Dallas City Council

Dallas will begin using windshield "barnacles" Aug. 24 on vehicles with three or more unpaid parking tickets, giving drivers an alternative to immediate towing.

Only one category of police calls in Dallas get a response in under an hour. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said it was not where the department wanted or needed to be.

Dallas city officials have not publicly disclosed how much security for the event will cost or details on reimbursement. But those details are expected to be briefed to the Finance Committee.

Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ biggest cities with multimillion-dollar deficits.

The city of Dallas will have a bond election on Nov. 3 for a proposition focused on public safety. It will happen two and a half years after the last bond election.

The lawsuit seeks writs of mandamus and temporary and permanent injunctive relief to halt the "ongoing deterioration and demolition by neglect of Dallas City Hall."

Dallas currently categorizes data centers as local utility sub-use of communications exchange facilities, which are allowed in non-residential and mixed-use zoning districts.

Three potential public safety and pension-related propositions, if voters approve, would mean a tax increase.

Dallas City Council Member Gay Donnell Willis ran on "neighborhood-focused" leadership. But her constituents say they have received the opposite of that pledge.

The Save Dallas City Hall Coalition worries changes to the Financial Management and Performance Criteria will impact the City Hall decision.

The Finance Committee will meet Monday morning with an agenda item to discuss potential changes to the city's financial management and performance criteria.

Dallas City Council member Cara Mendelsohn made the comments in a post on Facebook. She is chair of the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee.