Jo, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss.
That's really a bummer.
Ok, in Dallas, I'd contact the following:
Dallas Morning News (owned by Belo Publishing)
WFAA-Channel 8 News (also owned by Belo)
Dallas Observer (they love this kind of stuff)
I'm not sure who you'd contact as far as a local advocacy group, but I'd do a Google search on it if I were you (such as +Dallas +Consumer advocacy)
Man, I hope this helps. Nuts!
-Sazerac