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.
The Latest
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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.
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Dallas city leader wrestle with amendments approved by voters
Dallas voters said yes to pot, more police and the ability to sue the city if it doesn’t follow its own charter. NBC 5’s David Goins reports city leaders are trying to figure out how to implement all three amendments, even as they conflict with one another.
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No ruling made on future of Dallas short-term rentals
On Wednesday, an appellate hearing in front of a three-judge panel took place, with both sides presenting their arguments.
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Dallas leaders tout high-speed rail during Japan visit
Councilmembers Gay Donnell Willis and Adam Bazaldua talked economic development and high-speed rail potential aboard a Japanese bullet train
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Dallas delegation returns from trip to Japan to see bullet train up close
A delegation of Dallas city leaders returned from a week-long, taxpayer-financed trip to Japan. NBC 5’s David Goins reports the goal was to see high-speed rail up-close and its potential to not only remake the area around the new convention center but strengthen the Texas economy with a bullet train to Houston.
