Imagine being pregnant and spending two hours with your health care provider each visit. Imagine becoming friends with other expectant moms as you meet together for seven months. Imagine learning how to take better care of yourself and your family. Members of the new Life Shines Bright Pregnancy Program at Methodist Charlton include (front row, [...]

The Kroger retail food chain is making motor vehicle registration renewals available in all of its locations in Dallas County.  The Dallas County Tax Office is proud to partner with Kroger to provide this service for the public’s convenience.  Kroger’s registration  hours are Monday through Sunday: 8:am – 8:00 pm. John R. Ames, the Dallas [...]

Talk. Text. Crash. campaign launches statewide AUSTIN — It happens every day. You get a text or a phone call and you feel the need to respond immediately, even when you’re driving. But what you may not know is a simple text or call can cost you your life or someone else’s. “Distracted driving is unacceptable, [...]

If you’re a victim of identity theft or know someone who is, the Federal Trade Commission has a new video designed to help facilitators who assist consumers in repairing their identity.  Helping Victims of Identity Theft is the latest addition to the FTC’s library of resources that explain not only how to recognize identity theft, [...]

Dallas County Health and Human Services is urging county residents to prepare for the  upcoming West Nile virus season, which typically runs from May through October. “Dallas County wants to alert the public that the mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus may be active again this year,” said Zachary Thompson, DCHHS director. “Our mosquito surveillance [...]

Litter problem increasing with more than 1 billion pieces of trash collected annually You might think Don’t mess with Texas® is just a saying, but it’s way more. It’s a call to action created by the Texas Department of Transportation 27 years ago to stop litterers in their tracks. Today, TxDOT announced the state’s anti-litter campaign is [...]

Each year, hundreds of pets are lost during natural disasters, and many are never reunited with their owners due to a lack of proper identification.  That’s why the American Red Cross has named April National Pet First Aid Awareness Month so pet owners can take time to prepare for disasters. Preparing for a Disaster and [...]

Four North Texas county health departments are melding their planning, research and information, and efforts to make a collective impact on this year’s West Nile virus season. Similarities are reflected in Dallas and Tarrant counties plans to trap and test mosquitoes earlier than they did in 2012, to add more staff members, to conduct year-round [...]

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released the 2012 Texas Gang Threat Assessment, which was developed to provide a broad overview of gang activity in the state of Texas. “While gangs continue to pose a significant threat to public safety in Texas, we are committed to protecting the people of Texas from these criminals,” [...]

Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks Out About How She Survived a Shotgun Blast & How Domestic Violence Services Saved Her Life Austin, Texas – The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) is teaming up with the business community, legislators and thousands of Texans to support full funding for family violence services. Today, thousands of postcards are [...]