Events — February 2026
28 events with findings this period
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.
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.
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.
Contractor: Active demolition of Halls D, E, and F is underway, with major activities expected to be substantially complete by end of 2026.
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.
The agenda for the Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee featured nine briefing items presented by the Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization, spanning nonprofit service provider spotlights, housing program policy and financial updates, and a preview of four development projects proposed for March 25, 2026 City Council consideration.
Lobbyist: The proposed amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog (item G, file 26-697A) was briefed two days before a February 25, 2026 City Council vote, and four development projects were previewed for March 25, 2026 Council resolution amendments — the pre-Council engagement window for those items remains open.
Resident: Residents near Kleburg Rylie should note that the First Step Homes project (item E, file 26-702A) was scheduled for a committee briefing, and four additional nonprofit service providers were presented to a committee that has authority to make recommendations to City Council.
Journalist: Two items warrant follow-up: Pallet Shelter's Human Rights FIFA Initiatives briefing (item D, file 26-719A) connects modular shelter infrastructure to 2026 FIFA World Cup planning, and the proposed amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog (item G, file 26-697A) was scheduled for a City Council vote on February 25, 2026 — an outcome now in the public record.
Developer: Four affordable housing projects were previewed for proposed Council resolution amendments on March 25, 2026 (item I, file 26-695A).
The agenda featured 13 briefing items for the Committee on Finance, covering the city auditor recruitment, a City Hall facility condition review, internal audit reports on two contract attestation engagements, five budget accountability and monitoring reports, a quarterly investment update, a procurement accountability report, a proposed audit work plan amendment to add a WIC cost-benefit analysis, and a closed executive session on real property at 1500 Marillia Street.
Journalist: Three items warrant follow-up: the city auditor recruitment process (26-729A) raises questions about search firm selection and nominating committee composition; the attestation audit reports on the DPD CMAR contract and Love Field parking revenue (26-732A) may contain findings available by public records request; and the executive session on 1500 Marillia Street (26-742A) limits public visibility into a potential city real estate transaction with a named third party.
Lobbyist: The city auditor recruitment (26-729A) is in an active search-firm selection and nominating committee formation phase, and the proposed WIC audit work plan amendment (26-741A) signals upcoming scrutiny of WIC program operations — both represent windows for stakeholder engagement before Council action is taken.
Developer: The executive session on real property at 1500 Marillia Street (26-742A) indicates the city is in active negotiations for a potential purchase, exchange, or lease of that property.
The agenda for the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention featured a single closed-session item concerning economic development negotiations with an unnamed business prospect referred to as "Project X." The session was scheduled under the Texas Open Meetings Act's economic development exception, which permits closed deliberation on commercial and financial information shared by a prospective business and on any financial or other incentive the city may offer.
The City Plan Commission's February 19 docket processed 28 substantive items with all 29 motions carried unanimously, as 13 of 15 commissioners were present.
Resident: Two comprehensive plan amendments — one citywide (ForwardDallas 2.0) and one focused on the South Dallas/Fair Park area — advanced from the commission with staff-recommended approval and now move to City Council for final adoption.
Developer: The commission approved a new planned development for mixed residential, commercial, and light industrial uses at N. Washington Avenue and Main Street (item #11, Z-25-000132), with Commissioner Rubin recusing due to a conflict of interest.
Board of Adjustment Panel B convened on February 18, 2026, hearing 13 items including five clustered fee waiver applications from adjacent Halima Street property owners seeking fence and visibility exceptions, two setback variance requests both carrying staff recommendations for approval, and one special exception for an additional dwelling unit.
The agenda for the February 18, 2026 City Council Briefing consisted solely of a cancellation notice.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee agenda featured 28 substantive items carrying $76.5M in financial impact, led by a proposed $30M TxDOT RTR grant for the Herbert Street grade-separated roadway in West Dallas and a $20.3M construction contract for Cockrell Hill Road.
Contractor: The agenda included eleven active construction and professional services contract items across road construction, sidewalks, bike lanes, pump stations, bridge engineering, and project management.
Developer: Two agenda items signal infrastructure investment relevant to development planning in West Dallas and the Convention Center district.
Lobbyist: The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center TxDOT SIB loan application (File 26-600A) and the Open Streets permitting briefing (File 26-603A) are both at the pre-action briefing stage, creating a window for stakeholder engagement before formal action items are brought to Council.
Journalist: Two financial correction items on the agenda warrant follow-up: a proposed amendment to a 2021 TxDOT AFA that would reduce a stated payment from $880,928 to $17,618 and redirect $863,309 as a general disbursement (File 26-648A), and a proposed termination of a TxDOT AFA authorized only four months earlier in November 2024 with no rationale provided (File 26-646A).
The Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee agenda featured seven substantive briefing items spanning animal services policy, street vendor code amendments, neighborhood event regulation, arts and culture grant guidelines, a community grant allocation, a housing program update, and the March 2026 committee forecast.
