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Various Dallas city facilities will close on Monday, October 12, 2026, while essential services like sanitation and animal shelter operations continue as scheduled.
Dallas will stop offering its Blue Choice Copay PPO to employees and pre-65 retirees on Jan. 1. Union leaders say officers and firefighters are looking at other departments; the city cites a $10 million cost.
After six people were wounded in a weekend shooting on South Barry Avenue, a Dallas group says it is putting solar-powered lights in neighborhoods it believes have been left behind.
Residents in Districts 1 and 13 plan to file recall notices and gather thousands of signatures for a possible May 2027 vote. West and Willis both defended their records.
A Dallas council committee is set to interview finalists for inspector general Tuesday and recommend candidates to the full council, more than a year after the city's last pick for the job was let go.
After rejecting a $1 million eviction defense program in June, Dallas found $500,000 for tenant legal aid in its new budget. City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert says the city should not plan on funding it again.
The Save Dallas City Hall Coalition filed notice Oct. 2 and has 60 days to gather about 20,000 signatures for a May 2027 charter amendment vote.
Oct. 5 is the last day to register for the Nov. 3 election. Here is how Dallas County voters can check their status, register by mail and plan for early voting.
The company that ran Fair Park until the city ended its contract in 2025 alleges wrongful termination and unpaid fees; the city declined to comment on the suit.
The city’s legislative tracker marks a one-year extension approved, continuing consulting and technical assistance for DPD’s de-escalation training project.
Two separate vehicle-theft grants pair state awards with local support, while a third measure covers annual task-force agreements.
An approved city record lists $870,196 in federal support and a local match for traffic-enforcement overtime and travel.
Dallas police have taken 321 state-funded license plate readers offline following the withdrawal of Texas grant funding, while maintaining a network of over 300 locally funded devices.
The Dallas City Council has approved a roughly $6 billion budget that includes about $3.1 million in one-time funding for the public library system, though long-term support remains minimal.
City officials propose a new management model for the 277-acre park that includes private sector involvement, potential hotel development, and expanded festival programming.
The Save City Hall Coalition will begin collecting signatures to amend the city charter and mandate that local government remains in the I.M. Pei-designed municipal building.
Indian-made manhole covers are present in Houston, Austin, and Fort Worth, a practice driven by lower costs and mandated by federal laws requiring visible country-of-origin markings on municipal castings.
State legislators questioned the effectiveness of hotel occupancy tax restrictions while Dallas officials reported significant revenue growth for its convention center financing.
Funding for the Dallas Public Library has been restored, ensuring the continuation of staff positions and six-day weekly operations.
A proposal to expand the Dallas mayor's powers will start collecting petition signatures in October.
Restored funding allows Dallas Public Library to keep current schedules through December and expand hours for seven branches starting next month.
