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Where City Hall Sees Dallas Growing
Dallas County Brought Help to Far North Dallas. Will Neighbors Show Up?
Is a Tax Increase How Dallas County Solves Homelessness?
What Comes After the Street
1 in 4 Kids in Dallas Are Hungry. A Tiny School Grocer is Trying to Change That.
The Neighborhood Experiment Unfolding in Red Bird
One of the most dangerous spots in Dallas has united elected officials, neighbors, developers, cops, and activists intent on changing this pocket of Oak Cliff.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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She Grew Up in Jails, Now She Keeps Kids Out of Them
Elizabeth Henneke’s Lone Star Justice Alliance spurred reforms of Dallas’ embattled juvenile justice system. Next comes the rest of Texas.
NEIGHBORHOODS
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The Company in Charge of CPS Cases in Dallas Has Been Ousted. Now What?
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 6:40 p.m. with additional information. The private contractor that manages all Child Protective Services cases in the Dallas area is being removed from the job, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. In an email to The Lab Report Tuesday morning, DFPS said the management…
