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 ...

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 ...

Ground Game Texas, an Austin-based non-profit ... However, critics such as former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia say that ...

There are four controversial, voter-driven amendments on the ballot in Dallas that could have a big impact on the budget and ...

Carrie Rogers, whose office oversaw the city’s legislative agenda and the charter amendment process, will leave Dallas and ...

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