Dallas County Commissioners Court

Days before early voting begins Feb. 17, some Dallas County Democratic and Republican party primary election locations continue to change.

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.

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

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 Dallas County District Attorney's Office and Dallas County Commissioners Court are expected to pass a resolution declaring that Tommy Lee Walker, 19, was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder in 1954.

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.