On Nov. 7, APD shot and killed a man who fired his gun at officers after police confronted him. Austin Police Chief Lisa ...

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 ...

The Dallas Freedom Act passed with 67% of the vote, signaling a change in Dallas' marijuana enforcement policy.

Over 65% of Dallas voters approved Proposition R, also referred to as the “Dallas Freedom Act,” which legalizes up to four ...

Voters in three Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana on ballot measures on Tuesday, including Dallas, the ...

Among 18 charter amendments on ballots in the City of Dallas Tuesday was a measure that removes criminal penalties for up to ...

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 ...

Dallas voters have decided to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, making the city one of the largest in the country to ...

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

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