Dallas council takes up case Z-26-000007 on Oct. 14, a planned development at Preston Road and Royal Lane with towers up to 240 feet, mixed-income units and 150 trees. Staff and the Plan Commission recommend approval, while 263 of 271 notice replies oppose it.
Dallas has one city bond question on the Nov. 3 ballot: a $443 million public safety package split across five projects. The city’s fact sheet shows only the police training center at UNT Dallas has a finished design.
DALLAS, Five Dallas City Council members asked in an Aug. 11, 2026 memorandum for a public hearing path to rewrite how the city regulates hyperscale data centers, which today are commonly slotted as “communications exchange facilities” allowed by right in many nonresidential zones under Dallas Development Code Section 51A-4.212(4). Councilmember Chad West’s filing, joined by … Read more
DALLAS. Josh Weathers State Fair night is Friday at Fair Park. The Fort Worth voice headlines the Chevrolet Main Stage at the State Fair of Texas on Oct. 2, a free-with-admission show in the middle of the fair’s 24-day run that gives DFW fans a local-rooted concert without a separate ticket. Showtime is 7:45 p.m., … Read more
DALLAS , Dallas City Council approved a Fiscal Year 2026-27 operating and capital budget totaling $5.66 billion, including a $2.05 billion General Fund, and cut the property tax rate by one-tenth of a cent to 69.78 cents per $100 of valuation, according to the city’s official Sept. 16, 2026 release. The fiscal year began Oct. … Read more