In total, four incumbents are departing the Dallas City Council. Three reached their term limit and David Blewett lost to Paul Ridley.
Only 10 percent of registered voters in Dallas County turned out to vote on Election Day. Neighboring Tarrant County saw 13 percent turnout.
Other than in certain city-owned facilities, temporary shelters cannot operate within a half-mile of downtown Dallas.
Candidates to represent Dallas City Council District 9 traded bitter accusations.
The City of Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million, has received an allotment of 5,000 vaccines.
The city council ultimately cut $7 million from the Dallas Police Department’s overtime budget.
Consideration of the city's police funding will be delayed until August after the Dallas City Council overwhelmingly opted to postpone the vote.
By a vote of 11-3, the Dallas City Council rejected a resolution that would have authorized the possibility of an eight percent property tax increase without voter approval.
