Morning Roundup: Estimated $4B needed to house Dallas residents, what to know about Mexico kidnapping

Also, Plano short-term rental property owners say they have rights, too. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [4 things to know about the kidnapping of U.S. citizens in Matamoros, Mexico]( Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border [...] [Frisco ISD discusses discipline of trustee Marvin Lowe]( Frisco trustees discuss Lowe discipline [Plano short-term rental property owners say they have rights, too]( Short-term rental owners say they should be able to use their homes how they please. [Mesquite ISD backs off four-day school week proposal]( The choice has so far mostly been limited to small and rural districts.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Jill Biden blasts Nikki Haley plan to test Joe Biden’s mental competence: ‘ridiculous’]( First lady Jill Biden called it "ridiculous" for GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley to demand cognitive [...] [Man, woman who led Mesquite police on chase Monday afternoon arrested, media reports]( A man and a woman were arrested after they led Mesquite police officers on a chase Monday afternoon, according [...] Looking for more of the latest insights and top stories? We've got you covered. Become a member of The Dallas Morning News. [Join today](. [CBRE moving Dallas headquarters to overlook Klyde Warren Park]( Commercial property giant CBRE Group is moving its Dallas headquarters to the Park District high-rise over [...] [State Fair reveals new design for Big Tex’s size-96 boots by contest winner]( The winning footwork by Jessica Bonilla of Irving features a Texas landscape at sunset, complete with cacti [...] [Excuse their dust: Meow Wolf Grapevine reveals artists’ works in progress]( The immersive arts and entertainment venue at Grapevine Mills mall is showing signs of progress as it targets [...] [Now that Dallas restaurant The Porch is back open, what changed? The bar]( The Porch reopens March 6, 2023, with your favorite menu items still on the list. [MORE NEWS](   NEWS [An aerial shot of South Dallas homes with Downtown Dallas visible in the background.]( Dallas' top housing official said the city faces an affordable housing shortage of about 20,000 homes. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) [Dallas needs more affordable homes. It could cost $4 billion to fill gap, official says]( Dallas’ latest plan to address its affordable housing crisis is slated to go to the City Council in April, according to the city’s top housing official. But he says [it’ll take years and hundreds of millions of dollars from the city alone to make a dent](. “I don’t like to put too much on any plan, particularly for a city that has hundreds of them,” said David Noguera, Dallas’ director of housing and neighborhood revitalization. “However, I do believe that this plan helps build the momentum that we need to allocate the funding and supplemental resources that make mixed-income housing possible in areas that haven’t seen it in generations as well as established communities that lack affordable housing.” [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023