The Northaven Trail dead-ends at Monroe Drive. On foot, I took a left toward Walnut Hill Lane, where, beneath the awning of a ...

The Dallas City Council will hear a presentation on changing its rules for groups that distribute free food in the city.

More than a year ago, a coalition of organizations began clearing homeless encampments in downtown Dallas and connecting ...

Dallas approved $10M to house 400 homeless residents, but critics call it "FIFA cleanup money." Supporters say it’s Phase 2 of ongoing efforts, not a World Cup fix, though funding is temporary ARPA ...

Dallas police carried out “enforcement efforts” at homeless encampments across the city Thursday, the department said, ...

The City of Dallas is exploring two different housing concepts to address homelessness: temporary Pallet shelters and permanent tiny homes. The 70–120 sq ft temporary Pallet homes are designed to ...

City officials held a press conference at an emergency shelter at the Automobile Building in Fair Park opening today. The shelter will have cots, blankets and food.

As temperatures plummet in North Texas, an emergency shelter in Dallas swiftly fills with unhoused residents seeking refuge ...

Dallas County commissioners approved a $10 million contract with Housing Forward for phase 2 of its Street to Home project, ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: On October 15, 2024, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee held a ...

“They came by the other day and swept some of our stuff up,” Michelle complained. She’s a petite black woman in her mid 40s, with chin-length hair partially hidden under a black and orange knit cap.

Homelessness is a horrible issue—painful, endlessly complex, almost impossible to contain in any useful summary way. The worst of it is that all of the passionate voices arrayed on each side of the ...