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‘Doors keep getting shut’: Proposed Dallas ordinance could hinder GAF shingle factory shutdown plans
A West Dallas environmental group tried to file an application that would set a shutdown date for a decades-old shingle factory. The City of Dallas refused to accept it.
Absent mayor? Dallas' Eric Johnson missed more than 130 hours of council meetings since 2019
A KERA data analysis found that Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson frequently does not stay for council meetings from start to finish — and has racked more time away than any of the current council members.
While Joppa residents complained about plant, City of Dallas paid millions for asphalt to its owners
Joppa residents want Dallas officials to shut down an asphalt plant polluting their air. The city has spent millions buying asphalt from the company that owns it.
Joppa residents: When will the asphalt plant go and why can't we get answers?
A “Joppa community meeting” was billed as a chance to get information about the status of a controversial asphalt plant that residents say has long polluted the air in the predominately Black community. It turned out to be something completely different.
Texas asphalt plants operate with limited oversight — and communities struggle with pollution
Texas' oversight over asphalt plants is limited. Critics say that has exposed Dallas' Joppa community — and other communities across the state — to hazardous pollution.
Civilian board that reviews complaints against Dallas police may have lost much of its authority
Amid controversy over what civilians on a police oversight board can or cannot do — Dallas city officials could be limiting access to complaints of misconduct.
