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The money will go toward payment for services rendered after multiple city servers were shut down by the cyberattack earlier this year.
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Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax unveiled his budget recommendations, which include significant increases for police and fire overtime, a property tax decrease and new staff positions.
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Federal pandemic relief to hard-hit day care operators is drying up, forcing some providers to close.
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Arlington City Manager Trey Yelverton presented the 2024 city budget to city council members.
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The proposal would leave billions of anticipated tax revenue untouched at a time when the state has more money coming in than lawmakers are constitutionally allowed to spend.
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Dallas Fire Rescue needs millions to pay for mounting overtime costs and new fleet vehicles.
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Thirty-two groups sent a letter to Texas lawmakers on Monday urging them to increase state funding for child care. The state has lost more than a fourth of its child care programs since 2020.
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This legislative session, the main priority for House Republicans has been easing the tax burden on Texas homeowners. The chamber’s spending plan earmarks $17 billion to cut the state’s appraisal caps in half.
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House Republican leaders have said the budget tackles some of their priorities, including providing tax relief to homeowners across the state.
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Under House Bill 1, the chamber’s spending plan, $5 billion would be allocated to increase funding for public and charter schools. That would raise the basic allotment by $50, to $6,210.
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The Senate Finance Committee’s proposals won’t be voted on and sent to the full chamber until April.