BIG NEWS: Dallas County moved closer to sending a ballot question to voters in November that would increase funds towards homelessness prevention in the County by about $100 million annually: www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-... .

After redo, Dallas County takes step toward asking voters for tax hike

After returning from a closed executive session, Daniel asked her colleagues for a redo vote, citing confusion around the “understandability of the wording” of the motion.

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As budget season approaches, don't miss out on attending the final Budget Tour Events Thursday/Friday evening and Sunday afternoon! RSVP: dsa-ntx.solidarity.tech/dallas-buget...

Dallas Budget Tour '26 - DSA North Texas

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"Cheap Rooms Once Prevented Homelessness. We Need Them Back": www.governing.com/urban/cheap-... Single Room Occupancy Hotels (SROs or Residential Hotels in Dallas' code) provided some of the most affordable housing in the country, but cities like Dallas have made them hard to build.

Cheap Rooms Once Prevented Homelessness. We Need Them Back.

Inexpensive single-room-occupancy dwellings were common in America decades ago, but overregulation has driven them from the housing market.

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Thank you to the Stewpot and the Bridge for having some of our members as volunteers this weekend. Advocacy and service go hand in hand, and the evening reinforced all of our commitments to creating a Dallas that treats every resident with respect, care, and the resources to call our city home.

Join us this Saturday to volunteer at the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center from 5:30-7:00 PM! RSVP through the link, or send us a message that you plan on joining! actionnetwork.org/events/volun...

Volunteer Event at the Bridge

Join for a group volunteer opportunity at the Bridge, Dallas' largest shelter. Come on out to give back as part of a group and also learn about all of the work that the Bridge does! The event will b...

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In a bi-partisan vote, Congress recently passed the Road to Housing Act. What is in the bill? Well, lots, like making manufactured homes easier to build, banning institutional investors from buying existing single-family homes, and a grant program to develop pre-approved designs. shorturl.at/4EAHn

Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing

President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for the bill Wednesday, saying Congress must first pass a strict voter ID bill.

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Great times at the FIFA Fan Fest in Fair Park this past Saturday! If you missed out and want to take part in our next in-person event, you are in luck! We are having a group volunteer event Saturday, July 11th from 5:30-7 PM at the Bridge.

Reminder about our World Cup Social Tomorrow! There is still time to RSVP and join us of course! actionnetwork.org/events/world...

ACTION ITEM: Today, you can make a huge difference towards a historic investment in Homelessness Services in Dallas County by emailing Dallas County Commissioners your support of nearly $100 million yearly in funding to end homelessness in Dallas: actionnetwork.org/letters/home...

Home in Dallas: Endorse A Transformational Investment in Homelessness Services in Dallas County

Dallas County has the opportunity to make a transformational investment in homelessness, and you can help make it a reality. Right now, the Dallas County Commissioners Court is thinking about sending ...

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Join us and other Dallas Urbanists on Saturday, June 27th, at the Fifa Fan Fest! We will be meeting as a group at the front of the Akard Station platform and taking the 3:31 Green Line train to Fair Park. actionnetwork.org/events/world...

A good Friday read with David Woody, the outgoing CEO of the Bridge, Dallas' biggest shelter: labreportdallas.com/public-servi...

David Woody Walks Back Across The Bridge - The Lab Report Dallas

The outgoing CEO of Dallas' largest homeless shelter on increased demand, FIFA, and the importance of being downtown.

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Last week, City Council passed what is likely the most important rezoning case in South Dallas' history as after years of planning, it passed the rezoning of PD 595. The area is about 3,000 acres of South Dallas directly south of Fair Park. dallasweekly.com/2026/06/comm...

Join us for our end of June Social at the World Cup Fan Fest in Fair Park on Saturday, June 27th! We will be meeting up at 4 PM, and hanging out at Fair Park watching the games. Keep an eye out for more details about taking DART together to Fair Park! actionnetwork.org/events/world...

World Cup Social!

Join us for our end of June Social at the World Cup Fan Fest in Fair Park on Saturday, June 27th! We will be meeting up at 4 PM, and hanging out at Fair Park watching the games. Keep an eye out for m...

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The biggest zoning case in Dallas right now is at the southwest corner of Preston and Royal, one of the most exclusionary parts of the city. The initial proposal was for a maximum height of 325 feet which has now come down to 240: www.dallasnews.com/business/rea...

