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Dallas County Auditor Darryl Thomas has resigned following months of problems related to an upgrade in to the county's payroll system.
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A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims that Dallas County commissioners don't have the right to view juvenile department records on how long children are confined to their rooms.
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Dallas County Commissioner Andy Sommerman says he was denied juvenile department documents that would show how long detained children spend alone in their rooms.
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A tense meeting at Dallas County Commissioners Court ended Tuesday with John Wiley Price being replaced on the juvenile oversight board he's served on for two decades.
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Dallas County commissioners approved a tax abatement for Nike, the athletic apparel powerhouse, for a distribution center in the southern part of the county. The vote came despite concerns over the diversity of the company’s top leadership.
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A flyer advertising a pop-up clinic for monkeypox vaccines in Dallas this month had information about the date, time, and location. It had a QR code so people could book appointments. But it also contained something disturbing: a cartoon drawing of a solitary African American man smiling about his new vaccine.
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Felony judges in Dallas County are pushing back against accusations from commissioners that they need to do more to move criminal cases to reduce overcrowding in the Dallas County Jail.
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Hospitals around the country continue to rely on contract nurses — and it’s taking a budgetary toll. Parkland Health, Dallas County's public health system, wants to fill more nursing slots with regular employees.
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Dallas County commissioners voted to close almost 40 voting locations for elections next month to deal with an ongoing shortage of workers. That shortage led to problems for people trying to cast ballots in the statewide primary.
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Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins and Commissioner J.J. Koch sparred over the county’s coronavirus response on Tuesday, as metrics showed a continued drop in cases and deaths.
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The Dallas County Commissioners Court agreed on a $2.3 million settlement to combat the opioid epidemic.
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The court sided with Jenkins, ruling that he can continue the emergency order for Dallas County on masking.