Dallas City Council recommends $1.25 billion bond program, May election for voter approval | #citycouncil
The Dallas City Council on Friday expressed support for raising the limit of a proposed $1.1 billion bond program by $150 million and to have voters cast ballots on those plans during a May 4 election. The council approval for both developments during a special called meeting are non-binding recommendations. But they appear to be […]
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Memo squabble between Dallas mayor, council members ends with more bond meetings
The Dallas City Council will meet at least twice this month to try to sort out details of a proposed $1.1 billion bond program after council members pushed back against the mayor for postponing a meeting to the end of January because he is going to Switzerland. City Secretary Bilierae Johnson said Thursday that the […]
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Dallas should approve resolution supporting ceasefire in Gaza, council member says | #citycouncil
Dallas should demand a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas and for immediate humanitarian aid for people in Gaza, according to a city council member. Dallas City Council member Adam Bazaldua on Thursday proposed a ceasefire resolution that he is calling on his fellow city elected officials to support and pass. The City […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson uses state of the city to push for parks, police over housing
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said during his annual State of the City address on Thursday that the city should put less emphasis on providing housing and more on police and parks. “Historically, government is simply not good at playing the role of a housing developer,” Johnson said in a speech that was presented on the […]
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson to give annual state of the city speech over the radio
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he’ll deliver his latest state of the city address this week over the radio, a departure from him giving the annual speech in-person inside a venue. The mayor’s address is scheduled to be broadcasted Thursday evening on WBAP News/Talk 820 AM and 99.5 FM-HD2. It’s not clear why a radio […]
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Dallas County jail capacity raises concerns at City Hall – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | #citycouncil
Top Dallas County leaders were called to City Hall Monday to explain what some have called a capacity crisis at the county jail. The county officials insisted no criminals will be set free without court orders, but they admitted that computer software problems have caused tremendous confusion. The City of Dallas has no jail of […]
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District 13 City Council Candidates Focus on Crime, Short-Term Rentals | #citycouncil
Gay Donnell Willis is just wrapping up her first term representing Dallas City Council’s District 13, which includes Preston Hollow and Vickery Meadow, and she is ready for another two years in the seat. But she’ll first have to defeat her opponent in the race, a former real estate agent named Priscilla Shacklett. Shacklett declined to […]
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