Your neighbors are really calling 311 about what

Look— Dallas on the wire, big hat, bigger story. You know how sometimes you call 311 about a streetlight out, or a pothole big enough to swallow a Toyota? Well, the folks across Dallas are making a *lot* of calls about something else entirely: code concerns.

According to the latest 311 service request data, "Code Concern - CCS" clocked in with a staggering 29,391 requests. That's not just the most, that's like, twenty-two times more than the next highest category, which was "Single Family Rental Needs Registration" at 1,295 requests. Think about that for a second. Almost thirty thousand times, someone in your neighborhood called the city because a property wasn't up to snuff. That's everything from overgrown lots to unsafe structures, junk cars, or a house that just looks… wrong. My mamá, she'd say, "Ay, qué barbaridad, the neighbors are watching!" And they are.

This tells you a lot about what's on people's minds, especially in parts of town that might feel overlooked. It’s not about grand development plans on the Trinity River just yet, it's about the block, the house next door. It’s a clear signal that property maintenance and neighborhood standards are a huge deal. What we're fixin' to see is if City Hall can keep up with this volume, and how they prioritize those thousands of calls to make a real difference in our neighborhoods.

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

Y'all need to hear Keith and the crew break down how fast those 311 calls get answered on the show tomorrow — tune in mornings.live.