Earlier this month, the Dallas City Council was slated to consider firing the city manager after complaints from several council members.
Dallas County voters decided to shut down the agency in a 2017 referendum.
The city manager defended his record as members of the Dallas City Council are calling on him to be terminated.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced last year that she would not seek reelection after almost three decades in office.
Dallas Police Department Senior Cpl. Ryan Mabry and former Senior Cpl. Melvin Williams face up to life in prison if convicted.
The 57-year-old suspect is a Mexican citizen and is currently in custody in Maverick County.
Democratic County Judge Clay Jenkins sued Governor Greg Abbott last year over the governor’s ban on local mask mandates.
The new rules aiming to prevent local police department defunding will be posted to the Texas Register later this month.
Dallas County voters elected Democrat John Creuzot in 2018. Since then, he has focused on prosecuting fewer lower-level offenses.
Only Corpus Christi and Plano have enough money to pay their bills according to the analysis of municipal fiscal health.
Among other problems, the city council said the current convention center “[lacks] an authentic urban experience.”
After decades of violent crime declines since the 1970s and 1980s, the nation is seeing crime levels start to rise again.
