Dallas City Wire

Amid statewide drop in public school enrollment, Dallas ISD saw a -5.73% decline

By Staff reports | Feb 2, 2021

Analysis of enrollment data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Health and Human Services shows that Dallas ISD’s public school enrollment dropped by -5.73% from 2019 to now.

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State. Rep. Toth signs pledge to end taxpayer-funded lobbying

By Staff reports | 4 years ago

Steve Toth, the District 15 Texas state representative, is among 53 elected officials candidates who have signed a pledge opposing the practice of using public funds to hire lobbyists, according to a blog post by Plano City Councilman Shelby Williams.

Dallas, other Democrat-controlled cities see more small business closures from Covid regulations

By Staff reports | Oct 28, 2020

Dallas has seen the permanent closure of 2,700 small businesses and the temporary closure of another 1,400 total since the pandemic first began.

Parent advocate: Journalist training funded by Bill Gates, Todd Williams will sway Dallas education coverage

By Staff reports | Jul 16, 2020

A parent advocate is suspicious of a community journalism partnership at the Dallas Morning News in which benefactors are footing the bill to train education reporters.