Andy Sommerman

The Dallas County Republican Party has combined precincts and Election Day vote centers, some of which violate state law, says Commissioner Andy Sommerman.

A Dallas County juvenile detention center supervision officer continues Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and post-surgery care after a 15-year-old allegedly hit him last April, shattering bones around and below his eye.

The White House administration notified mental health and substance abuse and addiction provider organizations nationwide that by executive order, $2 billion in already awarded federal funding would be taken back.

Commissioners have voted to spend $55 million exploring potential sites for a new county jail.

Dallas County commissioners approved a $10 million contract with Housing Forward for phase 2 of its Street to Home project, but said more progress is needed.

Dallas County commissioners unanimously voted to posthumously exonerate Tommy Lee Walker of Venice Lorraine Walker's rape and murder in 1954.

Dallas County has approved 74 countywide vote centers for all voters, regardless of party affiliation, to cast ballots during early voting for the upcoming primary election.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards gave Dallas County a "clean inspection" with no corrective notes during its review Jan. 13-15.

Auditor Timothy Hicks is two months past Dallas County's finance reconciliation deadline. Commissioners want to know how much they have to pay the bills.

Dallas County agreed to the local Republican Party's separate primary election contract, which cancels the county's 12-year joint elections effort.

Pedra Geter filed to challenge Dallas County Precinct 4 commissioner Elba Garcia in the March 3 Democratic primary election, but Texas election code requires candidates to prove felony charges were pardoned to hold public office — which Geter did not.

Current and formerly unhoused writers and artists find resources at the Stewpot in downtown Dallas, but they've also found a place to share their personal stories and paintings in the new book "Thy Neighbor."