| A new city audit confirms what Dallas residents have known all along. The city’s homelessness strategy has no direction, no accountability, and no results. Despite an $18 million budget, the Office of Homeless Solutions isn’t tracking whether anyone is actually getting off the streets. They count meals and shelter stays, but not outcomes. As the audit put it, without real goals or coordination, there’s no way to measure success. The audit also exposed major failures in how the city oversees its homeless service contractors. Most contracts were missing key data or hadn’t been properly reviewed. Big names like Housing Forward, The Bridge, and Catholic Charities weren’t even tracking outcomes. In one case, Housing Forward spent just 2% of the money from two contracts, with zero way to measure impact. While City Hall pushes PR efforts like Safe in the City, the bigger picture is hard to ignore. 311 complaints about homelessness have jumped 45% in just three years, even as officials insist things are “getting better.” As Council Member Cara Mendelsohn pointed out, residents see the truth every day, and they’re tired of being told otherwise. The message is clear: money alone doesn’t solve homelessness. Without clear goals, real metrics, or basic oversight, millions in taxpayer funds are being wasted. Dallas residents aren’t asking for miracles, they just want results, not more excuses. |
| Enough is enough. Contact your City Council member and demand real accountability. The audit laid out 11 high-priority recommendations, now it’s up to City Hall to act. Dallas can’t afford another year of throwing money at a crisis with no plan. |
Press Highlights:
| MS-13 Fugitive Caught, Feds Ambushed by Illegal Immigrants A violent MS-13 gang member was found hiding in Dallas, but when federal agents tried to arrest him, they were ambushed by his illegal immigrant relatives. Five were arrested, including a 17-year-old who assaulted officers. Every single one was here illegally. |
| Dallas Child Predator on Texas’ Most Wanted List Convicted child sex offender Martin Deanda is now one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted. With a history of abusing minors, robbery, and weapons charges, he’s on the run, and the bigger question is, why was this predator ever free to begin with? |
| Deadly Deep Ellum Shooting Ends in Second Armed Confrontation Just after 2 a.m. near Canton and Good Latimer, a shooting left one dead and several injured before police encountered a second armed suspect. Multiple firearms were recovered. Another violent night in the heart of our “vibrant” downtown Dallas. |
Tracking Illegal Camps:
District 2
Councilman Jesse Moreno
“Jeffries Chaos”
A mattress, broken wheelchair, and piles of debris line the fence on Jeffries Street in The Cedars. Just steps from downtown, this scene is what residents and workers pass every day. Councilman Jesse Moreno, how long does this stay before the city acts?
| District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua “Barren Camp” Concrete barriers were meant to keep this area clear, but the tents are back under the I-45 overpass in Bonton. The area has clearly been abandonded by the City. Councilmember Bazaldua, what’s the plan to finally clear this and offer real solutions? |
District 2
Councilman Jesse Moreno
“Trash Pile Up”
Another encampment off Jeffries Street has turned into an open-air dump with bags of trash, cans, and bedding scattered across the grass. Councilman Jesse Moreno, what is the cleanup plan? Residents deserve better than this.