Journalist: Several briefings on this agenda involve open-ended policy reviews where the specific staff options or proposed changes were not disclosed in the agenda titles.
Lobbyist: Two items represent pre-adoption windows where stakeholder engagement may still influence outcomes: the proposed Chapter 50 street vendor code amendments (26-587A) and the FY 2026-27 Cultural Organizations Program guidelines (26-589A).
Resident: The Love Your Block grant briefing (26-590A) and the Drivers of Opportunity housing update (26-591A) are directly relevant to Dallas residents in program-eligible neighborhoods.
Board of Adjustment Panel A held a nearly 8-hour session on six variance and special exception cases.
The Ad Hoc Committee on General Investigating and Ethics scheduled four substantive items for its February 13 session, all requested by the City Manager's Office.
Journalist: Item C (File 26-631A) scheduled a discussion of an audit or investigation involving a DART Board Silver Line memo before the ethics committee.
Lobbyist: Item B (File 26-629A) proposed amending Chapter 12A, 'Code of Ethics,' related to persons doing business with the city.
The agenda featured five substantive governance and policy items for Dallas's Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs.
Journalist: The agenda placed Inspector General search criteria (File 26-610A) and Inspector General performance evaluation (File 26-311A) on the same docket — a potential story angle on the status and independence of the IG office.
Lobbyist: The Inspector General search (File 26-610A) is at a criteria-setting stage, and the proposed removal of the board/commission post-absence voting requirement (File 26-621A) represents an open policy window.
The February 11 Dallas City Council meeting acted on 48 substantive items totaling $64.0M in financial impact, anchored by a $17.2M joint road reconstruction with Dallas County and an affordable housing agenda spanning nine competitive LIHTC resolutions and two Dallas Public Facility Corporation acquisitions.
Journalist: The sole denial among nine 9% Competitive LIHTC resolutions — Roundstone Development's The Cottages at Big Cedar in Council District 3 — and the advisement hold on The Henley's hearing are the clearest story threads from this session.
Contractor: Two contract amendments required correction before council approval in a single session — a $6.7M scope reduction for Dallas Paint and Body and a $142K extension for Police Strategies LLC — and a mid-term janitorial vendor replacement at Dallas Executive Airport signals active contract performance monitoring.
Developer: The council approved 8 of 9 resolutions of support for 9% Competitive LIHTC applications to TDHCA, with the sole denial for Roundstone Development in Council District 3.
Lobbyist: The council's formal resolution on DART governance (File 26-523A) puts Dallas's institutional position on record, creating a defined baseline for stakeholders engaged in regional transit discussions.
Resident: Residents near Ewing Avenue, Clarendon Drive, and Dolphin Road should anticipate active construction zones: a $17.2M joint city-county road reconstruction and an expanded Dolphin Road contract signal extended work in those corridors.
The agenda featured 10 substantive items, predominantly committee briefings previewing multiple City Council affordable housing actions scheduled for February 11 and February 25, 2026.
Developer: The agenda included briefings on two LIHTC funding cycles headed to City Council on February 11, 2026: four 4% LIHTC projects requiring TEFRA approval (file 26-275A) and nine 9% LIHTC projects requiring a Resolution of Support and $500 line of credit (file 26-276A).
Contractor: Three contract-intensive items scheduled for imminent City Council consideration were briefed: two proposed 75-year DPFC development leases at Trinity Basin and Mockingbird Corner, and a subrecipient agreement with Business and Community Lenders of Texas for the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program, with Council action scheduled for February 11 and February 25, 2026.
Resident: The agenda featured an encampment policy discussion and a proposed housing and homelessness policy framework with city-wide implications, as well as a presentation on The Ladder Project by Congregation Shearith Israel.
Lobbyist: Three policy briefings on encampment procedures (file 26-272A), a proposed housing and homelessness policy framework (file 26-270A), and the Citizen Homelessness Commission (file 26-273A) were scheduled, with no formal Council action yet calendared on the policy framework as of the committee meeting date.
Journalist: Three policy briefings — on encampment servicing procedures, a proposed housing and homelessness policy framework, and a Citizen Homelessness Commission update — were on the agenda, with unanswered questions about the scope, timeline, and coordination of the city's homelessness strategy.
The Dallas Housing Finance Corporation agenda for February 10, 2026 included one item but no substantive business.
The agenda featured 16 substantive items focused on public safety staffing, capital infrastructure, and child exploitation investigations.
Journalist: The agenda clustered five policy briefings — DPD hiring (26-293A), DFR recruiting (26-294A), violent crime reduction (26-295A), SOBs ordinance (26-296A), and random gunfire (26-297A) — into a single session with named chiefs and division majors presenting, covering active areas where committee direction could shape future enforcement or ordinance changes.
Lobbyist: The meet-and-confer ratification (26-88A) involves six named public safety labor organizations with a proposed term of only seven months — February 25 through September 30, 2026 — creating a predictable renegotiation window before FY2027.
