Dallas Sucks for Renters, Says Survey of Renters

Dallas renters rate the city as one of the worst in Texas in which to live, according to a new survey from Apartment List. Among Texas cities, only Houston ranks lower among the 100 cities surveyed. Apartment List talked to a bunch of renters — more than 18,000 nationwide —…

North Texas Man Finally Shot the Damn Rhino (Video)

Corey Knowlton, the Royce City man who paid $350,000 for the right to kill a Namibian rhino at a January 2014 Dallas Safari Club auction, has bagged his rhino. As documented by CNN, Knowlton killed the rhino Monday. Presumably, he will now bring his trophy back to the Dallas area…

Dallas ISD Board Votes Not to Fire Rosemont Elementary Principal

The Dallas ISD School Board saved Anna Brining Monday afternoon. Brining, the principal at Rosemont Elementary school in North Oak Cliff, is popular with parents. When Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles said he wasn’t going to renew her contract at the end of the year, parents protested and some even…

Texas’ Drought Is Basically Over

Thanks to the “large-scale” rains in the last week, the severe drought that’s consumed Texas for the better part of three years has been largely slaked, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Texas no longer has any areas that are classified as “D4” by the monitor. D4 or exceptional drought…

Three Dead after SUV Flips into Oak Cliff House

Three occupants of an SUV died after it flipped into a house in North Oak Cliff. The house’s occupant was unharmed, according to police. As you can see in the photo, there’s a second car lodged in the house. According to various reporters at the scene, that car was parked…

Texas High Schoolers Can Basically Graduate by Accident Now

Three freshman-level tests are all that stand between Texas high school students and graduation after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill loosening the state’s graduation requirements. Seniors must now have passed only three of the five STAAR exams they were previously required to pass — algebra I, algebra II,…

Dallas Cops Ask City for 1,000 Body Cameras

Assuming the City Council approves, the Dallas Police Department intends to have a body camera at almost every crime scene within five years, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Monday. About half of the city’s 2,200 patrol officers would be equipped with the cameras, 200 at a time, each year…