Redistricting

Dallas City Council Authorizes Upgrades at Love Field, Stays Silent on Resident Noise Complaints

By April Towery / March 8, 2023 /

The Dallas City Council was poised Wednesday to authorize expenditures at Dallas Love Field totaling about half a million dollars, but one of the items was deferred to April 12 — and elected officials are still not talking about the “unbearable” noise complaints that have been raised by neighbors for more than a year. The…

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Filing Kicks Off Today For Candidates in May 6 Dallas City Council Election

By April Towery / January 18, 2023 /

Fourteen Dallas City Council seats and the mayor’s gavel are up for grabs at the horseshoe on May 6, and today is the first day you can file candidate paperwork with the city secretary’s office.  This could be an interesting election season as the coming May election is the first for the City of Dallas’…

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8 Important Stories From Dallas City Hall in 2022

By April Towery / December 26, 2022 /

A lot happened at Dallas City Hall in 2022 — some good and some that led us to shake our heads and say, “Sounds like a 2023 problem.” We at CandysDirt.com were challenged in narrowing it down to the biggest eight stories to come out of Dallas City Hall this year.  City Manager T.C. Broadnax…

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Clock is Ticking For Dallas City Council Decision on Redistricting Map

By April Towery / June 20, 2022 /

The Dallas City Council has until June 29 to make a decision on how the city’s 14 districts will be divided, and it appears they’re going to wait until the last minute.  After making little headway in a June 8 session, the council is set to take a final vote on the matter during a…

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Redistricting Commission Selects Final Map to Present to Dallas City Council

By April Towery / May 10, 2022 /

Following a lengthy — and some would say exclusive — review process, an appointed Redistricting Committee announced Tuesday it will move forward with Map 041-B, which adjusts boundary lines for the city’s 14 city council districts. Triggered by U.S. Census data, the redistricting process is required every 10 years to account for changes in population…

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