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As the city council voted on the budget Wednesday night, protesters rallied in front of the Dallas City Hall and police headquarters following the news of the indictment of an officer in Breonna Taylor’s case.
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The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to approve a $3.8 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite activists' outcries, council members didn't make significant changes to the police budget.
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Dallas has the largest homeless population in Texas, and advocates for people experiencing homelessness say too little funding and focus have gone into helping people get back on their feet. But federal funding for help during the coronavirus is adding millions more to the city's fight against homelessness.
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Community leaders and activists in Dallas have demanded city leaders divest from the police department and invest in social services. But council members say public safety is still the top priority despite moving to increase spending on DPD.
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A new partnership with a local nonprofit and the City of Dallas is aiming to reduce crime and violence in neighborhoods.
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The city budget determines how taxpayer dollars are spent in the coming year. Dallas residents are sharing their city budget priorities.
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Dallas has proposed a major expansion of its RIGHT Care program, which teams up police, paramedics and social workers to respond to behavioral health calls. But some activists believe cops should not be on the scene during a mental health emergency.
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The Dallas City Council voted on Wednesday to accept a grant that would give money to the police department to enforce traffic laws.
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City Council is hammering out a spending plan as we speak. Here's what's happening.
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Chief Reneé Hall will stay through the end of the year. Hall has come under fire in recent months for the way the police department handled this summer's protests against police brutality.
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In recent weeks Dallas Police Chief Reneé Hall has been criticized for how her department handled this summer’s protests against police brutality. Activists want her removed and some Dallas City Council members are questioning her leadership.
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It's the Dallas City Council's first attempt to set spending levels since protests against police brutality rocked the city and the U.S. over the summer.