David Goins is a native Texan who started with NBC-5 in October 2021 as a freelance reporter.
He joined the team full-time in June 2024 primarily covering Dallas-centered stories along with government at Dallas City Hall.
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David has over two decades of storytelling experience and has been reporting in North Texas since 2015. He’s covered the City of Dallas government, Dallas County Commissioners Court and stories within the Dallas Independent School District.
Prior to arriving in Dallas, David reported for stations in Arkansas and Missouri.
In Little Rock, he covered the state legislature and hosted a weekly statewide political interview program.
He has been recognized for his work with several Associated Press awards and two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for continuing coverage.
Additionally, he spent one academic year in the classroom as a teacher while pursuing an alternative certification through the TEA for secondary education.
David grew up in Houston and graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos with degrees in history and journalism. He got his first experience in a newsroom interning for the NBC affiliate in Austin during the Bush v. Gore campaign and historic electoral recount case.
When he’s not reporting, you might spot him on the baseball diamond, umpiring high school games around the Dallas area.
He’s a big fan of being a parent to his son and enjoying live music and sports.
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10-acre community park to open in Dallas's Fair Park in late 2026
Construction on a planned community park in South Dallas will begin in late 2025, according to leadership of the nonprofit that manages Fair Park.
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Much anticipated community park may bring hope for Dallas neighborhood
Decades of promises have been broken for the neighborhood around Fair Park. Years after Black families were uprooted to make way for parking lots, the nonprofit overseeing the park says it’s keeping faith with the community with a much anticipated community park. David Goins has the update.
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Dallas City Council rejects push to delay implementing voter-approved marijuana measure
The Dallas City Council rejected an effort to add language to a resolution that would have limited the city from enacting a recently passed city proposition related to marijuana possession.
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Dallas City Council concerned over potential legal action from state after pot possession vote
Dallas voters recently said “yes” to reduced enforcement of pot possession. Now, some on Dallas City Council say, the voter-approved measure should not be enacted over concerns of potential legal action from the state. NBC 5’s David Goins has the update.
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Elm Thicket neighborhood battles to keep hard-fought zoning rules in place
Neighbors in a historically Black neighborhood say allowing new homes to be built that violate hard-fought zoning rules is a gut punch. NBC 5’s David Goins reports the panel is set to hear another appeal from a builder in the Elm-Thicket neighborhood near Love Field.
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Panel could rule this week on red-tagged Elm Thicket home builds
A Dallas panel could decide this week if new homes under construction can be completed over the protest of neighbors who say builders are knowingly not following zoning requirements.
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Confiscated spider monkey may be malnourished according to caregivers
Animal services in Irving is leading an investigation into how a Dallas social media influencer cared for a spider monkey. A monkey named Jorgie Boy faces a long, uncertain road to recovery at a Tarrant County animal ranch. David Goins has this update.
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Proceeds from Norman Rockwell paintings to go to survivors of sexual abuse
Five Norman Rockwell paintings go up for auction Friday with the proceeds going to compensate thousands of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America is selling dozens of pieces of art. Two survivors tell NBC 5’s David Goins it’s one step in a life-long healing process.
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Norman Rockwell ‘Boy Scouts' art auctioned to compensate sexual abuse survivors
Five Norman Rockwell works of art go up for auction Friday with the proceeds going to compensate thousands of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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Council repeals language on Dallas Police staffing minimums
The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to repeal a portion of a 1988 ordinance that provided the language used by a group in a police-centered charter amendment that Dallas voters narrowly approved last week.
