Dallas Is Trying to Handle the Panhandlers... Again.
Dallas has been trying to get its panhandling problem under control for years, but it's not as easy as just kicking people off the streets. The city has to balance the quality of life residents want against the constitutional rights of panhandlers. So, the city is looking into strategies that won't put it in legal hot water. Districts 11, 12 and 14 had the most panhandling service requests last year, according to a presentation scheduled to be given to City Council on Wednesday about how to handle panhandlers. “It’s really just been problematic for a lot of my neighbors and folks that ...
Source: dallasobserver.com