A community mural is taking shape in Oak Cliff at the corner of Clarendon Drive and Hollywood Ave. It depicts familiar faces and images from the neighborhood, such as street vendors, lowriders, and roosters.<\/p>\n
It will honor activist Sylvia Collins, who was among the three people killed in the explosion at The Clyde apartment complex<\/a> in May. Collins, a former Democratic precinct chair, was described as a tireless advocate for justice, equality, and Oak Cliff. The Dallas Morning News wrote that Collins, 79, championed others<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe family of Dallas community activist Sylvia Collins confirmed to NBC 5 that she is among the three victims killed after a gas line ruptured Thursday. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero has the story.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The explosion happened in May; some residents at a neighboring complex still do not have natural gas. A state lawmaker is pushing for an immediate solution<\/a> to the now 2-month-old problem. Residents tell NBC 5 they feel they have fallen through the cracks.<\/p>\n The owners of ‘The Clyde’ are suing Atmos Energy over the explosion<\/a>, alleging negligence; some tenants are suing<\/a> too. They claim Atmos failed to mark gas lines properly before the catastrophic explosion. The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary findings cited that the gas line struck on May 28 had not been marked<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA second lawsuit has been filed against Atmos Energy following the deadly apartment explosion in Oak Cliff that claimed three lives. The lawsuit alleges the utility company bears responsibility in connection with the explosion. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero breaks down what it could mean as the investigation continues.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The mural project was led by Somos Tejas Community, J&E Auto Shop, and a teacher\/student duo from Texas Woman\u2019s University. The project celebrates the community and the everyday unsung heroes who make it what it is. <\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to show the hard workers that built this community\u201d – Isabel Martinez, 23, Muralist, said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis mural represents Oak Cliff and the determination its residents have to continue calling this area their home\u201d – Jerry Figueroa, owner of J&E Auto, said. <\/p>\n It will be unveiled formally on Sunday with a block party shutting down the intersection. <\/p>\n There will be food, music, school backpacks, and a show featuring the Dallas Lowriders, Aztec Dancers, and a Ballet Folklorico performance from 3 – 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A community mural is taking shape in Oak Cliff at the corner of Clarendon Drive and Hollywood Ave.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,581,104,103],"class_list":["post-393846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}