Government Accountability

A federal jury found that Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins and Commissioner John Wiley Price did not violate the First Amendment rights of Alex Stein.

Plano city council member Shelby Williams may resign his seat to run for Collin County commissioner.

Every city council seat is up for reelection. Dallas voters will decide in May whether to reelect their current representative — or opt for a change.

Collin County's unincorporated area could be getting an Emergency Services District. But it will take years — and voter approval — to make it happen.

A 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at Parkland Health hospital Tuesday after DART police had taken him to Dallas County Jail.

Clerical errors in an internal Dallas City Marshal's Office memo — and a City Auditor investigation — shed light on confusion over missing firearms in the department.

After two hours of intense debate, the Dallas City Council voted to do what police officials told them to do: set the police hiring goal at 300 new officers, for now.

Residents in Collin County's unincorporated areas filed a petition to create an emergency services district, which could levy a tax to pay for fire and medical services.

A recent audit into the Dallas City Marshal's office found five firearms may have gone missing — and a lack of documents to find out one way or the other.

City officials said Wednesday the process to evaluate the Dallas City Council's direct reports is flawed. Some staffers haven't had a performance review in years.

Dallas Police Department officials recommended a hiring goal of 300 new officers. That staffing level could cost the city millions.

The Thanks-Giving Foundation, which operates a meeting space and private park, wants to expand into downtown's main hub. Dallas officials tried to temper that proposal.