After toxicology reports exonerated his wife, Allen West said her "honor and reputation should have never been assailed.”
Funding for the Dallas Police Department was a major issue during last year’s debate on the budget for the current fiscal year.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia highlighted the impact that the “defund the police” movement has had on public safety.
Only 10 percent of registered voters in Dallas County turned out to vote on Election Day. Neighboring Tarrant County saw 13 percent turnout.
Barry Wernick is the only candidate in the race for District 11 on the Dallas City Council who is endorsed by the Dallas Police Association.
Candidates to represent Dallas City Council District 9 traded bitter accusations.
Councilwoman Carolyn King Arnold made the remark during a public safety committee briefing in which the Dallas Police Department answered for last week’s memo leak.
Councilwoman Jennifer Gates says the matter will be considered at a public safety committee meeting on January 11.
After fiercely opposing cuts to the police overtime program, the mayor now asks whether the program is being “abused or mismanaged.”
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has the final decision who will be the city’s new police chief.
Police departments across Texas have implemented their own internal policies of "duty to intervene" after the incident in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests and riots.
The new proposals will need to go through the legislative process after the legislature convenes in January before going into effect.
Councilman Omar Narvaez expressed concern about cutting the salaries of those who already make less than “straight, white men.”
Several shakeups have rocked the Dallas Police Department, as 25 percent will be cut from the overtime budget and the police chief announced her resignation effective November 10.
The proposal maintains about the same level of police funding, while allocating a minimum wage increase and $650,000 for a new “recovery services facility.”
Consideration of the city's police funding will be delayed until August after the Dallas City Council overwhelmingly opted to postpone the vote.
