The courts connect defendants with treatment and help some get charges dismissed. Last year, the state launched reviews into half of them.

Elizabeth Henneke’s Lone Star Justice Alliance spurred reforms of Dallas’ embattled juvenile justice system. Next comes the rest of Texas.

How a rubble-ridden lot in Oak Cliff became a safe place for children who do far more than play.

Dallas used pandemic relief funds to fix houses and upgrade infrastructure in Oak Cliff and elsewhere. Years later, some residents ask what went wrong.

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.

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.

The January storm was on its way, but the cops came first. Police approached a clearing filled with tents less than a mile south of Deep Ellum that winter morning, confronting nearly four dozen people...

Kids were spending months incarcerated when their cases shouldn’t have reached a judge in the first place. A new analysis points toward progress.

In 2021, after Dallas shifted its attention to curb violent crime, patrol numbers fell and response times skyrocketed. Those trends are changing, and so are the police department’s priorities.

The new year is here, and we are highlighting seven topics we'll be watching closely.

Last year, a program that attracted national attention for reuniting incarcerated mothers with their kids faced closure. Angelica Zaragoza helped it expand instead.

Volara in Oak Cliff, once the most violent apartments in Dallas, last year became a tale of success. In 2025, police say it has returned to its old ways. What happened?

Volara in Oak Cliff, once the most violent apartments in Dallas, last year became a tale of success. In 2025, police say it has returned to its old ways. What happened?

Mayor Eric Johnson’s insistence that the City Council discuss whether the police should be involved in a controversial federal immigration program may have had an unintended consequence: a fractious b...

The story of how Forest Forward came to understand the significance of inviting a national chain into its ambitious redevelopment of the Forest Theater.

Despite numerous high-profile murders and violent crimes, the city is on pace for its largest decrease in homicides since well before the pandemic.

The steepest reduction in the program’s history has the leaders of the county's safety net system preparing for the unknown. Here is where things stand.

The steepest reduction in the program’s history has the leaders of the county's safety net system preparing for the unknown. Here is where things stand.

Becky Devine had a theory: could outreach teams, deployed days after a drug overdose or poisoning, save lives? Three years later, deaths are declining.

They aren’t cops. But this specialized team of city employees is showing how improving neighborhoods and addressing blight can reduce violence.

They aren’t cops. But this specialized team of city employees is showing how improving neighborhoods and addressing blight can reduce violence.

County officials are finally paying close attention to the Esperanza neighborhood in Far North Dallas, beginning with a new vision for Dobie Pre-K.

County officials are finally paying close attention to the Esperanza neighborhood in Far North Dallas, beginning with a new vision for Dobie Pre-K.

Helping the city understand itself.

The district attorney believes too many people are being taken to jail who need help more than punishment. Doing something about it is a different story.

The Lab Report's first story is an inside look at how nonprofit service providers in North Texas have weathered half a year of 'unprecedented' funding cuts.

Dallas' new police chief gave himself 90 days to learn before making changes. Still, since his start April 23, he’s had to contend with wide-ranging issues.

The directive came minutes after Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux introduced himself to the Community Police Oversight Board.

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge plays host Monday for those who aim to “stand in solidarity” with L.A. following immigration enforcement operations, protests.

Helping the city understand itself.

Helping the city understand itself.

Helping the city understand itself.