🌱 Dallas Launches Data Safety App + Psych Hospital Construction

Hello, hello! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Dallas Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Rather cloudy. High: 74 Low: 64.

Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Dallas has launched Dallas Secure, a free app to send users real-time updates about data threats as well as information on how to move forward. Genesis Gavin, the city's chief of staff, said, "This app will help inform our residents about cybersecurity in a way that makes it easy to understand, which will empower them to take steps to protect their digital privacy." Dallas Secure is a joint project between Texas Health and Human Services and UT Southwestern Medical Center. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)
2. Construction has begun on the new state hospital coming to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The facility, expected to open in 2025, aims to address the lack of mental healthcare access in the state. Facilities will include 200 beds for adults, space for inmates who cannot stand trial, and a 96-bed pediatric wing. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)
3. Starting next year, the Greater Texas Foundation will provide 40 $4,000 scholarships to early college high school students with the University of North Texas at Dallas. The scholarship aims to support students in completing their bachelor's degree through the program. The Commit Partnership, a Texas-based education nonprofit, says 17 percent of Dallas County graduates obtained bachelor’s degrees by 2019. (KERA News)

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Today in Dallas:

• Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance At Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic (10:00 AM)
• English Language Class At North Oak Cliff Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• Festival Of Lights At Vickery Park Branch (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center is looking for crates to accommodate new fosters. The aim is to move any dogs with upper respiratory infections out of the shelter and into foster homes to minimize the spread of illness. (Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center via Facebook)
• The University of North Texas has fired head football coach Seth Littrell. Littrell was in his seventh season and finished 44-44 after Friday’s loss to the University of Texas-San Antonio in the Conference USA championship game. (North Texas Daily via Instagram)
• Looking for a new job or trying to make a career change? There are currently multiple full-time openings in and around Dallas. Available openings include customer service, product development, and sales. (Dallas Patch)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.