EnergyStatewide NewsElected Officials Blast ERCOT, Abbott for Power Grid ‘Disaster’
A former state senator says the ongoing power outage crisis is entirely the fault of Gov. Greg Abbott.
A former state senator says the ongoing power outage crisis is entirely the fault of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Mayor Sylvester Turner has been named chair of a national coalition advocating for comprehensive climate change policy and joined a group lobbying for guaranteed basic income.
The City of Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million, has received an allotment of 5,000 vaccines.
Eddie Garcia says that when he starts his post as Dallas’ police chief, his number one priority will be reducing violent crime.
After fiercely opposing cuts to the police overtime program, the mayor now asks whether the program is being “abused or mismanaged.”
The Dallas City Council approved three taxpayer-funded lobbying contracts the day after Mayor Eric Johnson’s state of the city address.
Mayor Eric Johnson highlighted that racial minority communities have been disproportionately impacted by coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations.
Reinforcements from the state are headed to Dallas as crime in the city worsens and the chief of police will soon leave her office.
The city council ultimately cut $7 million from the Dallas Police Department’s overtime budget.
Republicans say replacing Ginsburg before election day shouldn't draw comparisons to the blocking of Merrick Garland, Obama's 2016 nominee.
Councilman Omar Narvaez expressed concern about cutting the salaries of those who already make less than “straight, white men.”
Mayor Eric Johnson’s suggestions include a tiered approach to salary reductions for city employees that would save $6.5 million.
Just a few days before the convention, the City of Dallas cancelled the Young Americans for Liberty event citing concerns about the coronavirus.
Challengers Jasmine Crockett and Penny Shaw upset their incumbent opponents, Lorraine Birabil and Anna Eastman, during Tuesday's runoff.
Even with rising hospitalizations of COVID-19 cases, the hospitals in the DFW region are still well prepared to handle a surge of cases, according to the president of the regional hospital council.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a Democrat, said that "all options should be on the table" as the city weathers an estimated revenue shortfall of up to $101 million in the coming fiscal year.
The mayors of nine Texas cities signed onto a letter requesting from Governor Abbott the ability to reinstate mandatory facial covering orders.
Consideration of the city's police funding will be delayed until August after the Dallas City Council overwhelmingly opted to postpone the vote.
Reneé Hall, the Dallas police chief, held a press conference followed by another appearance with local and state leaders like Governor Greg Abbott.
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.