Zoning and Land Use

The Battle to Save Our Urban Forest

Southern Dallas neighborhood 'begging to be part of the process' amid data center fight

Residents of southeast Dallas’ Joppa neighborhood are demanding transparency and oversight after a data center landed in their neighborhood without warning. Much of the discussion on data centers in Texas paint...

How to Save a 123-Year-Old House? Build a Modern One On Top Of It.

Will someone please save poor helpless Lakewood Landing?

Texas welcomed data centers, now it’s backtracking. It’s time for a real plan

An unfinished data center campus and substation is seen behind a home along Stainback Road in Red Oak last June. With two operational, one under construction and four more planned, Red Oak will be home to seven...

Data center bans have been challenged, but Dallas wants more control

Five Dallas City Council members want to vote on whether to adopt a data center-specific land use, increasing local control over development. Red Oak is one of the communiti...

'This city is fixing to get cursed (or even more cursed)'

We recently published a report on yet another possible battle downtown. Here's what readers had to say about it. Pioneer Cemetery in downtown Dallas is more than 100...

Dallas’ zoning commission rejected a 25-story development in South Dallas. Why is it still on the city council docket?

The north corner of MLK Jr. Blvd and Colonial Ave is the location of the Winners Assembly Christian Church and proposed site for the Winners Tower. Photo by Camilo Diaz Jr. After the Winners Tower project was rejected by the City of Dallas’ City Plan...

Le Sol House heads to City Hall today

I.M. Pei’s Daughter Warns Dallas Against Demolishing City Hall: ‘Don’t Forget Your History’

The Blank Slate Dallas Didn’t Ask For

Other Dallas Mistakes, 12/12

‘It is what it is.’ How city code and state law may allow a five-story apartment over Oak Cliff homes.

Screenshot of the case report for 715 West Davis Street The City Plan Commission voted to remove deed restrictions on undeveloped land along West Davis Street in Oak Cliff on Thursday, potentially allowing the construction of a five-story mixed-use m...

Massive Dallas-area warehouse will not be used as an ICE detention center, developer says

Massive Dallas-area warehouse will not be used as an ICE detention center, developer says CBS News

Zoning info that won’t make you zone out

The Dallas Free Press has created a visual story to simplify the complex South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan and a roundtable discussion between three of South Dallas' new arts leaders, both of which can be found on their YouTube channel. The post Zonin...

City of Dallas seeks community input on the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan

Nearly 100 residents gathered at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center gymnasium to express their concerns and opinions on the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan, which aims to encourage small business growth and minimize displacement of current...

Dallas wants SCOTX to lift a block on its short-term rentals ban before 2026 FIFA World Cup

Dallas wants SCOTX to lift a block on its short-term rentals ban before 2026 FIFA World Cup KERA News

The power brokers: Black leaders and landowners hold the bargaining chips in future MLK Corridor development

Long overlooked and plagued by safety concerns, the MLK DART Station has seen little of the investment poured into nearby Fair Park. Now, three commercial property owners — two Black, all local families — control 27 acres around the station. They hav...

Energy & Environment

Energy & Environment Electrical power outages will affect...

Science & Technology

A recent study from UT Dallas is exploring a common family routine — mealtime. With toddlers, certain factors can make meals a bit...