Shipping container housing complex makes this Dallas news colorful They also come with a little patio.
Photo courtesy of Merriman Anderson/Architects In this weekly roundup of Dallas news, the city is trying to dig itself out of a big backlog in construction permits, and is also wading through a COVID-19 vaccine cluster. There s a new affordable housing development, and Dallas new police chief is taking care of business. Here s what happened in Dallas this week:
Home sweet shipping container There s a cool new apartment complex made of shipping containers being built in southeast Dallas. Called the Lomax Container Housing Project, it converts old shipping containers into affordable housing for Dallas residents.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now The Marble Falls Police Department announced the hiring of officers Hunter Gally (left), Lukas DeHart, and James French. Not pictured, but also hired, is Brett Williams. The department is looking to hire two additional officers by February. Courtesy photos
Marble Falls Assistant Police Chief Glenn Hanson introduced four new officers during the City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Officers Hunter Gally, Lukas DeHart, James French, and Brett Williams joined the Marble Falls Police Department in 2020. The latest, Williams, was hired Dec. 22.
DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now Special Ranger Mike Barr, District 26, Region 2 of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, with several of the clients he’s charged with protecting at a ranch in Llano County. The cattle include Charolais, black Angus, Hereford, Brangus, tigerstripe, and motley face. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro
Cattle rustlers still plague today’s ranchers, which is why the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association hires special rangers to protect local herds. In Llano County, that’s Special Ranger Mike Barr of District 26, Region 2, which also includes Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Mason counties a total of 7,000 square miles of Texas.
‘Chicano Squad’ Provides New Perspectives on Police Brutality and Unsolved Murders
Two native Texans teamed up to produce a just-released podcast that tells the story of an innovative group of Houston homicide detectives.
A new podcast explores the history of Houston’s Chicano Squad, which began in 1979 after a horrifying in-custody death. Via Chicano Squad Podcast
Two native Texans teamed up to produce a just-released podcast that tells the story of an innovative group of Houston homicide detectives.
A new podcast explores the history of Houston’s Chicano Squad, which began in 1979 after a horrifying in-custody death. Via Chicano Squad Podcast