Marina Trahan Martinez
Dallas County Government Accountability Reporter-
Dallas County jail advisory committee will present its yearlong efforts report and recommendations.
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The North Central Texas Council of Governments hopes to get at least $77 million from an EPA climate pollution reduction grant.
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Parkland Health's board of managers has increased its contract with Texas-based Vets Securing America by $1 million.
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The Dallas County Sheriff's Department was awarded a $42,000 state grant for rifle-resistant body armor.
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Dallas County commissioners have approved almost $600,000 to help the county's Odyssey software work with other computers systems, the latest additional expense.
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Dallas County commissioners voted to extend the interim IT director's contract while they continue searching for a permanent "chief information officer."
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Dallas County commissioners and the Dallas city council agreed to allow the state’s new child care facility tax exemption.
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No candidate earned a majority of votes, so the top two candidates will compete to win in a May runoff election.
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Sheriff Marian Brown was endorsed by her predecessor Lupe Valdez, who left office to run for governor in 2018. Valdez is trying to win the seat back from Brown.
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Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal have partnered up for a gun buyback event on Saturday.
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Dallas County's jail system passed state inspection for the first time in years under Sheriff Marian Brown's leadership, but state officials identified some problems.
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The bills for dealing with Dallas County's data breach and other computer woes are almost a half million dollars above original estimates.