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City Pauses Phase Out of Alleyway Trash Service

By Charles Grand / October 2, 2025 /

Those in Dallas who have been worried about their alleyway trash and recycling service disappearing early next year can breathe a little easier, at least for now. City Manager Kimberly Tolbert has directed Sanitation Director Clifton Gillespie to hit the pause button on his plan to eliminate alleyway pickup service for roughly 26,000 households and…

City Hall Roundup: Dallas Wings Facility, DHA Advances Project

By Charles Grand / September 28, 2025 /

Fall is here, the budget and property tax rate are finalized at Dallas City Hall, and all hell seems to be breaking loose. Might as well distract yourself with a couple of real estate stories from this past week. New Dallas Wings Practice Facility Breaks Ground A ceremony was held on Friday to commemorate the…

Talk of Moving Dallas Homeless Shelter Out of Downtown Raises Eyebrows

By Charles Grand / September 25, 2025 /

The future of one of the city’s main homeless service providers seemed suddenly up in the air this week following an unofficial meeting about possibly relocating the service site to Dallas Executive Airport. While nothing came out of the Tuesday meeting policy-wise, word had been circulating the day before about a push to move The…

City Hall Roundup: Dallas City Council Adopt Record-High Budget, Deliver Some Property Tax Relief

By Charles Grand / September 21, 2025 /

Budget season came to a close early Thursday morning with the Dallas City Council adopting its biggest budget yet while still managing to deliver some property tax relief. A majority of council members supported a $5.2 billion spending plan. The vote passed 11-3, with Mayor Eric Johnson and Council Members Jesse Moreno (District 2) and…

City Hall Roundup: Alley Trash Plan Fight, Eminent Domain, Fair Park Spat

By Charles Grand / September 15, 2025 /

The end of budget season is just around the corner at Dallas City Hall, with officials scheduled to adopt a spending package and property tax rate for FY 2025-2026 on Wednesday. We’ll get into what’s ultimately decided in our next roundup, and we’ll see if Mayor Eric Johnson’s budget challenge to council members gets taken…