Seven challenging incumbent in South Dallas City Council District, police overtime cut at center of debate
City Council member Adam Bazaldua faces Tramonica Brown, Kevin Felder, Walter “Changa” Higgins, Calvin Johnson, Donald Parish, James “JT” Turknett and Israel Varela
The Texas Star Ferris wheel towers over Leonhardt Lagoon where the swan boats are at Fair Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
The Dallas City Council elections are May 1 and early voting starts Monday. All 14 council seats are contested, and three districts, 2, 11 and 13, will see new faces as the incumbents have reached term limits. The other 11 incumbents face challengers. This is the ninth of 14 stories on the races, which started with coverage of the three open seats. The rest are being featured in ascending numerical order.