Weatherizing Dallas’ Forgotten Homes | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 11, 2026 · 1m

In Dallas’s Queen City neighborhood, a pilot program transformed seven century-old, energy-inefficient homes—many owned by seniors and low-income families—into cooler, more affordable living spaces. Facing mold and foundation issues that disqualified them from standard weatherization, Southern Dallas Progress stepped in to upgrade these overlooked homes. The results? Residents saved hundreds annually on energy bills, while easing pressure on the city’s power grid. With strong data backing its success, the group is now pushing the City of Dallas to fund expansion, proving that retrofitting…