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View all →March 2026
Dallas advanced nearly $394 million in infrastructure commitments — headlined by a proposed $211 million DART General Mobility agreement and a $30 million TxDOT grant for the Herbert Street grade separation — while the City Plan Commission cleared a 21-case zoning docket and the Finance Committee disclosed a special audit of four former council members.
Dallas approved a $717.5 million guaranteed maximum price for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center expansion — pushing total construction management commitments to $984.4 million and triggering active demolition — while advancing eight affordable housing resolutions and more than $145 million in transportation and public safety contracts in February 2026.
Dallas committed more than $51.8 million across infrastructure, public safety, and community investments in January 2026, while a cluster of City Council remands stalled more than $21 million in housing and surveillance decisions pending further committee review.
Dallas committed $649M in December 2025, led by a $267.5M cumulative Axon public safety contract and a near-doubled Woodall Rodgers Deck Plaza budget, as City Council replaced both equity frameworks in a single session.
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View all 69 matters →Christian Chernock Townhouses at North Boulevard Terrace and Plymouth Road (Z-25-000069)
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Review April 8 Council backup for North Boulevard Terrace conditions
Applies if: Have a financial interest in parcels within or adjacent to the proposed townhouse district
Why now: The case returned to Council on April 8 after a non-vote on March 25, 2026, and staff recommendations can be revised between Council appearances across a 4-hearing timeline that began September 4, 2025.
What to do: Download the April 8 City Council meeting backup from the Dallas City Secretary's portal and compare any listed conditions against the February 5 City Plan Commission approval language — conditions added or modified at Council that were not in the commission's 12-2 vote may affect setbacks, unit count, or design standards your pro forma assumed were finalized.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Track April 8 Council vote on North Boulevard Terrace townhouses
Applies if: Representing a party opposing this rezoning
Why now: Council took no final action on March 25, 2026 despite two City Plan Commission approvals (13-0 in September 2025, 12-2 in February 2026 with Kocks and Coffman dissenting), and April 8 is the next scheduled appearance; the challenge clock starts on the adoption date.
What to do: Monitor the April 8 City Council hearing in real time — if the ordinance passes, the statutory challenge period under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 211 begins that day, and any procedural defect claim spanning the four hearings since September 2025 must be raised within that statutory window.
Act before: After statutory challenge period expires
Request March 25 Council minutes on North Boulevard Terrace delay
Why now: Council took no final vote on March 25, 2026 despite the case having cleared the City Plan Commission twice — 13-0 in September 2025 and 12-2 in February 2026 — making this the case's fourth appearance with no resolution.
What to do: Request the City Council meeting minutes from March 25, 2026 to identify who moved to continue this case — if the motion came from the applicant rather than a Council member, that signals applicant-driven negotiation for revised conditions rather than Council resistance aligning with the Kocks and Coffman dissent, and those are materially different stories heading into the April 8 vote.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Pull February 5 Commission transcript before North Boulevard Terrace vote
Why now: The 12-2 commission vote on February 5, 2026 with Kocks and Coffman dissenting followed a unanimous 13-0 approval in September 2025, and Council took no action on March 25, 2026; April 8 is the next Council appearance.
What to do: Obtain the verbatim transcript or audio from the February 5, 2026 City Plan Commission hearing to extract the specific objections Commissioners Kocks and Coffman stated before voting no — Council members have reviewed those dissenting reasons, and the March 25 non-vote indicates those objections have not yet been countered directly.
Act before: After April 8 City Council vote
Specific Use Permit for Alcoholic Beverages (Z-25-000117)
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Negotiate alcohol permit conditions with Dallas council office today
Why now: Back-to-back 14-0 CPC recommendations on Feb 5 and March 5 signal minimal political resistance, making consent-agenda treatment at the April 8 Council meeting likely — which means no floor debate where conditions are typically negotiated on the record.
What to do: Contact the affected district's council office today to propose operating conditions written into the specific use permit — hours of operation, sound attenuation, or parking minimums. Once the permit passes without conditions attached, imposing restrictions requires a separate amendment process and a full new hearing cycle.
Act before: After City Council vote on April 8, 2026
File protest on Dallas alcohol permit before City Council vote
Why now: The case advanced through two consecutive 14-0 City Plan Commission hearings on Feb 5 and March 5 with no opposition in the record, and the Council vote is April 8, 2026.
