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Dallas City Council votes to acquire 300-acre park in southern Dallas

Southern Dallas

How has southern Dallas changed in the last 9 years? In which areas does it still need improvement?

Before leaving for Detroit, WFAA's Demond Fernandez takes a look at how Dallas' southern sector has changed over the nine years he's worked the region as his beat.
Local News

WFAA ‘Banking Below 30’ investigation sparks vote for new proposed banking ordinance in Dallas

The full council will soon vote on a responsible banking ordinance, which would require banks seeking to take city’s deposits first show that they lend equitably.
Local News

'Banking Below 30' solution gets unanimous support in Dallas City Council committee

The full council will soon vote on a responsible banking ordinance, which would require banks seeking to take city’s deposits first show that they lend equitably.
Local News

‘I see hope’: Banks discovering untapped potential for investment in southern Dallas

The resurgence of The Bottom neighborhood seen as a template for turning around long neglected and overlooked areas.
Investigates

‘I see hope’: Banks discovering untapped potential for investment in southern Dallas

For Mekeyas Newaye, the cost of buying a first home always seemed a little too far out of reach. But then, he and his wife found a place called The Bottom.
Local News

A new program in southern Dallas is making things a little easier for first-time homebuyers

The program is building new homes on low-cost land and will help buyers to secure a loan.
Crime

Police and community advocates say they all need to work together to reduce gun violence

Gun violence may be down in Southern Dallas, but community advocates and the police say more can be done.
Crime

New details emerge about the weekend concert shooting in southern Dallas

Police say the event organizers did not have a permit to hold the concert.
Crime

A teenager is fatally shot in the drive-thru of a fast-food restaurant in southern Dallas

Police say the victim was shot multiple times while sitting in the back seat of a car in the drive-thru outside of a Raising Cane's in southern Dallas.
Crime

Police need your help to identify these vehicles believed to be linked to a shooting in southern Dallas

Ten people were injured, including one person who was shot in the head, during a shooting outside a party venue in southern Dallas late Saturday.
Southern Dallas

Dallas ISD to build new school campus in Southern Dallas

A new middle school campus in Oak Cliff will be named after former congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis.