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City Reveals Which Dallas Households Will Lose Alley Trash Pickup Next Year

By Charles Grand / July 9, 2026 /

Those in Dallas worried that their alley trash pickup service would soon be discontinued can now find out if they’re one of the unlucky ones, with the Sanitation Department identifying roughly 2% of all residential customers that will be going curbside next year. A new trash pickup transition website has been launched with a map…

Dallas Budget Crunch Brings Furloughs, Fresh Debate at City Hall

By Charles Grand / July 5, 2026 /

Non-uniform city workers in Dallas are about to get some unexpected time off, and it’s ruffling some feathers on the city council. Dallas employees will soon begin taking unpaid furlough days as City Manager Kimberly Tolbert moves to offset the year’s roughly $30 million budget shortfall. Under the plan announced last week, General Fund employees…

City Hall Roundup: Relocation Momentum Shift, Stevens Park Village, Sanitation Truck Incident

By Charles Grand / June 28, 2026 /

Dallas City Council is officially on summer break until August, which means we might not have terribly much to scratch together for a weekly City Hall roundup. Have no fear, though, we’ll be doing some deep dives into some of the important conversations happening about the city’s future. Frustrations over hot-button issues like the fate…

Dallas City Council Sides With Convention Center Timeline Over Oak Cliff Concerns

By Charles Grand / June 25, 2026 /

The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to keep the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center redevelopment on its current path Wednesday, rejecting calls to redesign the project to preserve existing vehicular traffic between Oak Cliff and downtown on the viaducts. Council members also voted to bring on an independent transportation consultant to support delivery of all…

Dallas Looks To Seal the Deal on Downtown, Uptown Morgan Stanley Project

By Charles Grand / June 23, 2026 /

Dallas could soon land another major piece of the Y’all Street movement. On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council will consider an incentive package worth up to $18.5 million to attract Morgan Stanley to Dallas. If approved and accepted by the company, the deal could bring approximately $800 million in investment and as many as 3,800…