What to do: If property owners within 200 feet of this site collectively own 20% or more of the affected area, a written protest submitted before tomorrow's City Council meeting triggers a three-fourths supermajority requirement under Texas Local Government Code §211.167 — effectively giving opponents veto power over this specific use permit. That window closes today.
Act before: After City Council vote on April 8, 2026
Submit comments on Dallas alcohol permit before tomorrow's vote
Why now: The City Plan Commission forwarded this case with a unanimous 14-0 recommendation on March 5 after a prior continuance on February 5, and the Council vote on April 8 is the final opportunity to influence permit conditions.
What to do: Submit written comments to Dallas City Council today requesting specific operating conditions — closing hours, outdoor seating limits, or parking requirements — be attached to this permit before adoption. No public opposition appears in the record from either the February 5 or March 5 hearings, so conditions are unlikely to be proposed without neighborhood input.
Act before: After City Council vote on April 8, 2026
Find why Dallas alcohol permit returned to commission twice
Why now: Commissioner Juan Torres was noted as 'Neutral (did not speak)' at the February 5 vote, and the case required two separate CPC appearances — both 14-0 — before a recommendation advanced to City Council for the April 8 meeting.
What to do: Request the audio recording and staff report from the February 5 City Plan Commission hearing, where this case was continued rather than voted on — the public record does not explain what was unresolved that required a second hearing on March 5 before a recommendation was issued. A change in site plan, applicant concession, or unresolved staff concern between those two dates would not appear in the vote tallies alone.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
RR Regional Retail District at Ferguson Road and Little Pocket Road (Z-25-000001)
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Challenge Ferguson Road retail rezoning before statutory window closes
Context: Vote notes for Z-25-000001 explicitly state '*Herbert out of room, shown voting in favor' on the February 5, 2026 City Plan Commission 14-to-0 vote.
Recommended: Pull the February 5 City Plan Commission minutes and document the Herbert vote anomaly as a potential procedural defect — a commissioner recorded as voting in favor while out of the room could be grounds to contest the recommendation that advanced this adoption. File any challenge before the statutory window closes.
Request records explaining why Ferguson Road rezoning returned to commission after Council closed hearing
Context: Z-25-000001 logged four appearances across two bodies, with the Council closing its hearing on December 10, 2025 before the case returned to CPC on February 5, 2026 — a procedural sequence the public record does not explain.
Recommended: Request the staff reports from both City Plan Commission hearings and the November deferral memo to find what changed — this case passed CPC 13-0 in August 2025, was deferred by Council in November, had its public hearing closed in December, and then reappeared at CPC in February 2026 with no public explanation for the remand.
Advance Ferguson Road corridor site plans now that Regional Retail zoning is adopted
Why now: Z-25-000001 is marked 'Adopted by City Council' following consecutive unanimous CPC votes (13-0 in August 2025 and 14-0 in February 2026) after the Council deferred in November 2025 and closed its hearing in December 2025.
What to do: Council has adopted the Regional Retail District designation at Ferguson Road — if you deferred site control or permitting decisions pending this case, you can now confirm permitted uses under RR zoning and advance applications without the uncertainty of a pending multi-deferred case.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Multifamily Development at Worth Street and Peak Street (Z-25-000015)
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Pull Kingston conflict disclosure before Worth Street Council vote
Why now: The August 7 City Plan Commission minutes for Item 29 note Kingston listed as Conflict and removed from the room during a 13-0 vote, with a recess logged from 3:33 to 3:45 p.m., but do not identify the nature of the conflict.
What to do: If you represent any party with standing on this case, confirm that the written conflict disclosure form for Commissioner Kingston is in the official case file before tomorrow's City Council vote — a gap in that record is the most likely procedural hook for a post-adoption challenge.
Act before: After ordinance adopted at City Council
Ask what changed after March 25 Worth Street rezoning hearing
Why now: This multifamily rezoning at Worth Street and Peak Street cleared City Plan Commission unanimously three times before reaching Council, and the Council heard it on March 25 without voting, suggesting unresolved terms that could alter the final development's scale or design.
