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The Dallas Office of Homelessness Control announced that the Real Time Rehousing Initiative (RTR), launched in October 2021 as the Dallas Real Time Rapid Rehousing Initiative (DRTRR), will rehouse 2,700 people. Together with our partners, we are pleased to announce that we have reached a milestone. Unprotected neighbors. The initiative, now known as RTR, is housing more people than ever before, with a new goal of housing a total of 6,000 people by the end of 2025. These achievements were made possible through collaboration between public and private partners. It helped us reduce inefficiencies and overcome challenges faster. As a…

The nonprofit Texas Tree Foundation recently learned it has secured $15 million through a competitive federal grant program to plant trees in Mill City, Fair Park and Wheatley Place. This is a big win for South Dallas, and not just because more trees will improve the quality of life for residents and help beautify the neighborhood. This significant investment in green space will also help address the urban “heat island” effect, where concrete and other man-made surfaces trap and re-release heat, raising temperatures to stifling levels.With a grant from the U.S. Forest Service, the foundation plans to plant more than…

Growing up as part of an outdoorsy family in the small West Texas oil field town of Big Lake—which, despite its name, has no actual permanent lake—I spent my summer weekends fishing. We would leave in the predawn morning and drive two and a half hours to the Mexican border to fish in the Amistad Reservoir, at the confluence of the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Devils rivers. We set trotlines for catfish and cast our lures for trophy bass, but occasionally we would hook one of the several grotesque species of gar as bycatch. Like many anglers in that time,…

Lakeside. Rendering courtesy of Meyer Real Estate Group. East Dallas continues to evolve as its population grows. With the introduction of new facilities, real estate, supermarkets and education, residents can look forward to development developments that could significantly alter the historic district. Here's what we know so far about neighborhood development, based on the recent 2023 Economic Report from the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce. gaston avenue Construction has begun on a 106-unit townhome project on Gaston Avenue, with completion scheduled for 2024. Additionally, prices start at $500,000 for five-acre lakeside properties with two- and three-bedroom townhomes. This property…

Michelle Le has a degree in finance and works as a CFO for a landscaping company. Her husband, Ram, is a general surgeon at Baylor University. They live in Fairview with her three children. So (with all due respect) why on earth do they even bother operating a concession booth at the Texas State Fair every year? And, more importantly, how did their new dish, fried pho, spark a storm of social media trolls leading up to the fair's annual Big Tex Choice Awards? The cause is the New Year's Eve party and Michelle's dream-building personality. There are people in…

TOCA and FC Dallas Youth Soccer Club Announce Player Development Partnership [Photo: FC Dallas] TocaA technology-enabled soccer experience company based in California and the largest operator of indoor soccer training centers. North America – New partnerships further strengthen our already strong presence in North Texas.Today with TOCA FC Dallas Youth Soccer Club announced a partnership to “develop the next generation of soccer players.” As part of a multi-year agreement, TOCA will bring its proprietary training technology to the UMB Bank Performance Center in Frisco, home of FC Dallas Youth. This technology is used for both professional player development and on-field…

Just a few months after Brett Maher proved to be toast, Aubrey became the opposite. “He's butter,” Prescott said with a laugh. “Butter Aubrey. Smooth. Has been since the day he showed up.” When told of his kicker's new nickname, special teams coordinator John “Bones” Fassel had only one question about it. “Butter, huh? Maybe it's because you're in a good mood?” Fassel asked with a smile. The late, great Stuart Scott would be proud. But the truth is, Aubrey is in really good shape, and that's delicious. Surpassed franchise record set by Dan Bailey's legendary feetAubrey currently has 16…

Activists seeking to end homelessness in the Dallas area reached a major milestone Tuesday after an ambitious effort to house more than 2,700 of the region's most vulnerable people over two years reached its goal. Ta.Now they say they are ready to house even more unhoused people over the next two years.”We're ready to help our neighbors access housing resources, but we're not done yet,” said Joli Angel Robinson, director of Housing Forward, which coordinates the Dallas and Collin Counties' homelessness response network. ” he said.In 2021, a large coalition of local governments, nonprofits, foundations, and other advocacy groups launched…

Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that provides readers with the most important Texas news. An analysis by Dallas Fed economists found that as Texas warms, the state's economy slows. This year's heatwave could cost Texas' economy $24 billion, or reduce the state's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) by about 1 percentage point in 2023, economists said in a report released Wednesday. I calculated it in a book. Using data from the past 20 years, economists found that, in general, economic growth in Texas slowed by 0.4 percent for every 1 degree increase in summer temperatures.…

Update: This article was revised on October 18 to add highlights from the final week of the fair.Here's what you need to know to plan your trip to the 2023 State Fair of Texas and highlights from this week's schedule. For more State Fair coverage, visit dallasnews.com/statefair.When does the state fair close?date It will last until October 22nd.time Parking gates and ticket booths open daily at 9am. Exhibit buildings, food and beverage outlets, and outdoor exhibits open daily at 10 a.m. Closes at 9pm Sunday through Thursday and 10pm on Friday and Saturday. Museum and morning opening hours are different.position…