Both the Mavs and Stars leaving the AAC is a blow for the downtown core, and our hope is that city leaders focus on improvements around downtown that make it more appealing for existing and future residents rather than big splashy projects designed to bring in visitors from the suburbs.

It is disheartening and disappointing to see Dallas veering back towards a failed model of policing and incarceration: labreportdallas.com/criminal-jus... Homelessness is a housing problem, no amount of policing will humanely solve that problem.

They Spent Weeks Housing the Homeless, Then Police Showed Up - The Lab Report Dallas

Service providers launched a new initiative in South Dallas to provide apartments to people in encampments, but that didn't stop police from making arrests.

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Investing in some of our most vulnerable residents is always a good idea, and we wholeheartedly endorse creating a permanent funding source for Housing Forward's Street to Home program. www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/d...

Housing advocates ask Dallas for more funding

Housing advocates say a tax proposal could help continue Dallas's “Street to Home” initiative.

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Don't miss our Zoom call with two experts on Affordable Housing in Dallas: James Armstrong, Deputy Director at the Dallas Housing and Homelessness Services, and David Ellis, Board Chair of the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation! This Thursday from 7-8 PM. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/a-mor...

A More Affordable Dallas: Current Programs and Future Reform

Join us as we hear from James Armstrong, the Deputy Director of Dallas Housing & Homelessness Services, and Aaron Eaquinto, the General Manager of the Dallas Public Facility Corporation and Housin...

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Join us in a week for a discussion on the City of Dallas's efforts and current debate around how and where to provide the best affordable housing. RSVP here for the zoom link tinyurl.com/affordable-d...

Reminder and last call on two events this week! April 2. Texas Theater at 5:30pm. Lecture on cultivating neighborhoods with the small scale development movement. Introduction to incrementalism with former marine officer & incremental developer (R+T Studio). RSVP tinyurl.com/incremental-... (2/2)

Reminder and last call on two events this week! April 1. Dallas City Hall 9:30am. Join Dallas Housing Coalition to "pack city hall" for a housing update. Bonus optional speaker event after. Full details at tinyurl.com/city-brief or livestream and presentation at tinyurl.com/DHC-newsletter (1/2)

Join us for our February Happy Hour this Thursday, February 26th at Pegasus City Brewery in downtown Dallas! actionnetwork.org/events/febru...

Austin and Portland, OR have passed two of the most expansive zoning reforms to allow Missing Middle Housing in single-family areas. Those reforms have led to modestly more housing, and importantly, they have NOT led to higher rates of demolitions.

Trump and this administration is making the grotesque argument that deportations are worthwhile because they are driving down housing costs. Putting aside the fact that there is no real data to support this idea, it's a cynical attempt to create division through the idea of scarcity.

This potential "detention facility" at a warehouse in Hutchins is an abomination: www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/....

ICE Just Bought a Massive Warehouse in Hutchins

Faith leaders call the 1-million-square-foot planned detention facility—originally designed as an Amazon warehouse—"disturbing."

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Looking for something to do Sunday evening without any football to watch? Join us at the Dallas Urbanists January Mixer (now in February because of the storm)! www.meetup.com/dallasurbani...

Dallas Urbanists January Bimonthly Mixer, Sun, Feb 1, 2026, 5:00 PM | Meetup

**ABOUT THE BIMONTHLY MIXER** Looking to get more involved in local advocacy? This event is the perfect way to get a clear picture of who's doing what in our community. We'

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Seven of our members took part in the Point in Time Count on Thursday evening. Robert Wilonsky does a great job here illustrating the heightened stakes of the Count with the winter storm looming: www.dallasnews.com/.../wilonsky...

It's great to see Communities Foundation of Texas get behind affordable housing as an issue. The effort still appears to be in its early stages, and there's a lot of promising ideas: www.dmagazine.com/commercial-r....

Housing Forward is looking for volunteers for the Point in Time Count next Thursday, January 22nd, at 7 PM! Register online at housingforward.pointintime.info. You can join our team by emailing us at moreneighborsdallas@gmail.com. A group will be meeting at the Dallas First United Methodist Church.

A reminder that it's not too late to RSVP and join our first organizing Zoom meeting of the year this evening from 7-8 PM. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/2026-...