What to do: Before tomorrow's vote, call or email the district Council member's office to ask what caused the March 25 continuance — a second Council hearing on a zoning case frequently means conditions, building heights, or setbacks were renegotiated after the public record closed, and those changes may not appear in the posted agenda.
Act before: After April 8 City Council vote
Request postponement records for Worth Street apartment rezoning
Why now: This case appeared at City Plan Commission on August 7, January 15, and February 5 — all unanimous carries — then twice at City Council (March 25 and April 8) without a final vote, an 8-month arc with no recorded opposition and an unexplained conflict for Commissioner Kingston whose relationship to this applicant is not in the public-facing minutes.
What to do: File an open records request for all applicant postponement letters and staff-applicant correspondence on this case: a rezoning carried unanimously three times at City Plan Commission and heard twice at City Council without a recorded vote is unusual, and the August 7 record documents an undisclosed commissioner conflict with a named individual.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Confirm April 8 City Council will vote on Worth Street rezoning
Why now: Z-25-000015 has logged 5 appearances since August 2025, including two consecutive City Council dates (March 25 and April 8), with no final vote on record for either.
What to do: This case appeared on the March 25 City Council agenda without producing a recorded final vote, making April 8 a second Council hearing. Verify with your Council liaison today that the item is set for a vote — not another postponement — so you can activate construction financing the moment the ordinance passes.
Act before: After April 8 City Council vote
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-25-000175)
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Compare staff report to commission hold on Dallas zoning
Context: Z-25-000175 has reached three hearings (CPC March 5, Council March 25 deferred, Council April 8) without a final vote, matching a pattern where 5 of 14 zoning cases at the same March 5 CPC session ended in holds rather than final decisions.
Recommended: Pull the March 5 City Plan Commission staff report and the March 25 City Council backup and compare them — the commission voted 14-0 to carry under advisement without approving or denying, then Council deferred it again with no explanation on the record. Neither body has publicly stated what unresolved issue is blocking a final vote across three hearings.
Verify re-notification sent after March 25 Dallas zoning deferral
Context: Z-25-000175 was deferred at City Council on March 25, 2026 after a 14-0 CPC carry under advisement on March 5; three hearings without a final vote concentrates procedural risk on notice compliance for the April 8 hearing.
Recommended: Confirm that required re-notification was issued to affected property owners and neighborhood associations after the March 25 deferral before Council acts on April 8. Under Dallas zoning procedures a deferral to a new hearing date can trigger fresh notice obligations, and any gap gives opponents a procedural challenge ground to void the eventual vote.
Brief council district office before tomorrow's zoning vote
Context: Z-25-000175 was carried 14-0 under advisement at CPC on March 5 and deferred at City Council on March 25; the April 8 return leaves fewer than 24 hours of pre-meeting access to the deciding council member.
Recommended: Reach the district council member's office by end of business today (April 7) to present your client's position. Staff briefings typically finalize before the meeting, and the April 8 Council hearing is the next live vote opportunity after two consecutive non-final dispositions — missing today's window means influencing the outcome only through floor testimony.
Mixed Use Zoning at LBJ Freeway Corridor (Z-25-000083)
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Investigate why Council sent back January 28 corridor zoning case
Context: This case was one of 3 non-routine zoning outcomes at the January 28, 2026 City Council meeting — the remand is unexplained in public-facing materials, and the grounds may reveal neighborhood opposition, procedural defects, or political pressure.
Recommended: File a public records request for the Council discussion transcript and any written remand order from the January 28 meeting to determine what concerns prevented a straight vote on this corridor zoning application.
Reassess corridor site investment after zoning sent back to commission
Context: The City Council remanded this zoning case on January 28, 2026 rather than voting on the merits, making it one of 3 non-routine outcomes among 9 zoning cases heard that day.
Recommended: If you hold site control or are evaluating land in this corridor, the January 28 remand resets the entitlement clock — determine what grounds triggered the remand before committing additional predevelopment capital or adjusting proforma timelines.
Request official reason for sending this corridor zoning case back
Context: The Council remanded rather than voted on January 28, 2026 — the specific stated grounds govern what procedural steps are required before the case is eligible to return to Council.
Recommended: If you represent the applicant, request the official remand order to determine whether the Council's grounds require application amendments, supplemental studies, or simply a new City Plan Commission hearing date before this case can return for a Council vote.
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