Marina Trahan Martinez
Dallas County Government Accountability Reporter-
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price was the sole dissent for an advisory group to run the mental health care provider's restructuring for more than half a million dollars. -
More than 125 local, state and federal agencies are authorized to use the state-of-the-art crisis and threat management facility as a central command center. -
Dallas County practices many of the successful approaches Florida's Miami-Dade County uses to reduce mental health-related incarceration, despite one key law difference. -
Dallas County officials are exploring Miami-Dade County's jail and court processing model in Florida to reduce jail crowding and mental health-related recidivism here. -
Diane Bailey died at Parkland Hospital on her birthday nearly two months after she was booked into the Dallas County jail for a class C misdemeanor drug charge. -
Offord will face Republican Skye Garcia in the November general election. One of them will succeed John Warren, Dallas County's first Black county clerk. -
Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties also saw more Republicans turn out. The race between Texas AG Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn may be a significant factor. -
Ensuring public safety during the FIFA World Cup likely will cost the county more from its own pocket than its cut of $50 million for North Texas to share. -
About 400 voting machines needed repair, with many screens shattered likely during delivery to voting locations. -
Housing Forward and the All Neighbors Coalition — proposed to the county a homelessness response tax to consistently fund efforts. -
Housing Forward and the All Neighbors Coalition will present to a Dallas County committee on Monday a proposal for homeless tax to sustain housing and outreach efforts. -
The Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice created a streamlined inmate pickup program to reduce delays, which have cost the county millions.
