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"Many councilmembers have expressed shock and frustration about the incident and how it was handled," said Cara Mendelsohn, with Dallas City Council.

The flooding that damaged the historic home of civil rights icon Juanita Craft in South Dallas three years ago was a catastrophe that disheartened...

Breaking Down the New Dallas City Council’s First Committee Appointments The mayor has announced who will lead some of the most important work the City Council will do. What does it all mean? By Matt Goodman Published in FrontBurner July 1, 2021 5:04 pm Yesterday, Mayor Eric Johnson revealed his committee appointments for the new City Council. These committees are important. They are, in many ways, where the real work happens and where oversight begins. It’s where staff presents city business as they’re working through it, where partner agencies like Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the D...

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson appoints council members he opposed in May election to lead committees Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson appoints council members he opposed in May election to lead committees The mayor gave all 14 of his council colleagues leadership positions, a first after two years on the job. Recently elected Dallas City Council members pose together with Mayor Eric Johnson at the City Hall in Dallas on Monday, June 14, 2021, after their Inauguration ceremony. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News via AP)(Lola Gomez) 7:08 PM on Jun 30, 2021 CDT Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson released his lates...

Associated Press A makeshift cross sits firmly planted in the ground beneath an Interstate 30 overpass where people experiencing homelessness set up tents for housing in Dallas in 2016. Over the next two years, local governments and agencies plan to spend about $70 million to house more than 2,600 individuals and families. The ambitious effort to house thousands of individuals and families will combine the resources of three cities — Dallas, Grand Prairie and Mesquite — as well as the county, the local housing authority, and the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance. It’ll rely on the efforts ...