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A year after the nightlife task force formed, Dallas's planned entertainment license still waits on a fee study

Staff hope to bring the license to the council by year's end, the Advocate reports. A council member says that, from what he hears, businesses are getting tickets without the promised education.

Wade RamosOctober 28, 20262 min read

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Naming rights at the new police academy would run from $25,000 to $50 million under a plan up for a council vote Wednesday

A sponsorship toolkit on the Oct. 28 consent agenda prices the training center's name at $50 million. QuikTrip's $10 million gift already claimed the Basic Training Building.

3 days ago

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Staff float 100 more beds at The Bridge and a temporary housing site of up to 150 units in today's homelessness briefing

A City Council committee hears a 'State of Homelessness' briefing this morning that lists shelter gaps, possible fixes and about $14.4 million in 2024 homelessness bond money not yet committed.

3 days ago

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GOP midterm convention cost the city $804,229, mostly police time, and repayment talks are still open

A memo for Monday's Finance Committee puts the final tab for September's two-day Republican convention at $804,229, with $661,335 from the Police Department. Staff say most of it was on-duty pay already in the budget.

3 days ago

Growth & Development

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Council to sign off on Union Pacific deal for a Joppa pedestrian bridge, a trade the neighborhood agreed to years ago

A $523,326 overpass agreement on Wednesday's consent agenda moves the walkway over the Dallas Yard tracks toward construction in March 2027, in exchange for closing the Linfield Road rail crossing.

5 days ago

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Klyde Warren Park expansion, stalled since 2022 by high bids, gets new deadlines and a bigger regional grant before council Wednesday

Two Oct. 28 agenda items would set a construction-start deadline of Dec. 31, 2027, raise regional transportation money for the deck park to $44.6 million and require the park foundation to invest at least $22.5 million.

5 days ago

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New engineer would restart design on Uptown's McKinney and Cole two-way conversion after city ended earlier contract

The council votes Oct. 28 on a $3.55 million Halff Associates contract after Dallas ended its Kimley-Horn deal in August over scope and fees. Construction is penciled in for October 2027 through October 2029.

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Mavericks CEO Rick Welts to retire at year's end, with president Ethan Casson taking over Jan. 1

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A year after the nightlife task force formed, Dallas's planned entertainment license still waits on a fee study

City Hall

Naming rights at the new police academy would run from $25,000 to $50 million under a plan up for a council vote Wednesday

Staff float 100 more beds at The Bridge and a temporary housing site of up to 150 units in today's homelessness briefing

GOP midterm convention cost the city $804,229, mostly police time, and repayment talks are still open

Growth & Development

Council to sign off on Union Pacific deal for a Joppa pedestrian bridge, a trade the neighborhood agreed to years ago

Klyde Warren Park expansion, stalled since 2022 by high bids, gets new deadlines and a bigger regional grant before council Wednesday

New engineer would restart design on Uptown's McKinney and Cole two-way conversion after city ended earlier contract

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State grant would pay to test 534 sexual assault kits, and a $12.3 million county crime lab deal is up for renewal Wednesday

Prop. A's $443 million would fund five police and fire buildings; the fight is over moving 911 out of City Hall

Granada Theater to Shut Down After Eight Decades

Sixty-nine arts groups would share $7.5 million in city contracts, with the art museum's $1.07 million the largest

I-30 closes through downtown Dallas from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday

Rowlett company picked to run White Rock Lake's kayak, canoe and paddleboard rentals for five years, pending a council vote Wednesday

Council to name a permanent inspector general Wednesday and choose its next auditor from two finalists

Redrawn congressional map reshuffled three U.S. House contests in North Texas on the Nov. 3 ballot

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