Author: Dallas Dispatch Staff
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Check Washing Is Back. Protect What You Drop in the Mail
Thieves steal mailed checks and rewrite them with common chemicals. How check washing works, the habits that stop it, and what to do if a washed check clears.
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Catching TEXRail from Fort Worth to DFW Airport
TEXRail runs from downtown Fort Worth to DFW Terminal B for $2 a ride. Stations, schedules, station parking and how to reach your terminal once you arrive.
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A ‘Missed Jury Duty’ Call Demanding Money Is a Scam
Callers posing as Dallas County deputies claim you missed jury duty and must pay to avoid arrest. Courts never do this. How the script works and where to report it.
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Need the IRS in Person? Dallas Offices Take Appointments
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers in the Dallas area work by appointment. How to book at 844-545-5640, what to bring, and what the office can actually fix.
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Love Field or DFW: Comparing Parking Costs and Cell Lots
Love Field garages run $18 to $24 a day while DFW spans $14 remote to $32 at the terminal. Rates, free cell lots and pickup rules at both airports.
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Getting Your Security Deposit Back: Texas Sets the Rules
Texas landlords have 30 days to return a security deposit and must itemize deductions. The forwarding-address step renters skip, and the bad-faith penalty.
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Burn Bans in North Texas: Who Declares Them, What They Bar
Texas county burn bans come from commissioners courts using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. What a ban prohibits, the exemptions, and where to check your county.
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Dallas Short-Term Rental Rules: Registration and Zoning
Dallas passed a short-term rental ban in single-family zones and a registration ordinance in 2023, but courts have blocked both. What owners and neighbors can do now.
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Renew Your Texas Vehicle Registration Without the Line
Texas lets you renew vehicle registration online up to 90 days early. The fees on the notice, the emissions-test rule in DFW counties, and when you must go in person.
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Texas May Be Holding Your Money. The Search Is Free
The Texas Comptroller returned a record $422 million in unclaimed property in one year. How to run the free ClaimItTexas.gov search and file a claim.
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Under a Boil-Water Notice? Do This Until It Lifts
What triggers a Texas boil-water notice, TCEQ’s two-minute rolling-boil rule, what’s safe and what isn’t, and what to flush once the notice lifts.
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What Memorial Day Closes in DFW, and What Stays Open
Memorial Day pauses mail, courts and government offices across DFW on Monday, May 25. What closes, what stays open, and the trash-day surprise in Dallas.