Dallas County Commissioner

Dallas County primary elections have nearly 200 races and almost two dozen propositions on the Republican and Democratic ballots.

The Dallas County Republican Party has combined precincts and Election Day vote centers, some of which violate state law, says Commissioner Andy Sommerman.

A Dallas County juvenile detention center supervision officer continues Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and post-surgery care after a 15-year-old allegedly hit him last April, shattering bones around and below his eye.

Separate Dallas County Republican and Democratic Election Day locations have not yet been finalized ahead of the March 3 primary elections.

Commissioners have voted to spend $55 million exploring potential sites for a new county jail.

Dallas County commissioners approved a $10 million contract with Housing Forward for phase 2 of its Street to Home project, but said more progress is needed.

Dallas County commissioners unanimously voted to posthumously exonerate Tommy Lee Walker of Venice Lorraine Walker's rape and murder in 1954.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards gave Dallas County a "clean inspection" with no corrective notes during its review Jan. 13-15.

Auditor Timothy Hicks is two months past Dallas County's finance reconciliation deadline. Commissioners want to know how much they have to pay the bills.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week immunization recommendations will be slashed from 17 to 11. But Dallas County will stay the course.

Dallas County agreed to the local Republican Party's separate primary election contract, which cancels the county's 12-year joint elections effort.

Pedra Geter filed to challenge Dallas County Precinct 4 commissioner Elba Garcia in the March 3 Democratic primary election, but Texas election code requires candidates to prove felony charges were pardoned to hold public office — which Geter did not.