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Anyone Want To Buy Dallas City Hall?

By Charles Grand / August 30, 2025 /

Mayor Eric Johnson dropped committee assignments on Friday and laid out what he’d like to see council members achieve in the next two years. While we’ll be surveying his appointments in tomorrow’s City Hall round-up, a certain policy priority warrants more attention. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, Johnson proposed renaming the Government Performance & Financial…

City Hall Roundup: Consolidation, Litigation, and Frustration

By Charles Grand / August 24, 2025 /

Lots of things are cooking at Dallas City Hall, not least of which is the coming fiscal year’s budget. Sick of hearing about it yet? Well, there’s only another five weeks or so to go. Speaking of the budget, a touchstone of the city manager’s fiscal plan is efficiency in the delivery of services. We’ll…

Dallas Mayor Hints at Need for Local DOGE

By Charles Grand / August 22, 2025 /

Mayor Eric Johnson appears to be taking a page out of President Donald Trump’s playbook in an attempt to get Dallas’ fiscal house in order. On Friday, Johnson requested an item be placed on the city council’s agenda for August 27 that proposes to rename two of the city’s eight established committees and limit when…

City Hall Roundup: White Rock Lake Beef and Police Pay Concerns

By Charles Grand / August 17, 2025 /

Everyone at Dallas City Hall is back at work and not a moment too soon, as budget season heats up and city leaders look to craft a tax and spending plan for the coming fiscal year. That’s not to say that there aren’t other newsworthy developments out of City Hall, but let’s face it, the…

City Hall Roundup: Tolbert Balances Budget, Boosts Police Spending

By Charles Grand / August 10, 2025 /

Well, it’s been one week back at work for Dallas City Council members at City Hall, and there’s already been plenty of action worth covering. Council members were gone for five weeks for summer break while staff plugged away and worked to craft policy for the city’s elected representatives to consider. Here’s a rundown of…