City Hall
Running a city is partly about preparing for what comes next and partly about catching up with everything that has already happened. Officials at Dallas City Hall are doing a little of both right now, contending with new development pressures, old buildings, long-standing promises, and a budget that is leaving increasingly little room for surprises.…
A North Dallas zoning case that was seemingly settled five years ago found itself back in front of the city council on Wednesday, with the developer looking to amend a planned development district that Melshire Estates neighborhood residents fought bitterly from the start. CandysDirt.com publisher Candy Evans covered the contentious series of meetings that led…
Voters will get the final say on a $443 million public safety bond package this November, but they won’t get the chance to decide on whether to borrow additional money to help repair Dallas City Hall. An attempt to add City Hall repair funding as a separate proposition became one of several flashpoints on Wednesday…
City Manager Kimberly Tolbert’s proposed budget for FY 2026-2027 totals roughly $5.66 billion. It’s another record-high spending plan council members will consider as a starting point before adopting an official budget and property tax rate in September. The proposal comes as Dallas continues to grapple with financial headwinds. Sales tax revenues, which make up about…
Officials are getting back into the groove of things at Dallas City Hall. Council members returned from their July recess last week to find some weighty decisions waiting for them, and the next several weeks promise plenty more debate over dollars, debt, and priorities. But amid the billion-dollar figures and looming budget fights, there were…
