Over on Bluesky, The Lab Report’s Kelli Smith points out that Dallas ended 2025 with 141 murders—the lowest the rate has been ...

All of the unmistakable and depressing signs are gathering over my neck of the woods in Old East Dallas. We seem to be in for another spike in crime, and I’m wondering again what I can do about it.

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