DALLAS CITY COUNCIL

Dallas city council members approved a funding method on Wednesday that would pay for an overhaul, or perhaps a replacement, to the city’s convention center.

Dallas city council members approved a funding method on Wednesday that would pay for an overhaul, or perhaps a replacement, to the city’s convention center.

An alert system that is meant to ready firefighters for an emergency response is often delayed, and sometimes does not work at all, according to representatives of the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.

An alert system that is meant to ready firefighters for an emergency response is often delayed, and sometimes does not work at all, according to representatives of the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.

Dallas City Council members Tuesday praised police for improvements in combatting violent crime and for a new plan to fight domestic violence announced Monday.

Dallas violent crime is improving but homicides and assaults in the past two days show there is still a challenge. On Tuesday, city council members had their first look at a new plan to combat domestic violence on top of the crime plan new Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia launched earlier this year.

The Dallas Police Department will have several significant updates to provide to city council members this week during the monthly Public Safety Committee meeting.

The Dallas Police Department will provide several significant updates to Dallas City Council members on the Public Safety Committee on Tuesday.

Dallas city leaders are considering tearing down the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center to build a new structure in hopes of providing better space for the return of Dallas visitors.

Residents displaced after an apartment explosion will have additional time to stay in area hotels, a Dallas council member reiterated Sunday.

Dallas council member Tennell Atkins reiterated Sunday that residents displaced after an apartment explosion will have additional time to stay in area hotels.

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday is weighing the largest budget in the city’s history, with a high-profile police pay amendment still being debated. NBC 5’s Larry Collins explains.

Day labor centers could be open soon in Dallas. City council members told the city manager to come up with plans.

Dallas City Council members Thursday grilled top city officials over a massive loss of police data. They were especially unhappy about the 4-month delay in sharing news of the loss.

Dallas City Council members Thursday grilled top city officials over a massive loss of police data. They were especially unhappy about the 4-month delay in sharing news of the loss.

Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax unveiled a proposed $4.35 billion budget for the next fiscal year on Saturday, saying he believes it will address issues in delivery of basic services and tackle long-term problems facing residents.

New homes are routine in many North Texas neighborhoods, but they are cause for celebration after decades of decay in a Dallas neighborhood known as The Bottom.

New homes are routine in many North Texas neighborhoods, but they are cause for celebration after decades of decay in a Dallas neighborhood known as The Bottom.

Dallas City Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn rode along with sanitation workers Thursday to learn first-hand about the work. Her ride was scheduled before new warnings this week from sanitation officials about a new round of collection delays from a shortage of workers but after past service complaints from residents.

Dallas City Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn went on a trash pick up ride along Thursday to see the work first hand, as the city grapples with a sanitation worker shortage blamed for trash pickup delays.