VIDEO: Vapes get snuffed: Dallas adds vaping to city’s smoking bans
| December 18, 2024
Dallas residents won’t be able to vape anywhere in the city where smoking is already prohibited — which includes outside of building entrances and parks — starting in December 2025. The new ban comes as the city hopes to enhance air quality and safeguard the health of residents.
7 tips to avoid holiday scams and protect your identity
| December 5, 2024
The holidays can bring joy, time off from work, and days spent with family—but they can also be accompanied by added stressors. Here's how to avoid scams.
VIDEO: Finding affordable housing in Dallas is only getting tougher
| November 30, 2024
Affordable housing options in Dallas are shrinking. More than half of renters in Dallas are cost burdened, and the city is the least affordable housing market across North Texas. These issues are likely to be top-of-mind for lawmakers when the Texas Legislature convenes in January. So, here’s a snapshot of the current state of affordable […]
Fort Worth makes Leon Bridges Day official during Grammy winner’s Dickies Arena debut
| November 19, 2024
Grammy-winning artist Leon Bridges called his song “Panther City” a love letter to his hometown, and Fort Worth responded with a formal love note of its own. Mayor Mattie Parker surprised the singer on stage at his sold-out Dickies Arena debut to issue a formal proclamation declaring Nov. 15 Leon Bridges Day in Fort Worth. […]
CERT: Learn life-saving skills at Dallas’ free emergency training
| November 4, 2024
Learn about the new Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Dallas and how you can get trained for free.
Daylight saving time ends this weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects.
| October 30, 2024
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Here's what to know.