Events — 2026
226 events with findings this period
The agenda featured 16 briefing items covering routine monthly accountability reports, previews of major financing actions ahead of City Council consideration, and a special audit of four former council members.
The Dallas Public Facility Corporation agenda for March 24, 2026 contained no substantive items for consideration.
The agenda featured 10 briefing items covering housing and homelessness programs, financial reporting on Dallas's housing finance entities, policy updates, and previews of upcoming City Council actions.
The agenda featured a single closed-session item under the Texas Open Meetings Act's economic development exception, during which the committee was scheduled to deliberate commercial or financial information related to an unnamed business prospect referred to as 'Project X.' Given the committee's explicit mandate around professional sports recruitment and retention, the prospect is understood to be a professional sports franchise or related sports entity.
The Judicial Nominating Commission agenda featured three briefing items focused on the municipal judicial appointment pipeline: an update on Administrative Law Judge appointments, a discussion of the Municipal Judge selection process, and consideration of a job advertisement for Municipal Judge positions.
The agenda featured four briefing items: Hospitality & Nightlife Task Force recommendations, a library regional model update, a proposed bridge renaming, and a preview of the committee's April 2026 agenda — all scheduled as informational briefings with no action items.
The agenda featured three briefing items at a special called joint session of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the DART Board: a quarterly DART system update, a Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Station project update, and a spring 2026 public transportation improvement projects briefing.
The agenda featured 22 substantive items for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led by a proposed six-year Interlocal Agreement with DART to make available up to $211 million in DART sales tax revenues for Dallas transportation projects.
The agenda featured 14 substantive items concentrated on fence height special exception requests from six MF-1(A)-zoned properties along Halima Street, along with two associated fee reimbursement requests and one accessory structure variance at 1151 Ridgewood Drive where staff recommended denial.
A press release celebrating the fifth annual North Texas Ballet Folklórico Contest held March 2–3 at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, where student dance teams from across Texas competed at junior and varsity levels, highlighting Mexican cultural heritage and including a new 'Corazón' category for students with disabilities.
Journalist: Sunset High School's participation as the sole inaugural entrant in the new Corazón category — a competitive division for students with physical and intellectual disabilities — is a verifiable first-of-kind inclusion initiative in Texas competitive performing arts.
The Board of Adjustment, Panel A heard four special exception and variance cases at its March 17, 2026 meeting, with 5 members present from 10:30 a.m.
Board of Adjustment Panel C considered three residential variance and special exception cases at its March 16, 2026 hearing, covering setback exceptions for a carport, an oversized accessory structure, and an additional dwelling unit.
The Dallas Housing Finance Corporation agenda for March 10, 2026 contained one item, which was not classified as substantive.
The March 5, 2026 City Plan Commission considered 36 substantive items spanning zoning, subdivision plats, historic preservation, thoroughfare planning, and development code amendments.
Developer: Fourteen subdivision plats across eight council districts all carry staff approval recommendations, offering a broad pipeline of advancing projects.
Resident: Historic overlay applications in CD 1 would add lodging at the Wesley Inn on N. Madison Avenue and formalize restaurant use at El Ranchito on W. Jefferson Boulevard, with both staff and the Landmark Commission recommending approval.
The Dallas City Council approved a resolution adopting the Finance Committee's recommendations on policy direction for the State of Dallas City Hall, with amendments.
The March 4 briefing was dominated by four closed-session matters held under TOMA — active STR litigation, real estate negotiations at the Bullington Truck Terminal, a cybersecurity review, and deliberation over an Interim City Auditor appointment.
The Committee on Finance agenda featured consideration of an Interim City Auditor appointment, with the committee scheduled to discuss and potentially forward a recommendation to City Council.
The agenda for this Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention featured two items, the substantive one being a closed-session discussion of economic development negotiations with an unnamed business prospect designated "Project X." The session was scheduled under the Texas Open Meetings Act provision for economic development, covering both commercial and financial information received from the prospect and potential financial or other incentive offers.
The Committee on Government Efficiency agenda featured two staff briefings: an overview of the Office of Risk Management's responsibilities and a Phase I overview of city-wide partnerships and stipends across all city departments.
The Public Safety Committee agenda featured 13 briefing items spanning Dallas Police Department operations and staffing, Dallas Fire-Rescue facility and technology updates, Dallas Marshal's Office activity, emergency management, and a preview of an upcoming land acquisition for Fire Station No. 45 relocation.
The Economic Development Committee's March 2, 2026 agenda featured 12 substantive items, including a public hearing and discussion on City Hall redevelopment, previews of two upcoming Council actions involving a TIF-linked land acquisition and CDBG loan financing, and briefings on proposed Dallas Development Code amendments addressing form-based zoning and electric vehicle parking requirements.
This Landmark Commission meeting on 2026-03-02 followed the standard agenda structure of public speaker comments, briefing items, a Designation Committee activity update, staff reports, and a public hearing, with no other substantive land-use items on the printed agenda.
The agenda featured minutes approvals for two prior committee meetings and four briefing items — two covering FIFA World Cup 2026 environmental sustainability and two presenting stipend overviews for the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and the Dallas Zoo.
The City of Dallas has begun demolition of Halls D, E, and F at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas as a major milestone in the phased redevelopment of a new modern convention center, while Halls A, B, and C remain active and the facility prepares to serve as the FIFA World Cup 2026 International Broadcast Center.
Resident: The DART Convention Center Station is currently closed for the duration of construction.
Contractor: Active demolition of Halls D, E, and F is underway, with major activities expected to be substantially complete by end of 2026.
Journalist: A $1 billion bridge loan approved by City Council in 2025 is carrying the project while long-term revenue bonds are planned but not yet issued.
Developer: The project is described as unlocking more than 30 acres of developable land adjacent to the new convention center district, intended for housing, hotels, retail, and dining.
The Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation agenda for February 26, 2026 featured no substantive items for consideration.
The February 25 council processed 99 substantive items totaling $952.6M in financial impact, led by a $717.5M guaranteed maximum price authorization bringing the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas expansion CMAR contract to $984.4M to date.
Journalist: The Workday HR and payroll subscription appeared on the agenda at $15,357,921 and was corrected to $4,890,277 before approval — a discrepancy of more than $10.4M with no explanation in the public record.
Resident: A car wash at Tatum Avenue and West Davis Street was approved in the West Davis Special Purpose District over staff's denial recommendation (Z5).
Developer: A car wash application in the West Davis Special Purpose District (Z5) advanced on the City Plan Commission's recommendation over staff denial, signaling that CPC alignment is decisive in SPD entitlement cases.
The agenda featured a single substantive briefing on the Fair Park Development and Fundraising Agreement for the Community Park, requested by the Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization.
Journalist: The Fair Park Community Park Development and Fundraising Agreement (file 26-661A) was scheduled as a briefing involving a nonprofit operator, a consulting firm, and a city housing department — raising open questions about fundraising targets, fund structure, and the division of obligations between Fair Park First and the city.
Developer: The Fair Park Development and Fundraising Agreement for the Community Park (file 26-661A) was scheduled for a committee briefing with authorization to recommend Council action — signaling that a formal development agreement at Fair Park may be advancing toward Council consideration.
The Dallas Public Facility Corporation agenda for February 24, 2026 featured one item with no substantive business scheduled for consideration.
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