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Elizabeth Reich, the chief financial officer for the City of Dallas, has announced her resignation.
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Several Republicans abstained from requesting earmarks in the budgeting process, citing concerns about ethics and wasteful spending.
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The budget is one of the most important documents prepared by the city because it identifies where citizen tax dollars and other revenues are being spent.
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Abbott has the power to veto individual line items he objects to.
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Hundreds of millions of federal dollars have been spent for COVID-19 response.
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar didn't provide details as he told lawmakers Monday that the financial forecast isn't as dire as earlier feared. But he said revenues are still down "significantly" compared with last year.
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The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to approve a $3.8 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite activists' outcries, council members didn't make significant changes to the police budget.
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Dallas has proposed a major expansion of its RIGHT Care program, which teams up police, paramedics and social workers to respond to behavioral health calls. But some activists believe cops should not be on the scene during a mental health emergency.
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City Council is hammering out a spending plan as we speak. Here's what's happening.
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It's the Dallas City Council's first attempt to set spending levels since protests against police brutality rocked the city and the U.S. over the summer.
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The organization Our City Our Future has proposed redirecting $200 million from the Dallas Police Department’s proposed $500 million budget to fund community support services.
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The City of Dallas recently began a series of virtual town halls to discuss the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The meetings are a way for…