Dallas City Council
The controversy over how well Dallas officials manage city-owned property hit a watershed moment this week when three floors at City Hall experienced flooding due to a toilet flush valve failure on the sixth floor. Affected parts of the building included the city council chambers, council members’ offices, the city manager’s office, and offices associated…
It looks like the Dallas City Council is going to approve most of a proposed gas utility rate hike by Atmos Energy Corporation. Did you know that city officials have a say in how much your gas bill is? Apparently, they do, though it only amounts to roughly 20% of your final bill. Even still,…
Anyone who wants to spend a bit of their Memorial Day weekend catching up on the goings on at Dallas City Hall came to the right place. Downtown earned a lot of attention this past week. Between the city center’s major public safety update and scrutiny over how much the redevelopment of Kay Bailey Hutchison…
Dallas City Council will be getting a much-anticipated update on the redevelopment of Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Wednesday, a project officials hope will help revitalize downtown and maintain the city’s status as a top-tier convention destination. The project is now entering its “full design phase” following the deal struck between officials and local…
Another week of City Hall business yielded some transformational updates to the development code, marking another signal achievement of the current Dallas City Council. Between passing ForwardDallas 2.0 last September and finally accomplishing parking reform this past week, council members are setting the stage for the city’s future growth and development — just not to…
