Matt Goodman

Co-founder and editor of @labreportdallas, independent journalism that helps the city understand itself. Previously @DMagazine. On notepads I scribble.

[Kelli Smith @kellixsmith]

281 detentions. $500 fines. A mounting pile of warrants.

Records show a new Dallas PD team has zip-tied unhoused people across 61 locations in a pivot toward enforcement. My latest @labreportdallas on the city’s new approach—and the alarm it’s sounding:
https://t.co/alx89BHy60

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

The foster care system is in big trouble in North Texas. A baby and an infant have died. A judge today appointed a receiver over the nonprofit handling case management. Before the ruling, @SharonFGrigsby had spent weeks in court watching things go wrong. https://t.co/PDiwlDWAbV

[Kelli Smith @kellixsmith]

For weeks I analyzed where Dallas PD allocates patrol officers and what that says about its priorities. It raised a complicated question: How do top cops manage staffing for perception vs. risk in a big city like Dallas?

I tried to make sense of the data for @labreportdallas.

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

It's generally good news when your appraisal district adds nearly $3 billion to the tax rolls, like Dallas just did. But what if that precedes a wave of defaults and foreclosures of affordable apartment buildings? Let's take a drive through Lake Highlands. https://t.co/vfSU4EU3CN

[Kelli Smith @kellixsmith]

In 2024, Dallas' most violent apartment complex became a tale of success after police appeared to lead a dramatic turnaround.

Then, this year, violence began rising again.

For @labreportdallas, I looked into what Volara's volatility tells us.
https://t.co/i880wcfz49

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

look at all those shovels

[Mayor Eric L. Johnson @Johnson4Dallas]

I discussed with Jack Fink (@cbs11jack) potential big changes in Dallas—from public safety to the future of City Hall and our local sports teams. My bottom line: Policy decisions must be made transparently and based on facts, not behind closed doors. Watch our conversation here: https://t.co/iawHknT4wX

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

From @ChadWestDallas' email newsletter, about City Hall's efforts to keep the Mavs and Stars in Dallas. Someone call The Sports Mayor.

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

A DART board member tells me Farmers Branch and Highland Park will also discuss withdrawal elections from the agency. Much of the recent coverage has focused on the suburbs itching to bail. Here's a profile of a group fighting to keep—and improve—DART. https://t.co/UKOqoXdxfG

[Dallas Morning News @dallasnews]

The future of the region’s rapid transit system could take a major hit when the Plano City Council holds a special session next week to consider a ballot measure to withdraw from Dallas Area Rapid Transit. https://t.co/HLo7MIc9CM

[Kelli Smith @kellixsmith]

Despite what national rhetoric might tell you, this downward trajectory is happening in cities across the country. The homicide rate could fall to a level the U.S. hasn't seen since the 1960s.

I dug into the data in my latest for @labreportdallas.

https://t.co/yakRSevhoK

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

If you want to better understand the impact of this diversion program, @SharonFGrigsby spent weeks with the people who make it happen and the individuals they're helping: https://t.co/mpyPBh2ySh

[Dallas Morning News @dallasnews]

Dallas County saves mental health support team that diverts people from jail | Opinion https://t.co/SLyvK9fMc9

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

The federal government shut down following an impasse over deep cuts to the healthcare safety net. @kellixsmith examined how systems like Parkland Health, which treats more Medicaid patients than anywhere in DFW, is preparing for the historic reductions. https://t.co/46W8XiQgdX

[Mike Piellucci @mikelikessports]

Hey, hi, hello. I profiled Dirk Nowitzki for the cover of our October issue, and we talked about everything from TV to taking business classes to the Mavs.

Also, we got him to dress up like Ron Burgundy. Here is visual proof.

Go buy a copy! I can't wait for you to read it.

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

SB840 allows multifamily/mixed use in commercial zoning. Dallas' planners told me they won't advocate for anything "exclusionary." "That's not how we have ever done it," one said. Embracing 840 could be a boon for Dallas, a city that hasn't really grown. https://t.co/Qyu2m4Tmxy

[Texans for Reasonable Solutions @TXReasSolutions]

It should NOT be surprising that sidestepping laws for housing affordability in the MIDST of a housing affordability CRISIS is UNPOPULAR 👇

@dallasnews THIS AM: “By requiring large cities in some counties to allow multifamily uses by right in commercial zones, the law was supposed to unlock new opportunities for renters, help slow down rising costs and speed up the permitting process. Or so we thought. It turns out that city leaders in North Texas suburbs are looking to sidestep these efforts.”

@GregAbbott_TX @ColeHefnerTX @SenBryanHughes #txlege

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

Say goodbye to a few of the cool old buildings that made Expo Park feel unlike anywhere else in Dallas, including the shotgun space that housed the Amsterdam and Eight Bells. I hope those few dozen new parking spaces make some people very happy.

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

@RAINbyte generally spending no more than one-third of your income on housing

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

🧵In Dallas and 18 other cities, the Texas Legislature made it legal for developers to build multifamily or mixed-use projects on any land zoned commercial, retail, office, or warehouse without a zoning change. Like here, on Columbia Ave. in East Dallas.

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

@labreportdallas And @JoshuaFechter's analysis of how the suburbs are fighting the bill is a must-read for you housing heads. https://t.co/T1IUHsfhvz

[Matt Goodman @goodmoine]

I wrote about the bill for @labreportdallas. (Social accounts will come to life soon!) About how Dallas planners are embracing the new reality while suburbs seek to limit the developments. And, of course, how this quiets public opposition to multifamily. https://t.co/Qyu2m4Tmxy