Government

Dallas County practices many of the successful approaches Florida's Miami-Dade County uses to reduce mental health-related incarceration, despite one key law difference.

Dallas County officials are exploring Miami-Dade County's jail and court processing model in Florida to reduce jail crowding and mental health-related recidivism here.

Diane Bailey died at Parkland Hospital on her birthday nearly two months after she was booked into the Dallas County jail for a class C misdemeanor drug charge.

Offord will face Republican Skye Garcia in the November general election. One of them will succeed John Warren, Dallas County's first Black county clerk.

Tarrant, Collin, and Denton counties also saw more Republicans turn out. The race between Texas AG Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn may be a significant factor.

Total repayment costs could be up to $688 million over several decades.

Ensuring public safety during the FIFA World Cup likely will cost the county more from its own pocket than its cut of $50 million for North Texas to share.

Abbott criticized Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza for delays in indicting defendants and generally not pursuing offenders harshly enough. Abbott says appointing his own statewide prosecutor and making district attorneys eligible for impeachment would fix that.

Housing Forward and the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management say they will continue the strategy that metrics show have worked since 2024, instead of shifting to quick, short term fixes.

Early voting begins Monday for 46 Dallas County city, school district and proposition elections.

A cohort of students in the cities of Hurst, Euless and Bedford just wrapped up an immersive program guiding them through the nuts and bolts of local government.

Patrick spoke as chair of President Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, which is planning to make federal policy recommendations in May.