Dallas City Council

The Dallas City Council approved a $5.5 billion budget for the fiscal year fiscal year 2025-26 budget early Thursday.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson proposed two budget cuts and encouraged the city council to also propose amendments that would reduce spending ahead of the final vote.

The final Iron Skillet rivalry game between Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University will take place in Fort Worth Sept. 20.

Council Member Cara Mendelsohn and several Dallas residents say the proposed starting salary for police officers isn't competitive and does not follow Proposition U.

The Dallas City Council approved a 10-year beverage services contract with PepsiCo during its Wednesday meeting.

The high court's refusal Friday to take up the city of Dallas' appeal leaves a lower court's ruling in place — a Dallas poker house can continue operating.

The name change was put on the Dallas City Council agenda by Mayor Eric Johnson to reflect his priority for efficiency in internal city operations.

Dallas City Council voted to discharge Timothy J. Menke as inspector general during Wednesday's meeting. Menke was hired in June 2025.

The Skillman branch library and four more yet-to-be-determined libraries are set to close as the city moves to a "regional model" where some locations have extended hours and services and smaller supporting branches surround them.

The Dallas City Council approved a plan they say will make the Hampton-Clarendon Corridor in West Oak Cliff more pedestrian-friendly and add housing. But residents say they're worried they'll be displaced.

At a City Council meeting Wednesday, speakers wanted to know whether the city would join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) Program as other state and local agencies opt in.

Demolition of the long-vacant Tri-City Hospital began Tuesday. Residents have fought for years for the removal of what they call an "eyesore" and public safety hazard for the area.