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    City News Roundup

    Big action on May 4 election dominates this draft of Dallas news

    Micah Moore
    May 3, 2019 | 10:51 am
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    Get yourself one of these stickers on Saturday, May 4.
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    With Election Day on May 4, much attention is being paid to the races to elect a new mayor and city council. But a shooting by fired Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger returned to the front burner following the leaked release of a 911 call.

    Here's what happened in Dallas this week:

    Early voting numbers
    Early voting for the May 4 election ended on April 30, and the numbers are in: 4.5 percent of registered voters participated, with council districts north of I-30 accounting for about 60 percent of the votes.

    The race between District 13 incumbent Jennifer Staubach Gates and former Mayor Laura Miller had the biggest numbers, drawing 6,129 voters.

    A new polling location at Lakewood Branch Library was among the 10 most popular early vote sites, drawing 1,642 voters.

    East Dallas districts 9 and 14, which also encompasses parts of downtown and Uptown, were the second and third most active voting districts in the city.

    Neighborhoods with the lowest early voter turnout included Lake Highlands, Oak Lawn, Deep Ellum, West Dallas, Pleasant Grove, and Southwest Dallas.

    District 10, currently represented by Adam McGough, had the lowest turnout, with a paltry 55 early voters. District 5, currently represented by outgoing Rickey Callahan, had the second-lowest turnout, with 845 voters.

    Election Day is May 4, and polls are open from 7 am to 7 pm. DART is giving free Election Day rides from 6 am to 8 pm to residents who present a voter registration card. Our master list of all the candidates running is here, and our list of all of their campaign contributions is here.

    Mark Clayton endorses Erin Moore
    In response to constituent requests, outgoing city councilman Mark Clayton shared his endorsement of Erin Moore to replace his District 9 seat on the City Council.

    In a Facebook post, Clayton praised Moore for her neighborhood-oriented approach to solving problems, her pragmatism when it comes to upcoming city budgeting and because she will be the most customer-focused out of all candidates.

    His last-minute endorsement came after some of the other candidates implied that he had endorsed their campaigns.

    Guyger's 911
    Dallas Police have launched an internal investigation after someone leaked the 911 call that fired officer Amber Guyger made after she shot and killed her neighbor Botham Jean in September 2018.

    WFAA released the recording, which reveals Guyger's reactions in the moments after police say she killed 26-year-old Jean in his own apartment.

    "I thought it was my apartment," she said repeatedly to the dispatcher. At one point, she also said, "I'm going to lose my job."

    Many open records requests for the recording had been made. Police are investigating to determine if someone inside the department leaked the tape.

    Guyger is charged with murder and is being held in Kaufman County.

    City Council roadshow
    The City Council roadshow is headed to Pleasant Grove for the second off-site meeting of the year. In an effort to increase accessibility and allow residents convenient options to weigh in on city deliberations, the city council is holding a series of meetings outside of City Hall in under-represented neighborhoods. This time, the council will meet at the Kleberg-Rylie Recreation Center, located in Southeast Dallas outside the I-635 loop.

    On the agenda is a $69 million partnership with the Army Corps of Engineers for changes to the floodway design along the Trinity River. They will also consider a feel-good measure to reaffirm protections of the Great Trinity Forest.

    Perhaps the biggest change under consideration is requiring diaper changing in all publicly-accessible restrooms at city-owned facilities and most restaurants and retail shops.

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    Unhappy holidays

    Porch pirates pilfer nearly $2B worth of Texas packages, study shows

    John Egan
    Dec 18, 2025 | 9:04 am
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    ’Tis the season for porch pirates. If past trends are an indicator, the Grinch will swipe close to $2 billion worth of packages delivered to Texas households this year, with many of those thefts happening ahead of the holiday season.

    An analysis of FBI and survey data by ecommerce marketing company Omnisend shows porch pirates stole more than $1.8 billion worth of packages from Texans’ porches last year. Porch pirates hit nearly one-third of the state’s households in 2024, according to the analysis.

    Omnisend’s analysis reveals these statistics about porch piracy in Texas:

    • 30.1 million residential package thefts in 2024.
    • An average household loss of $169 per year.
    • An annual average of 2.9 package thefts per household.

    “Most stolen items are cheap on their own, but add them up, and retailers and consumers are facing an enormous bill,” says Omnisend.

    Another data analysis, this one from The Action Network sports betting platform, unwraps different figures regarding porch piracy in Texas.

    The platform’s 2025 Porch Pirate Index ranks Texas as the state with the highest volume of residential thefts, based on 2023-24 FBI data.

    Researchers at The Action Network uncovered 26,293 reports of personal property thefts at Texas residences during that period. The network’s survey data indicates 5 percent of Texas residents had a package stolen in the three months before the pre-holiday survey.

    The Porch Pirate Index calculates a 25.8 percent risk of a Texas household being victimized by porch pirates, putting it in the No. 5 spot among states with the highest risk of porch piracy.

    The Action Network included online-search volume for terms like “package stolen” and “porch pirates.” Sustained spikes in these searches suggest that “people are actively looking for guidance after something has happened. Search trends serve as an early warning system, revealing emerging-risk areas well before annual crime statistics are released,” the network says.

    Tips to avoid being a victim
    So, how do you prevent porch pirates from snatching packages that end up on your porch? Omnisend, The Action Network and Amazon offer these eight tips:

    1. Closely monitor deliveries and quickly retrieve packages.
    2. Schedule deliveries for times when you’ll be home.
    3. Use delivery lockers or in-store pickup when possible.
    4. Ask delivery services to hide packages in out-of-sight spots outside your home.
    5. Install a visible doorbell camera or security camera.
    6. Coordinate deliveries with neighbors or building managers if you’ll be away from your home when packages are supposed to arrive.
    7. Request that delivery services hold your packages if you can’t be home when they’re scheduled to come.
    8. Illuminate the path to your doorstep and keep porch lights on.
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