Dallas repeals rule that led to demolishing historic Tenth Street homes

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(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) [After dozens of historic homes demolished, Dallas City Council repeals controversial rule]( Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to abandon a rule that made it easier for the city to demolish historic homes in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Residents in Dallas’ historic Tenth Street have been fighting for the city to abandon a 2010 rule in the Dallas development code that permits the demolition of homes smaller than 3,000 square feet within a Landmark District, a geographic area with preservation guidelines and protections for structures that have historical significance. [Before a unanimous vote](, Dallas City Council member Jaynie Schultz spotlighted Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn King Arnold’s efforts to help preserve Tenth Street, one of the few remaining intact freedmen’s towns in the nation, according to a lawsuit filed by residents. 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