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The roof of an apartment building in Lower Greenville partially collapsed Sunday afternoon, displacing 31 people. The incident was reported about 3:30 p.m. on Marquita Avenue and Matilda Street. All 31 residents in the building were accounted for, and there were no injuries, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said. The sidewalk in front of the apartment building, which had 12 …

A hair salon had to raise prices. A dry cleaner can’t get the plastic bags it uses for cleaned and ironed clothes. A restaurant serves fewer french fries in each order. With inflation at a 40-year high, it’s increasingly difficult for small businesses to remain open and continue providing jobs that support thousands of Dallas-area families. These businesses are being pinched …

A statue honoring Adelfa Callejo in downtown Dallas will soon have a plaque telling her story, ensuring that people walking by know her legacy as the city’s first Latina attorney and lifelong activist. The bronze statue found its home in Main Street Garden Park last year, but for months didn’t have anything explaining who it is meant to commemorate. The city decided …

The governor’s race between incumbent Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke is the main attraction of the Texas midterm season. The candidates could spend more than $150 million between them, which would nearly obscure some down-ballot contests that are just as compelling. The governor’s race is getting top billing because the state’s senators are not up for reelection, leaving the …

Three months after a Dallas Morning News investigation found that a Texas housing board member voted for deals that benefited his law firm, the agency has not taken new steps to guard against conflicts of interest. Dallas lawyer Paul Braden stepped down from the board in April, two days after The News first asked him about his votes on 13 low-income housing projects. His employer, Norton …

Our upper-level ridge will continue to dominate our weather pattern into the week. This will lead to high temperatures into the lower-100s and heat index values as high as 105. A Heat Advisory is in effect through Tuesday evening. Triple digits are expected most of the week. By Friday, a frontal boundary will provide the area with a 20% to …

A group of SMU mathematicians and one philosopher are using math to measure how biased voting district maps are in Texas. The group, called Math for Unbiased Maps in Texas, uses software that generates millions of maps to compare with proposed district maps, creating an opportunity for greater accountability in redistricting. Every 10 years, after the U.S. census, states use …

When students decide which college to attend, many examine a school’s diversity, safety, culture and — more and more — politics. The recent Supreme Court abortion ruling has Allyson Lastovica, a senior at Liberty High School in Frisco, reevaluating her priorities as she debates colleges. She worries how Texas’ restrictive abortion laws will limit options for rape victims on campuses. …

Segments of I-635 and streets connected to the highway across Dallas, Mesquite and Garland are scheduled for closures this week, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Here’s what Dallas County drivers need to know about this week’s closures. Daytime road closures Here’s where to expect daytime closures between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Dallas: None at …

Ten cases of monkeypox have now been reported in Tarrant County, according to the county’s public health department. Tarrant County reported its first case two weeks ago. A second case in mid-July was the result of local transmission, with the patient having no history of travel during the infection time. Both of those cases were adult men, but the department did not provide …