Dallas County Brought Help to Far North Dallas. Will Neighbors Show Up?
The long-awaited services hub in the Esperanza neighborhood celebrated its grand opening last week. Providers are eager for residents to accept what they’re offering.
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1 in 4 Kids in Dallas Are Hungry. A Tiny School Grocer is Trying to Change That.
Dallas ISD’s food pantries are a small but important patch for a growing problem.
The Summer of Flock
What to know about all those Flock cameras, a preview of the first update to the city’s zoning code in 40 years, and some encouraging news from the jail.
Behind the Gates with the Daughters and Sons of Incarcerated Mothers
Dallas nonprofit Janie’s Angels brings children to visit their moms in prison. A photographer captures a day inside the Christina Melton Crain Unit.
Dallas Pioneered Specialty Criminal Courts Decades Ago. Are They Still Working?
The courts connect defendants with treatment and help some get charges dismissed. Last year, the state launched reviews into half of them.
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.
Pushing Forward in Tenth Street
While the city works to fix a wrong, this Oak Cliff neighborhood waits with cautious optimism for long-awaited public investments.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Can Dallas Sustain its Decline in Violent Crime?
The academics who helped create our city’s strategy to reduce violence are saying goodbye. Police say that won’t be the end of this story.
NEIGHBORHOODS
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A Mother’s Heartache, and Perseverance, After the Flood
Pat Ramsey was no stranger to grief when her son went missing in the Texas Hill Country floodwaters last July.
