‘Beyond problematic’: Panhandling needs more enforcement in Dallas, some council members say Ongoing issue raises concerns about safety, blight from trash A homeless man solicits passing drivers for money at the intersection I-35E and Market Center in Dallas in 2019. Dallas City Council members say they want increased enforcement on panhandling in the city saying it's a health and safety issue.(David Woo / Staff Photographer) Several Dallas City Council members say they want increased enforcement on panhandlers, citing concerns about safety and blight from trash as a result of those activities. Council member Lee Kleinman, during a council briefing Wednesday, asked City Attorney Chris Caso to prepare several possible Dallas code amendment proposals for consideration, including one that would allow city marshals to issue citations and another that would ban all forms of in-person solicitation.