🌱 Dallas Ranks 3rd In Emissions + City Gets $9.4M Homelessness Grant

Good morning, Dallas! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Dallas Patch newsletter. Let's get this weekend started off right with a quick guide to the most important things going on around town.

But first, today's weather:

A thunderstorm around. High: 96 Low: 78.

Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. According to new data released at COP27, a prominent climate change conference, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks third in the world for transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. After Los Angeles and New York, the Dallas metro area came in third — ahead of Guangzhou, China, and Houston. The data reflects greenhouse gas emissions tracked through satellites and artificial intelligence, estimating that cars, trucks, and other vehicles in the Dallas metro area produced about 23.8 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2021. (KERA News)
2. On Thursday, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will give Dallas $9.4 million in funding to combat youth homelessness. Of the 16 sites across the nation receiving funding from HUD, Dallas received the largest allocation, which will be used to prevent young people from becoming homeless and to reduce the time unhoused young people spend on the street when they do lose housing. The funds were provided under the auspices of HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project, which helps 18 to 24-year-olds facing homelessness and funding the services and programs they need. (KERA News)
3. This week, during the courtroom trial for a murder of a woman killed in front of her North Dallas home in 2020, new video evidence was played in court of the suspect. The footage, posted on social media, showed the capital murder suspect at the scene of the crime, smoking and pointing a gun shortly after the murder occurred. Because of the nature of the crime, the suspect, who was 16 at the time of the murder, is being tried as an adult — because he’s a certified juvenile, if he gets a life sentence, he will be eligible for parole after 40 years. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in Dallas:

Saturday, September 23

• Bulk Trash Drop-off Service At Renner Frankford Branch Library (All Day)
• Spread The Love 5K Run/Walk At Woodshed Smokehouse (7:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Today kicks off the second annual Latinidad Festival, taking place from 5:00- 10:00 p.m. in Strauss Square. The free event, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, will feature live performances, a vendor market curated by Hecho con Amor, authentic Latin cuisine, crafts and activities for kids, and so much more. (AT&T Performing Arts Center)
• Mark your calendars for the State Fair of Texas, taking place Sep. 29 through Oct. 22 right here in Dallas. Featuring over 277 acres of food, attractions, rides, and games, the State Fair of Texas is the longest-running fair in the nation, as well as one of the largest. Tickets and packages are available online. (State Fair of Texas)
• USA Today has nominated DFW Airport in their "10Best" for the annual "Reader's Choice Awards for Travel" competition. Cast your vote online today to make sure DFW establishments come out on top! (DFW Airport via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you back in your inbox soon with another update!

— 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.