Criminal JusticeLocal NewsDallas Councilwoman Defends Record on Police Funding, Opponent Says Police Deserve ‘More Resources’
Hayden SparksMarch 17, 2021
Candidates to represent Dallas City Council District 9 traded bitter accusations.
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Civil SocietyLocal NewsCouncilwoman Says Dallas Should ‘Wean People off Their Addiction to Calling the Police’
Hayden SparksJanuary 11, 2021
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.
Civil SocietyLocal NewsMemo Saying Dallas Police ‘Will No Longer Be Dispatched’ to Certain Calls Rescinded, Councilwoman Says
Hayden SparksJanuary 5, 2021
Councilwoman Jennifer Gates says the matter will be considered at a public safety committee meeting on January 11.
Local NewsDallas Mayor Wants Audit of Police Overtime Program Despite Opposing Funding Cut
Hayden SparksDecember 22, 2020
After fiercely opposing cuts to the police overtime program, the mayor now asks whether the program is being “abused or mismanaged.”
Civil SocietyLocal NewsDallas City Manager Wants New Police Chief to Continue ‘Reimagining’ Public Safety, Announces Final Contenders
Hayden SparksDecember 14, 2020
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has the final decision who will be the city’s new police chief.
Criminal JusticeStatewide NewsNo ‘Absolute Duty’ for Police to Stop Other Officers from Violating Individual Rights, AG Says
Brad JohnsonDecember 9, 2020
Police departments across Texas have implemented their own internal policies of "duty to intervene" after the incident in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests and riots.
Civil SocietyStatewide NewsRioting Would Become a Felony Under Gov. Abbott’s New Proposal
Brad JohnsonSeptember 24, 2020
The new proposals will need to go through the legislative process after the legislature convenes in January before going into effect.
Local NewsTaxes & SpendingDallas Mayor Blasts City Council for ‘Unconscionable’ Move to Defund Police Overtime
Hayden SparksSeptember 14, 2020
Councilman Omar Narvaez expressed concern about cutting the salaries of those who already make less than “straight, white men.”
Criminal JusticeLocal NewsTaxes & SpendingDallas City Council Defunds $7 Million From Police Overtime, Police Chief Resigns Amid Multiple Controversies
Hayden SparksSeptember 8, 2020
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.
Local NewsTaxes & SpendingDallas Budget Proposal Includes Minimum Wage Increase for City Employees, Racial Equity Spending
Hayden SparksAugust 10, 2020
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.