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.
Candidates to represent Dallas City Council District 9 traded bitter accusations.
The City of Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million, has received an allotment of 5,000 vaccines.
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.
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.