1. Public-source inputs
The snapshot uses official and public source links, aggregate counts, and short Southwest Dallas News-written context. Source links point readers back to original public pages.
Civic Intel Methodology
How Southwest Dallas News turns public-source monitoring into reader-safe local intelligence without exposing private infrastructure or republishing third-party articles.
2. Sanitized snapshot
The frontend reads a static public JSON snapshot or the Pages Function wrapper. Private dashboards, local DB paths, Tailscale URLs, and raw scrape fields are excluded.
3. Reader-safe summaries
Southwest Dallas News can summarize why a record matters, but important civic claims should resolve to city, county, school, court, agency, or other official sources.
4. Built responsibly
We gauge local demand before turning on paid services, alerts, or messaging — so features launch only when we can support them reliably.
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