10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (347+ words) In 1961, Fox & Jacobs debuted its Flair series, a signature top-of-the-line home that the prolific homebuilder created in Dallas. The Fox & Jacobs series promised a stylish, modern life. And this house at 3918 Royal Palms Ct. is an excellent example: the American…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) Mayor Eric Johnson has moved to dissolve two city council committees and replace some council members in key leadership positions in a major shakeup of committee assignments on Friday. The mayor announced in a memo that he was dissolving the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (553+ words) Dallas officials are working to overhaul how the city handles its real estate portfolio, with staff pitching a new framework to manage real estate assets following a series of high-profile missteps. On Monday, staff outlined a proposed governance framework to…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (918+ words) Sometimes, the dynamics of Dallas land use and zoning don’t reveal themselves until something catches fire or a small business runs headlong into an obscure line of the development code. Here are some curveballs that came out of Dallas City…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1098+ words) Running a city is partly about preparing for what comes next and partly about catching up with everything that has already happened. Officials at Dallas City Hall are doing a little of both right now, contending with new development pressures,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (858+ words) A North Dallas zoning case that was seemingly settled five years ago found itself back in front of the city council on Wednesday, with the developer looking to amend a planned development district that Melshire Estates neighborhood residents fought bitterly…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (681+ words) Voters will get the final say on a $443 million public safety bond package this November, but they won’t get the chance to decide on whether to borrow additional money to help repair Dallas City Hall. An attempt to add City…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (796+ words) Tensions in North Dallas appear to be coming to a head with the launch of a coalition specifically targeting Council Member Gay Donnell Willis and threatening to pursue a recall effort if she does not delay a number of contentious…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (775+ words) The first committee meeting back from summer break had council members squaring off at City Hall over a potential rule change that would allow a simple majority of the Dallas City Council to authorize new, replacement, or reopened city facilities....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (343+ words) Classic contemporary may sound like an oxymoron, but some modern homes make their age difficult to guess. The best examples rely on strong geometry, natural light, and an enduring connection between indoors and out rather than whatever finishes happen to…...