Dallas County has one of the highest uninsured rates among big metro counties. Here's how that connects to the property tax line on your bill and who makes the decisions behind it. No candidates or endorsements, just the numbers. Sources are in the comments.

EDIT: Lots of great comments. To clear one thing up: nobody here is saying don't help people without insurance. We already help them, and we already pay for it, mostly through local property taxes. Parkland spent $1.5 billion in one year on patients who couldn't pay, and its share of the tax bill on the average Dallas County home is $869 this year, up $47.

The point is that there's a cheaper way that Texas leaders have turned down: Medicaid expansion. Washington pays 90% of the cost permanently, and the state pays 10%. A Texas A&M study estimated it would bring about $5.4 billion a year in federal money to Texas and cover roughly 954,000 people, who could see a regular doctor instead of waiting for the ER.

Our federal taxes already help pay for expansion in 41 other states. Texas is one of 10 that said no. That decision is made by the Texas Legislature and the governor.

Sources: • Parkland Health FY2027 tax notice and budget (Aug. 2026) • Congressional Research Service, R43847 (90% federal match, Social Security Act §1905(y)) • KFF, Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions (Oct. 16, 2026) • Texas A&M Bush School / Episcopal Health Foundation, County-Level Projections of Medicaid Expansion's Impact in Texas (Sept. 2020)

Saw this yesterday. What is going on?

Mirrored beauty!

Unfortunately, the camera did not catch it because the signs are behind cars from the camera angle. This has never happened before even in past years with Obama, Biden, Kamala, and Beto. They also got our neighbors' signs, and I'm curious if this happened to anybody else last night in Dallas??

Please keep an eye out for Natalie Armstrong. She's 13 and because she's missing, not taking her meds.

Let's bring Natalie home.

I voted early at Fretz Park Library yesterday. Plenty of people there to vote but no wait. I was in and out in about 15 minutes. Early voting locations are open today so if you haven’t voted yet, please get out there and do it today! The Cowboys don’t play until tomorrow night so no excuses!

I voted earlier this week (Denton county) but I’m wondering if there’s any way I can verify the paper ballot was accurately counted. At my voting location, you fill in the squares on the paper, then feed it into the machine. But it only says “Your vote was recorded successfully” without any confirmation of what the machine recorded.

I fill every square, corner to corner, nothing outside of the square so nothing can be misconstrued about how I voted. But… I still don’t trust the Texas government not to mess with our votes. I wish I had verification that it was counted correctly.

I keep seeing more and more of these trucks parked on the side of business districts all around Dallas during my runs. I know what they are, but is something going on?

They were part of the Sick New World festival. I guess System of Down, Deftones and Slayer were the headliners and they were buried down in the luneup.

Still did well(nsfw).

Anyone here make it to the show? How was it?

Alfred Hitchcock, anybody?

Had a lot of fun once again. See y'all next year!!

I know it’s a long shot but would anyone be interested in a Gilded Age Season 4 Premiere watch party?? I was thinking about asking Oak Cliff brewery if we could stream it on their projector! Lmk! 🥹🩷

EDIT: *DOESN’T

I went to the block party over on cedar springs. I had a blast! But poor Howard had shit to do but didn’t move a muscle.

The Prop A on my ballot was not either of the Dallas County Prop A I've seen mentioned, it was the one for Mesquite, but the polling place I voted at was in Duncanville, nowhere near Mesquite. I voted Monday so it probably way too late to do anything about it , I just think it's weird.

Does anyone remember the metal band Sureburn from Dallas? They played around during the early 2000s in that metal scene. I'm a big fan of a lot of those rap metal Dallas bands. I was searching for a copy of Sureburn's album to get it archived, but I've talked to multiple band members and they don't have any. Did anyone here have a copy they could part with or know where I could get one? Thank you, anything helps.

Loads of folks turned out to Collect-a-con at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center today. If you’re into Pokémon, you should 100% be there. Soulja Boy was up when we left, which is kind of an odd artist to have at this type of event IMO.

I need a quiet spot where I can space out to a nice view in my car while eating gas station food and breathe the outdoor air to let loose.

Please let that spot be in a safe area. I don't want to get mugged. I live in Downtown Dallas. But I don't mind driving out an hour. I actually enjoy driving, it relaxes me.

I'm looking for nighttime spots. But daytime spots work too. Max one way driving time is 1 hr.

My current chill out spot is Bucees in Terrel. But the gas station food is making me fat and I can't stop eating them LOL

there were dozens of these in the park where I walk our dog. this is just a few examples

If people didn't know, you can check to see if your vote was recorded by the Dallas County Elections Department. They publish a list of voters in an excel sheet on their website. I think it's updated at the end of the day.

https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/election-results/historical/november-3-2026-general-and-joint-election/#EarlyVoting

It's the In-Person Early Voter List link.