Dallas City Hall
The first committee meeting back from summer break had council members squaring off at City Hall over a potential rule change that would allow a simple majority of the Dallas City Council to authorize new, replacement, or reopened city facilities. While the revision was part of an array of proposed changes to the city’s Financial…
Council members on the Finance Committee will discuss a potential rule change on Monday that would make it easier for officials to authorize the reopening of Dallas City Hall operations in a building other than 1500 Marilla St. Dallas’ Financial Management Performance Criteria, which are the rules governing the city’s financial planning, currently require an…
August temperatures won’t be the only factor heating things up in Dallas this month. After some weeks away from the horseshoe, officials are returning to City Hall to resume public business and take on a slate of hot-button issues. One of the first bits of business on deck appears to be a reform of the…
By now, every Dallas resident with running water in their home should have encountered the city’s upgraded water billing system. By many accounts, the launch of DallasGo came with plenty of hiccups — and frustrated customers. In May, the city took its water billing system offline for two-and-a-half weeks to transition to the new DallasGo…
Mayor Eric Johnson outlined his budget priorities on Friday ahead of a critical stretch of weeks in which officials will have to make some hard choices to overcome a significant revenue gap for FY 2026-2027. In a memo to City Manager Kimberly Tolbert, Johnson argued that Dallas should focus on providing essential services and resist…
