Dallas City Council

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.

Dallas and the Texas Attorney General's office jointly asked a court to issue a temporary injunction blocking a voter-approved measure decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.

The Dallas City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to review programs to ensure they comply with President Donald Trump's executive order targeting DEI.

The council will vote on the plan — which would prohibit new drive-through businesses, encourage mixed-use development along the corridor, and allow for small multi-family developments — in August.

QuikTrip donated training structures valued at around a million dollars along with a cash donation to the Dallas Police Gifts and Donation Fund.

New baseline hiring standards for the Dallas Police Department for officer trainees were approved by the Dallas City Council on Wednesday.

The Dallas City Council will vote on a rezoning plan for the Hampton-Clarendon Corridor that would increase walkability and allow for small multi-family developments — but residents worry it will displace them.

City officials said it’s largely due to a drop in property tax and sales tax revenue, as well as a new police hiring mandate.

Jesse Moreno and Gay Donnell Willis, who were both first elected in 2021, were tapped for fill-in roles in the mayor's absence.