The new year is here, and we are highlighting seven topics we'll be watching closely.
Last year, a program that attracted national attention for reuniting incarcerated mothers with their kids faced closure. Angelica Zaragoza helped it expand instead.
Volara in Oak Cliff, once the most violent apartments in Dallas, last year became a tale of success. In 2025, police say it has returned to its old ways. What happened?
Despite numerous high-profile murders and violent crimes, the city is on pace for its largest decrease in homicides since well before the pandemic.
The steepest reduction in the program’s history has the leaders of the county's safety net system preparing for the unknown. Here is where things stand.
Becky Devine had a theory: could outreach teams, deployed days after a drug overdose or poisoning, save lives? Three years later, deaths are declining.
They aren’t cops. But this specialized team of city employees is showing how improving neighborhoods and addressing blight can reduce violence.
Dallas officials are finally paying close attention to the Esperanza neighborhood near the city's border with Richardson, envisioning a new future in a shuttered school.
