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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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Prop. A's $443 million would fund five police and fire buildings; the fight is over moving 911 out of City Hall
Early voting ends Friday on the city's only bond measure, which the city says would cost $629.6 million with interest. Supporters cite police training; opponents call it a first step toward leaving City Hall.
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Sixty-nine arts groups would share $7.5 million in city contracts, with the art museum's $1.07 million the largest
A consent item on Wednesday's council agenda funds the second year of the city's three-year Cultural Organizations Program. Awards run from $26,000 to $1,073,896, and 28 groups would get less than $50,000.
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I-30 closes through downtown Dallas from 10 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday
TxDOT is shutting all lanes of I-30 between I-35E and the I-45/U.S. 75 junction for I-30 Canyon construction, with traffic sent to Woodall Rodgers Freeway and SH 366.
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Rowlett company picked to run White Rock Lake's kayak, canoe and paddleboard rentals for five years, pending a council vote Wednesday
The concessionaire would pay the park department 22% of gross rental revenue, which the city estimates at about $49,700 a year. Dallas Kayak Company won the last contract in 2022.
City Hall6 days ago
Council to name a permanent inspector general Wednesday and choose its next auditor from two finalists
A council committee recommended interim watchdog Baron Eliason for inspector general. The Finance Committee sent two auditor finalists, interim auditor Rory Galter and John Provan, to the full council.
City Hall7 days ago
City auditor's review says the civilian pension fund's costs top its peers and questions leadership pay
An RSM comparison put the Employees' Retirement Fund's expenses at 0.82% of assets, highest of ten peers. Fund leaders brief the council's Finance Committee on Monday.
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Trash-truck camera letters will be reworded as reminders, with a QR code to repair help, after council committee review
Staff told council members Monday that courtesy notices from the AI camera program do not open cases or set deadlines. The city is also weighing restarting a repair fund for low-income homeowners that has been paused since 2024.
City Hall9 days ago
Dallas County tallies 76,243 voters on early voting's first day, topping 2018 and 2022
The county's unofficial report for Monday, Oct. 19, puts opening-day turnout at more than double the 2022 midterm's first day, according to state figures cited by KERA.

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

More City Hall

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

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

City auditor's review says the civilian pension fund's costs top its peers and questions leadership pay

Trash-truck camera letters will be reworded as reminders, with a QR code to repair help, after council committee review

Dallas County tallies 76,243 voters on early voting's first day, topping 2018 and 2022

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