Government Accountability

Dallas is one of many Texas cities experiencing a downward turn in their sales tax this year. Inflation and high energy prices are contributing to that trend.

Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler were shot and killed 18 years ago in a Garland parking lot. James Broadnax was convicted and is scheduled to be executed next month.

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert confirmed she met with the Mavericks and the Stars about the teams' "futures in Dallas."

A planned development district would have replaced the GAF shingle factory at Singleton Boulevard. With its zoning application terminated, residents worry about what comes next.

A federal lawsuit alleging that people in the Smith County jail in Tyler, Texas were kept after their eligible release was settled in February for $1.5 million.

Norman joined the Cowboys in 1962 and was the force behind integrating players' hotel rooms so they were not assigned by race.

The survey, which received more than 4,000 responses from February 13 through March 1, was conducted as the city considers closing four library branches.

James Broadnax's cousin has confessed to shooting and killing Christian music producers in Garland in 2008. Broadnax faces execution April 30 for the crime.

Six Dallas City Council members requested the removal of Cesar Chavez from its 2026 and future citywide calendars.

From Dallas City Hall to libraries and roadways, Dallas residents can tell their council members how to focus next year's budget.

Confusion over where to vote plagued the March 3 primary election in Dallas County. Now the GOP wants to return to county-wide voting.

Election department software tracked thousands of times navigators posted at primary voting locations helped redirect voters to their correct precinct-voting site.