Developer: Item O (26-302A) proposed a $5,026,000 professional services contract with Jacobs Project Management Co.
The agenda featured 6 substantive items, led by a proposed $4.6M cloud-based surveillance contract for the Dallas Police Department.
Lobbyist: Three governance briefings — WIC follow-up (File 26-615A), fleet optimization (File 26-246A), and city-wide stipends and partnerships Phase I (File 26-616A) — represent early-stage policy reviews where stakeholder engagement could shape committee recommendations before formal action items are drafted.
Journalist: Three policy briefings — WIC follow-up (File 26-615A), fleet optimization (File 26-246A), and city-wide stipends and partnerships Phase I (File 26-616A) — offer early visibility into efficiency reviews that could generate future action items.
Contractor: A proposed $4,631,204.78 five-year agreement for the Verkada video management platform for the Dallas Police Department (File 26-617A) was on the agenda, directed to Sigma Surveillance, Inc.
The February 5 City Plan Commission processed 55 substantive items led by zoning and subdivision activity, with all four non-routine outcomes held under advisement — three of them continuances from the January 15 meeting.
Resident: Residents in Council Districts 1, 2, 4, and 6 face the most direct near-term land use changes: three under-advisement rezoning cases on the West Davis Street corridor and at Worth/Peak Streets remain unresolved and could return at the next hearing, while approved staff recommendations in CD4 and CD6 will bring new mixed-use and townhouse density to parcels currently zoned for single-family or multifamily use.
Developer: Three active under-advisement cases on the West Davis corridor and at Worth/Peak Streets represent unresolved residential-to-planned-development proceedings that could move at any commission meeting, while five staff-recommended PD and mixed-use applications signal continued approval appetite for density conversions across Council Districts 4, 7, and 11.
The February 4 briefing covered four substantive matters: board and commission appointments, a tie-bid resolution for citywide painting services, a sanitation route safety and efficiency update, and a Love Field expansion program briefing.
Lobbyist: The LEAP airport expansion briefing (File 26-125A) and the sanitation route safety and efficiency update (File 26-124A) are both pre-action briefing items, representing windows for stakeholder engagement before formal policy or procurement decisions are made.
Journalist: Two policy briefings from this session warrant follow-up: the LEAP airport expansion (File 26-125A) and the sanitation route safety initiative with customer survey results (File 26-124A).
Developer: The Love Field Expansion Airport Program (LEAP) briefing (File 26-125A) signals active planning for airport expansion at Dallas Love Field.
Contractor: The tie bid on Group 5 of the citywide painting services agreement (bid BY26-00029109, File 26-332A) was resolved by casting of lots between JNA PAINTING & CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
The agenda featured 16 substantive items led by a briefing on the proposed Dallas Public Facility Corporation authorization for Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income multifamily development at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway carrying an estimated $16.8M in general fund revenue foregone.
Journalist: The Good Homes Dallas PFC authorization (File 26-506A) was deferred from November 12, 2025 and returned to the Finance Committee with a $16.8M revenue-foregone figure attached — the reasons for the prior deferral and any changes to deal terms since November are the central questions.
Lobbyist: The Good Homes Dallas PFC authorization (File 26-506A) is at the Finance Committee briefing stage following a November 2025 deferral — the committee's potential recommendation to City Council is an active engagement window for stakeholders with positions on PFC deal structures, affordable housing production targets, or general fund revenue-foregone thresholds.
Developer: The Good Homes Dallas briefing (File 26-506A) illustrates the current Dallas PFC lease model for mixed-income multifamily projects — a 75-year ground lease with Good Homes Communities, LLC at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway.
The agenda featured 10 substantive briefing items centered on Dallas's affordable housing development pipeline and homelessness policy direction.
Developer: The agenda previewed 13 affordable housing developments across multiple financing structures scheduled for City Council action on February 11, 2026.
Lobbyist: The proposed Housing and Homelessness Policy Framework (item #C) and the Homeless Encampment Policy discussion (item #B) were on the agenda as briefings, meaning neither had yet reached Council for a binding vote.
Resident: The agenda included a briefing on The Ladder Project from Congregation Shearith Israel and a discussion of the City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy — items relevant to residents near affected sites and encampments citywide.
Journalist: The agenda featured pre-decisional briefings on a proposed Housing and Homelessness Policy Framework (item #C), the City's Homeless Encampment Policy (item #B), and a Citizen Homelessness Commission update (item #D) — all presented before any formal Council action, offering access to policy direction before it is finalized.
The Dallas Public Facility Corporation agenda for February 3, 2026 contained no substantive items.
The Economic Development Committee agenda for February 2, 2026 contained 4 items, none of which met the threshold for substantive analysis.
The Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee agenda featured three briefing items: the 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, a North Texas Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Call for Projects Update, and the PTE Committee Monthly Forecast.
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