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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

DALLAS – Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia's last day on the job is Friday. He's moving to Austin to start a new career as assistant city manager over public safety in November. The outgoing ...

DALLAS — Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia received an emotional ... a little more than $1,000 less than his $327,600 annual salary with Austin. Garcia became Dallas’ first Latino police ...