Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson calls Election Day issues at nine voting sites ‘disturbing.’ City refuses to pay county $1.5 million for runoffs
Mayor Eric Johnson said that they’ll never know how many people failed to vote on Election Day.
Signs mark an official polling location outside the George Allen Courts building in Downtown Dallas, during the first day of early voting, on Monday, April 19, 2021.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
7:49 PM on May 12, 2021 CDT
Almost two weeks after Dallas voters were turned away from several polling sites that didn’t open for hours most in South Dallas the city’s elected leaders refused to commit paying nearly $1.5 million for the county to oversee the June 5 runoff elections.
Dallas City Council, drop the petty politics and focus on the basic services that matter to the rest of us
After a bitter campaign, and an often-contentious year at the virtual horseshoe, our leaders must come together whether they like each other or not.
Six of the Dallas City Council s 15 seats will be decided in the June 5 runoff. All 14 council seats were in play this spring; the mayoral term is four years and will next be on the ballot in 2023.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
My advice to the 15 members of the Dallas City Council: Cut out the petty politics. You’ve all got work to do on behalf of your constituents.
Dallas police and fire chief object to use of their images in election mailers
Dallas police and fire chief object to use of their images in election mailers
Two Dallas City Council candidate mailers dispute the political perception that they supported “defunding police” but do not claim an endorsement by either official.
Dallas City Hall ((File Photo / Staff))
On the eve of Saturday’s Dallas City Council elections, the police and fire chiefs decried the use of their images in campaign materials from at least two candidates.
Police Chief Eddie García and Fire-Rescue Chief Dominique Artis said use of their photos on political mailers from council members Adam Bazaldua and Omar Narvaez could wrongly imply endorsements by uniformed employees.
Historic symbols, farmer’s market among ideas pitched for Fair Park’s future facelift
Management nonprofit Fair Park First and its design partners will host several meetings throughout the year to plan new Community Park
Brian Luallen, executive director for Fair Park First, speaks about 11 acres of community park space where the current parking lot is for Dos Equis Pavilion and where the car line extends for COVID-19 vaccines, during a tour of the potential green space areas at Fair Park in Dallas, on March 23.(Ben Torres)
2:07 PM on Apr 28, 2021 CDT
Now that the master plan for South Dallas’ Fair Park has been approved, the nonprofit managing the historic landmark and its design partners are hosting a series of public brainstorming sessions.