Park Board pushes for solutions to meet $13M in proposed budget cuts A proposed $13 million budget cut to Dallas’ Park and Recreation […] ...

The Charles Rice Learning Center girls and boys basketball teams won the Dallas Independent School District Elementary Basketball Championship for the second consecutive year, led by Coach Michelle ...

The City of Dallas is revamping its approach to home repair programs, outsourcing the programs to Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. and launching a new application process this spring. Dallas ...

The 2026 primary election in Texas was marred by confusion and chaos due to the Republican Party's decision to eliminate countywide voting and force all voters to cast ballots at assigned precincts, ...

On Election Day, Dallas County voters must find their specific polling location, preview their ballot, bring a photo ID and a paper guide, and take advantage of free rides from DART to make their ...

City of Dallas is seeking alternatives to library closures. Here’s what we know The road to saving $2.6 million from the Dallas Public […] ...

The area’s first public improvement district brought few improvements and broke public trust. Proponents of the proposed Sunny South Dallas PID promise more transparency, stricter oversight and better ...

Dallas Free Press has launched a pop-up newsroom at the MLK Food Park in South Dallas to listen to neighbors' stories, provide wooden nickels for food vendors, and highlight the importance of civic ...

Dallas Free Press is proud to be a Founding Newsroom of Local News Day, a nationwide day of action taking place on April 9, 2026, to celebrate the essential role local news and information plays in ...

The historically Black working-class neighborhood of Gilbert-Emory in West Dallas is facing gentrification due to the influx of new, much larger homes and the sale of the land where the segregated ...

City of Dallas, Dallas College, and Dallas ISD have voted to move their elections from May to November of odd-numbered years, in order to increase voter turnout and participation.

Dallas County has implemented the Countywide Polling Place Program, which has increased voter convenience and reduced the number of poll workers needed, but voter turnout in the county has decreased ...