Dallas voters narrowly passed a new city charter that mandates the Texas city maintain a police force of at least 4,000 cops, an increase of about 900 positions. It’s unclear when the city will ...

Criminologists say Dallas is now in uncharted territory — while cities often set hiring goals, mandates of this scale are ...

Bey, 30, was linked to a shooting that occurred Aug. 29 about 9:20 p.m. at Kiest Park in the 3000 block of South Hampton ...

Dallas voters sent a message at the polls Tuesday night, rejecting salary increases for City Council members and approving ...

Over 65% of Dallas voters approved Proposition R, also referred to as the “Dallas Freedom Act,” which legalizes up to four ounces of marijuana and requires various adjustments to the way Dallas police ...

Despite warnings from police not to decriminalize marijuana, voters in a Democratic stronghold in Texas voted to do so anyway. With 66% support, voters in Dallas supported Proposition R, which amends ...

Voters were strongly behind the decriminalization measure, but votes on changes to city government and the police department ...

Proposition R amends the city charter to decriminalize the drug, making it the lowest enforcement priority for the Dallas ...

However, critics such as former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia say that four ounces is an amount used by many drug dealers.

After running into former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia, a North Texas 4-year-old became chief for the day.

Proposed amendments to the city charter would require the city to hire more police, tie the city manager’s pay to community reviews and let citizens sue the city more easily. Audio recording is ...

Three Dallas city charter amendments, buried at the very end of the upcoming November ballot, could drastically affect the city’s police department — and change how local government operates. If ...