Dallas City Council

City Hall Roundup: Parking Reform, DallasNow Launch Hiccups

By Charles Grand / May 11, 2025 /

Well, parking reform has finally hit the full city council at Dallas City Hall, and it’s looking to be as contentious and elusive as you’d expect. Council members got their first briefing as a body on Wednesday, and it’s apparent they’re divided on the hodge-podge proposal hitting the horseshoe. We’ve got the latest on that…

Dallas Opens the Door to Low-Intensity Density

By CandysDirt / May 5, 2025 /

A move by the Dallas City Council last month to amend its building code might help encourage the construction of small apartment buildings with up to eight units. The amendment to the code was voted on during the city council’s April 23 meeting, with Council Member Paul Ridley (District 14) touting the change as a…

City Hall Roundup: Election Results, Permit Ruling, DallasNow

By Charles Grand / May 4, 2025 /

There’s going to be some new faces at City Hall next month after Saturday’s election, but a couple of Dallas City Council races have yet to be decided. Runoff elections are scheduled for June 7 in District 8 and District 11, everything else about the city council’s makeup has been decided by voters, barring some…

Election Day: Dallas City Council Races and Results

By Charles Grand / May 3, 2025 /

Voters went out to the polls on Saturday to vote for their preferred representative on the Dallas City Council in what could be the city’s last May election. The Texas Legislature is considering a bill to move May elections to November because they have historically had the lowest turnout. While that’s likely to be the…

Pepper Square Fight Gears Up for Jury Trial

By Charles Grand / May 2, 2025 /

It looks like the fight over Pepper Square will be going to trial in October, and developer Henry S Miller has tentatively agreed not to break ground on the project until then. SAVE Pepper Square Neighborhood Association filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the city from advancing the development…