T.C. Broadnax

Dallas police Chief Eddie Garcia says he has enough people to launch his new violent crime plan, but ultimately the city needs more officers.

New Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia rolled out crime plan for Dallas city leaders Wednesday. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff reports city council members wanted to know how Garcia can target violent crime without draining resources from the neighborhoods they represent.

Eddie Garcia will become the next chief of the Dallas Police Department, City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced Wednesday.

Eddie Garcia will become the next chief of the Dallas Police Department, City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced Wednesday.

Eddie Garcia will become the next chief of the Dallas Police Department, City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced Wednesday. NBC 5’s Jack Highberger reports on what’s being called an “historic” chapter for the ninth-largest police department in the country.

The city of Dallas is making progress toward selecting a new chief of police with the announcement of seven candidates on Thursday.

The city of Dallas is making progress toward selecting a new chief of police with seven candidates being named for interviews this week. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen explains the process and expectations they face.

Inside the security of her own home, Kiersten Smith had every reason to feel safe on that summer day – from the approaching storm, from the perils of a booming city, and certainly from the gigantic construction crane that hovered above her.

After a surge in violent crime this year, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is demanding an action from City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Police Chief U. Renee Hall by the end of this year.

After a surge in violent crime this year, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is demanding an action from City Manager T.C. Broadnax and Police Chief U. Renee Hall by the end of this year.

Mayor Eric Johnson is demanding a plan by the end of the year to reduce crime in Dallas.

A new review of housing deals is underway at Dallas City Hall in the wake of Friday’s guilty plea on Federal bribery charges by former City Council Member Carolyn Davis.

For the first time in five years a new Dallas budget won unanimous approval Wednesday from the city council. The priority this year was public safety.

Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall returns from more than a month of medical leave Monday with a new set of challenges at headquarters.

After a week’s worth of unrest over a proposal of permanent supportive housing for the homeless along Greenville Avenue near Forest Lane, Dallas City Hall is back to square one. City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced Friday night that he will scrap a search for developers interested in spending $20 million in 2017 bond dollars on affordable housing.

Dallas City Council members had their first chance Tuesday to speak about the city manager’s proposed 2020 budget and many said they want more public safety spending added to the plan.

A small property tax increase is part of the new budget proposal Dallas City Manager T. C. Broadnax unveiled Friday to help boost public safety.

On the same day that Dallas City Council Members sent a strong message to the City Manager that public safety is their top budget priority, former Mayor Tom Leppert said it is possible to hire hundreds more officers.

A Dallas police union Wednesday called for the removal of Police Chief U. Renee Hall after a survey of members gave her an 83% ‘no confidence’ vote.

There’s a new exemption for alcohol sales within 300 feet of a school at the Dallas West Village development after a vote of the City Council Wednesday. But a City Council debate about the change was more about procedure than policy.