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 ...

"Jacob was always the one who friends could lean on. Helping others came naturally," Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at ...

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The Dallas Freedom Act passed with 67% of the vote, signaling a change in Dallas' marijuana enforcement policy.

Dallas voters sent a message at the polls Tuesday night, rejecting salary increases for City Council members and approving ...

Over 65% of Dallas voters approved Proposition R, also referred to as the “Dallas Freedom Act,” which legalizes up to four ...

Dallas residents were loud and clear on one issue – marijuana possession is now decriminalized for four ounces or less.

Proposition R amends the city charter to decriminalize the drug, making it the lowest enforcement priority for the Dallas ...

Voters were strongly behind the decriminalization measure, but votes on changes to city government and the police department ...

However, critics such as former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia say that four ounces is an amount used by many drug dealers.

There are four controversial, voter-driven amendments on the ballot in Dallas that could have a big impact on the budget and ...