallas, Texas – In a notable setback for Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, the city council rejected his fervent appeal for a substantial property tax rate cut on Wednesday. Instead, they endorsed City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s budget proposal, which contained a more modest tax rate reduction, by a decisive vote…
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Poor air quality in Dallas, a problem that bothers everyone
Dallas, Texas – In a metropolis perpetually ensnared in hazardous air quality advisories, accompanied by an extensive chronicle of environmental inequities, residents of Dallas are pressing for transparency regarding the city’s strategies for implementing informed ecological policies. Dallas air quality improvement starts with air quality data One focal point…
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Reinstated rental scooter program in Dallas continues to be a problem for local residents
Dallas, Texas – In an attempt to remediate a burgeoning set of grievances, the Dallas Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened on Monday for a comprehensive evaluation of the city’s reinitiated shared scooter and e-bike program. Launched afresh in May 2023, the initiative has subsequently been the subject of manifold…
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Amazon’s mega hiring spree, 13,000 new jobs headed to Dallas-Fort Worth with average pay of $20.50
Dallas, Texas – In a significant pre-holiday labor force augmentation, Amazon divulged on Tuesday plans to onboard in excess of 13,000 workers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan region. This hiring spree constitutes a fraction of the e-commerce behemoth’s overarching strategy to infuse its nationwide operations with a quarter of…
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Pilot program: Dallas gives green light to student-led initiative for free DART rides for the spring semester
Dallas, Texas – In a culminating feat of youthful activism, the student-driven initiative helmed by Sunrise Movement Dallas has successfully procured municipal endorsement for complimentary Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ridership for students spanning kindergarten through 12th grade within the city. This pivotal approval was facilitated by the city’s…
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Frontier Communications chooses Dallas as new home base, creating thousands of jobs
Dallas, Texas – In an announcement last week, Frontier Communications, a telecommunication services behemoth renowned for providing a spectrum of internet, phone, and television solutions to both residential consumers and small-to-medium-sized enterprises across 25 states, officially divulged plans to shift its corporate headquarters from Norwalk, Connecticut, to the burgeoning…
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North Texas cities sound alarm on water utility fee scam, residents and businesses should be aware
Dallas, Texas – In a rapidly escalating series of fraudulent activities afflicting numerous cities throughout North Texas, authorities are issuing heightened alerts to residents and businesses concerning a sophisticated scam centering on spurious assertions about overdue water utility fees. A Lewisville-based hotel recently fell prey to the scam, thereby…
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Dallas-Fort Worth becomes the second apartment construction capital of the U.S.
Dallas, Texas – Amid a persistent nationwide housing crisis, the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan region is poised to witness the construction of approximately 24,000 new apartment units in the current year, according to a comprehensive analysis recently published by RentCafe. Dallas-Fort Worth lags only behind New York City in terms…
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Historic Forest Theater in Dallas: From iconic past to a bright future
Dallas, Texas – In a deeply resonant nod to its illustrious past, an intricate new exhibit at Dallas’s NorthPark Center is divulging the multifaceted history of the venerable Forest Theater, an establishment whose revitalization is keenly awaited. Incepted in 1949 under the auspices of Karl Hoblitzelle, the Forest Theater…
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Dallas-Fort Worth median income takes a dip: What’s behind the numbers?
Dallas, Texas – In the latest report unveiled by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey on Thursday, concerning statistics emerged delineating the economic landscape of Dallas-Fort Worth (D-FW) from 2019 to 2022. Dallas-Fort Worth median income takes a slight dip following the national trend During this period, the…