IssuesLocal NewsDallas City Council to Consider Firing City Manager T.C. Broadnax
Hayden SparksJune 14, 2022
The city manager defended his record as members of the Dallas City Council are calling on him to be terminated.
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Elections 2021Local NewsPolice Association-Backed Candidates Make Runoffs in Open Dallas Council Races, Most Incumbents Reelected
Hayden SparksMay 4, 2021
Only 10 percent of registered voters in Dallas County turned out to vote on Election Day. Neighboring Tarrant County saw 13 percent turnout.
Local NewsDallas City Council Members Debate Distribution of 5,000 Vaccine Doses
Hayden SparksJanuary 27, 2021
The City of Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million, has received an allotment of 5,000 vaccines.
Local NewsTaxes & SpendingDallas Budget Passes After Failed Effort to Restore Police Overtime Funding
Hayden SparksSeptember 24, 2020
The city council ultimately cut $7 million from the Dallas Police Department’s overtime budget.
Consideration of the city's police funding will be delayed until August after the Dallas City Council overwhelmingly opted to postpone the vote.
Local NewsDallas City Council Rejects 8 Percent Property Tax Increase After Public Outcry
Hayden SparksMay 28, 2020
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.