Dallas City Council

Dallas is one of many Texas cities experiencing a downward turn in their sales tax this year. Inflation and high energy prices are contributing to that trend.

From Dallas City Hall to libraries and roadways, Dallas residents can tell their council members how to focus next year's budget.

Dallas City Attorney Tammy Palomino has been with the city for 23 years and oversees one of the largest municipal legal departments in the U.S.

The vote does not bind City Council to a decision on City Hall. It allows staff to find more information so council members can compare options on what to do with the building.

The Community Park will replace 18-acres of parking lot space in Fair Park and has been in the works for at least ten years.

The Dallas City Council backed a new governance structure what would reduce its representation on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board to 45% as the agency negotiates with cities to prevent withdrawal elections.

The city's Department of Sanitation Services continues to recommend options for transitioning from alley trash pick up service after surveying residents for months.

A South Dallas Community Park has been planned for a decade. Dallas City Council members voted to move planning from the Park and Recreation Board to a council committee.

The council passed a resolution this week reiterating opposition to above-ground passenger rail in parts of Dallas and adding another area of West Dallas to the list.

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."

The Dallas City Council approved zoning for a potential H-E-B store location at Hillcrest Road and the LBJ Freeway in Dallas.

The money will go to the second phase of the Street to Home initiative, which aims to provide permanent housing for Dallas residents experiencing homelessness.