Your neighbors are really calling about *this*

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

Look— if you’ve ever wondered what folks in Dallas are really stressed about, you just need to glance at the city’s 311 service requests. And what’s got everyone calling? It ain't just potholes anymore, bless your heart.

The big one, and I mean *big*, is "Code Concern - CCS." We're talking 29,022 requests. That’s nearly 30,000 times someone picked up the phone or hit the app because a neighbor’s yard was lookin' like the Trinity River bottoms after a storm, or maybe that unpermitted addition on the back of a house down the street is finally getting on their nerves. That’s a whole lot of folks keeping an eye on their block.

Next up, with 1,290 requests, is "Single Family Rental Needs Registration - CCS." This one shows how much the rental market is on people’s minds, especially with all the new folks movin' in. It's not just about a landlord, it's about making sure these properties are kept up to code for families. The rest of the list — Consumer Protection, Restaurant Complaints — those are important, sure, but they’re just drops in the bucket compared to those first two.

What this tells me, y'all, is that Dallas residents are really invested in the everyday quality of life in their neighborhoods. They're not just complaining; they're actively trying to make things better, one messy yard or unregistered rental at a time. It's local control in action. What we need to watch now is how quickly these requests are actually being resolved by the city.

Lupe Treviño-Barnes, Dallas.

My compadres on the Morning Wire team are fixin' to dig into this even deeper — check 'em out live at mornings.live.