The mayor used a colorful comparison to argue the city's finances will sink under a bloated budget if residential taxpayers are not given real relief. The majority of his colleagues were not persuaded to act right away.
Senior Dallas City Planner Michael Wade says the parking problem is really a matter of driver habits and expectations that stem from a long-outdated city approach dating back to the 1950s. Now, he says many cities want to turn parking lots back into parks or housing and to encourage other forms of transportation.
We now know the ransomware attack on the city of Dallas has cost taxpayers more than $8.5 million so far. Dallas City Council members approved paying the expenses on Wednesday while also questioning if two years of credit monitoring for the 27,000 victims identified so far is enough.
Dallas city staff proposed using the $43 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to build a fiber network intended to increase internet access in the city. However, council members' questions revealed then that the plan would just duplicate a fiber network that already exists.