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Some Dallas residents are upset that the new Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center renovations are set to essentially cut off Oak Cliff from Downtown Dallas.Dallas Convention Center plans facing backlashLast month, Dallas City Council members on the transportation committee told staff that they want the full council to consider sending the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center plans back to the drawing board.Today, staff tried to get the committee to reconsider that recommendation, but council members stuck to their decision.Right now the problem is that the Houston Street and Jefferson Street viaducts are both two-way bridges connecting Oak Cliff and Southern Dallas into and out of Downtown Dallas.The new convention center plans would cause Jefferson Street to dead-end into the convention center. The plans would also make each bridge one way. City councilmember rejects push to save the design Dallas city council member Chad West says that the design team never pre
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The city is facing its largest budget shortfall since COVID-19. Staffing, parks, libraries and even police budgets may take a hit.
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A person was killed on Sunday after a vehicle crossed onto Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) tracks and was struck by a Blue Line train in northeast Dallas, according to DART officials.Dallas DART Train crashThe collision occurred near the intersection of Royal Lane and Audelia Road.The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the person's identity pending notification of next of kin.Two passengers aboard the train reported minor injuries, DART said. The train operator was not injured.Additional details about how the vehicle entered the tracks were not immediately available. Officials have not said whether service on the Blue Line was affected.The incident remains under investigation.
