Dallas County voters elected Democrat John Creuzot in 2018. Since then, he has focused on prosecuting fewer lower-level offenses.
Garcia reported that aggravated assaults, murders, and robberies have collectively dropped by 13 percent since May of last year.
Mayor Eric Johnson called “racism within the Democratic Party” the “800 lb. gorilla in the room.”
Crockett was first elected to the Texas House in November of last year.
After toxicology reports exonerated his wife, Allen West said her "honor and reputation should have never been assailed.”
Urban centers across the country have seen a spike in violent crime since the pandemic began and many have experienced efforts to shrink police departments.
Funding for the Dallas Police Department was a major issue during last year’s debate on the budget for the current fiscal year.
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.”
