Readers defend diversity at universities; point out spending mistakes made by the Dallas City Council; want changes at Knox St.; appreciate peaceful protests; and joke about that escaped python.

Holes are forming in Scott Everett’s shield against the multifamily distress that’s consumed other syndicators. His Dallas-based firm S2 Capital is facing foreclosure on an Arlington apartment ...

Dallas saw the second-highest jump in rent prices year-over-year this past June, with rent prices for single-bedroom apartments rising 1.4 percent to $1,450.